Did you know... Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi's first gig was as a guitarist in Jethro Tull
Did you know... 80's Mega Force Pink Floyd took their name from a little known 1960s English progressive rock band
Did you know... 70's west-Coast rocker Jackson Browne has three nipples.
Did you know... Deep Purple holds the record for the loudest rock concert in recorded history (Pontiac Stadium, 1972) – with a decibel level so loud they broke the sound barrier.
Did you know... The southern rock band Lynryd Skynyrd took their name from their high-school gym teacher – Leonard Skinner.
Did you know... Neil Young wrote the song “Ohio” three weeks before the Kent State shootings.
Did you know... Neil Diamond wrote most of the songs for “The Monkees.”
Did you know... 70’s Singer and popular TV host Helen Reddy is also a renowned studio session drummer - She played the drum parts on Foghat’s master anthem “Slow Ride.”
Did you know... Guitar God and 70’s Hippie-Icon Jimi Hendrix actually served in Vietnam as a paratrooper – with three confirmed kills!
Did you know... Former Doors office boy-turned journalist Danny Sugerman secretly played Bass on the last four Doors albums.
Did you know... Rock and roll ‘Wild Men’ Ted Nugent, Gene Simmons and Alice Cooper have never touched a drop of alcohol in their entire lives.
Did you know... Rocker Elvis Costello’s real name is Declan McManus.
Did you know... The members of the Eagles first met one another as students at Wilfred Beauty Academy.
Did you know... Musician-turned-Movie Star Sylvester Stallone once played bass in Pure Prairie League.
Did you know... Bruce Springsteen is secretly not Jewish.
Did you know... Before settleing on Gwen Stefani as lead vocalist, No Doubt almost hired Debbie Gibson.
Did you know... Blues Traveler frontman - and ultimate prankster - John Popper actually wears a phony 'fat suit' which adds 200 pounds to his frame. This is his tribute to the late great Andy Kuafman.
Did you know... The heavily gaurded secret as to which guitarist secretly played lead on George Harriosn's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" was in fact... ERIC CLAPTON.
Did you know... "Boston" guitarist and techno wizard, Tom Schultz made millions when he invented the ultimate guitar effect – The Fuzz Box.
Did you know... Before earning millions as the guitarist for the Yardbirds, engineering student Jeff Beck made a pretty penny as inventor of the Frisbee!
Did you know... A former grave digger-turned-British rocker (and falsely rumored spooze-chuggler) Rod Stewart once considered a career as a professional Soccer player.
Did you know... 60’s folk duo Simon and Garfunkle met while studying at a school for professional wrestlers.
Did you know... "Huey Lewis and the News" settled with Ray Parker Jr., over the theme to “Ghostbusters” which sounded spookily like Lewis’ “I Want A New Drug.”
Did you know... The Stones had to list K.D. Lang as co-writer of “Has Anybody Seen My Baby” after it was shown the melody was similar to Lang’s “Constant Cravings.”
Did you know... The lyrics to Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway To Heaven” were not based on any actual facts. In fact, they were made up by Robert Plant!
Did you know... Before making his mark in Rock and Roll, Ted Nugent was a sixth-grade History teacher.
Did you know... Red Hot Chili Peppers front man Anthony Keddis first got his start on TV’s ‘Joanie Loves Chacci.”
Did you know... Before making it big as guitarist in Guns and Roses, Saul “Slash” Hudson performed as a street mime.
Did you know... “Surfin’ Safari author and Beach Boy founder Brian Wilson suffers from “Thalassophobia” – a fear of the Ocean.
Did you know... "John Cougar Melloncamp" does not run an agricultural summer camp for inner-city kids.
Did you know... 80’s movie star and late-night talk show host, Chevy Chase once played drums in Steely Dan.
Did you know... 80’s rockers "The Cutting Crew” took their name from the sound that change makes when it’s tossed in a metal can. They should know, having worked for years as street musicians playing for change!
Did you know... Duncan Sheik took his name from his former job – as a shampoo boy in an exclusive all-male Arab-only Beverly Hills hair salon.
Did you know... An industry insider secret for decades, Carly Simon’s song “You’re So Vain” is actually about mogul David Geffen.