Monday, December 31, 2012
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Before they were known as Journey, Steve Perry called his band Golden Gate Rhythm Section.Labels: Did you know
Monday, December 24, 2012
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Bob Dylan’s first professional performance was as opening act for John Lee Hooker at Gerde’s Folk City in New York, 1961.
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Monday, December 17, 2012
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Duran Duran took their name from a mad scientists in the movie Barbarella.Labels: Did you know
Monday, December 10, 2012
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Elvis was an avid gun collector. His collection of 40 weapons included M-16s and a Thompson submachine gun.
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Monday, December 3, 2012
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Elvis favorite collectibles were official badges. He collected police badges in almost every city he performed in.
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Monday, November 26, 2012
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It was at a concert in Minneapolis in 1954 that Al Dvorin first closed Elvis’s concerts with: “Ladies and Gentleman, Elvis has left the building. Thank you and good night.”
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Monday, November 19, 2012
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Tap dancing originates from Irish clog dancing and what is called the Irish reel and jig.Labels: Did you know
Monday, November 12, 2012
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The British anthem was performed the most times in a single performance. In 1909, while waiting for King Edward VII who was getting dressed a German band played the anthem 17 times.
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Monday, November 5, 2012
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The Star-Spangled Banner became the US national anthem in 1931. Prior to that, it was My Country ‘Tis of Thee,” which had the same melody as Britian’s national anthem God Save the Queen, which is based on music written by John Bull in 1619. Bull’s melody has been used more than any song in national anthems.
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Monday, October 29, 2012
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About one-third of recorded CDs ever sold were pirated.Labels: Did you know
Monday, October 22, 2012
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The number of recorded CDs and blank CDs sold were about equal.Labels: Did you know
Monday, October 15, 2012
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Top-selling albums used to reach sales of 20 million copies before the advent of online piracy – by 2009 it had dropped to about 5 million.
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Monday, October 8, 2012
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The music industry generates about $4 billion in online music but loose about $40 billion to illegal downloads.
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Monday, October 1, 2012
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40 billion songs are downloaded illegally every year, that’s some 90% of all music downloads.Labels: Did you know
Monday, September 24, 2012
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The CD was developed by Philips and Sony in 1980.Labels: Did you know
Monday, September 17, 2012
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Music was sent down a telephone line for the first time in 1876, the year the phone was invented.Labels: Did you know
Monday, September 10, 2012
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Melba toast is named after Australian opera singer Dame Nellie Melba (1861-1931).Labels: Did you know
Monday, September 3, 2012
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To win a gold disc, an album needs to sell 100,000 copies in Britain, and 500,000 in the United States.
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Monday, August 27, 2012
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It is not true that the Great Wall of China is the only man-made structure that can be viewed from space – many man-made objects, including the Dutch polders, can be viewed from space.
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Monday, August 20, 2012
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Due to earth’s gravity it is impossible for mountains to be higher than 49 000 feet (15,000 metres).
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