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*Bob Dylan became the oldest person to top the American album charts in 2006, when his album "Modern Times" debuted at #1 in March of that year. At the time, he was 65 years old. *The werewolf who was looking for a place called "Lee Ho Fook" in Warren Zevon's song Werewolves of London was indeed looking for a real place. Lee Ho Fook's is located on Gerrard Street in London, U.K. A picture of Mr. Zevon is proudly on display at the restaurant. *Speaking of Mr. Zevon, his last album, The Wind, was recorded while he was dying of lung cancer. He did manage to live longer than his doctors' prognostications, but finally succumbed in 2003. *The song "Happy Birthday To You" is not a public-domain composition. The publishing rights are owned by a subsidiary of Warner Communications, and a performance fee must be paid every time it is used for commercial purposes. *Zakk Wylde has two signature model Gibson guitars that bear his name. Neil Schon of Journey has one. Neil Young, who has been associated with the same black Gibson Les Paul for the bulk of his four-decade-long career, has zero. *Stevie Wonder’s album "Talking Book" had its title written in both print and braille. *Not only did Michael Jackson use a pseudonym for his appearance on The Simpsons, he never actually sang either. The voice heard on that particular episode is a sound-alike singer. Apparently the producers of the show paid just enough for Jacko to speak, but not enough for him to sing. *Miles Davis was the first jazz artist ever to be inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. *The most-aired video in the history of MTV is Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer". *"Ring Of Fire" was written by June Carter, about her affair with a married man. That married man, Johnny Cash, would later become her husband. * Speaking of "Ring Of Fire", Johnny said that the mariachi horns in the song were first conceived when he heard them in his sleep. *Chicago's lead singer Terry Kath died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head in 1978. It appeared to be purely accidental, as he was cleaning the weapon and believed it to be not loaded. *Beethoven's composition "Fur Elise" is now believed by scholars to be actually titled "Fur Therese". Beethoven was dating a woman named Therese at the time he wrote the piece, and historians have blamed the composers' extremely poor penmanship for this misnomer. *The movie Velvet Goldmine was loosely based on David Bowie's 'Ziggy Stardust' persona. Apparently Bowie was not so enamored with the script, and declined to allow any of his songs to be used in the film. *Eric Clapton has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times-once as a member of Cream, once as a member of The Yardbirds, and once as a solo performer. *Toto's hit Rosanna was written for actress Rosanna Arquette. *Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ is MTV's most-requested video ever. *The first rap album to reach #1 on the US album charts was The Beastie Boys' "Licensed To Ill". *Liam Gallagher of Oasis was voted third in a list of "Most-hated exhibits" at Madame Tussaud's wax museum in 1991. He finished behind Adolf Hitler and Slobodan Milosevic. *The first time KISS appeared without makeup was on an MTV show in 1983. Music Trivia World is updated weekly, so check back often for more random facts, music trivia quizzes and lyrics quizzes. Click to play this week's music trivia quiz!
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