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Posted by On The Fence on 29 November 2010 - 5:13pm.
I just found out that Huey Lewis ( of The News ) played harmonica on Thin Lizzy´s "Live and Dangerous".
What other piece of obscure rock trivia have you unearthed and would you care to share.
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One of my favourites
Maria McKee and Benjamin Montmorency Tench, III (Benmont to his friends) had an affair with each other after which she wrote 'A Good Heart' and he wrote 'You Little Thief'. Both were top five hits for Feargal Sharkey, now Minister for Pop, I believe.
KK Downing of Judas Priest has designed a golf course...
Putting for Vengeance, You've Got Another Bunker Comin', Raking the Lawn etc.
http://www.shropshirestar.com/sport/2010/07/28/judas-priest-star-designs...
Just too late for the Blog awards
"Raking the lawn" deserves it's own award.Hats off to you,Patrick.
Why thank you...
I do sometimes wish, however, that my talents in life stretched to more than thinking up crap puns!
Sure it wasn't
Lew Lewis?
Definitely Huey Lewis (pre-News)
he got a credit on the back of the sleeve if I recall correctly. Don't think he toured with them though - remembering that L&D was extensively 'polished' in the studio.
As a member of Clover, he *almost* played on Elvis Costello's My Aim Is True when they acted as his backing band in Pathway but they didn't need a harp player.
More Lizzy...
Scott Gorham almost joined Supertramp as a second guitar player before they opted for a saxophonist instead.
Bob C. Benberg
out of Supertramp is Scott Gorham's brother-in-law. That John Helliwell, also out of Supertramp, is also on Live and Dangerous, playing saxaphone.
More Huey
Clover were the band on Costello's first album.
Oh and, thanks Boo, Clive Gregson was the tape op on "jilted John".
Overdubs
Given it's legend as being almost completely recreated in the studio, it's not out of the question that he never actually met any of the band!
I'm sure he did.
I have it on very good knowledge that he send Philamena (Phil Lynotts mother) a Christmas card each year.
Bob Holness
Of Blockbusters fame played the sax solo on Gerry Rafferty's Baker St !
Yes that is actually true
All rumours to the contrary are a clever double bluff.
Also: Ant and Dec are Daft Punk
And Charlotte Church...
...is both of Sparks.
There is one word too many in the sentence
Also: Ant and Dec....
Fact!
Fact and truth!
I've recently discovered that people get a bit upset when you disabuse them of this. It's a lot of peoples favourite music "fact".
Yes, I know you're only joshing
but how's this for trivia: Raphael Ravenscroft (for t'was he who played the Baker Street sax part) used to come into the shop where I worked off Portobello Road with his dog - an English Setter.
He got 27 quid for the Baker Street session.
At a New Year's Eve Party in the seventies
Princess Margret boogied down to The Stones' Satisfaction with Robin Williamson of the Incredible Strings Band.
Hound Dog Taylor
Has six fingers on One hand
Tony Iommi...
is seething with jealousy.
The son of the woman in the Shake 'n' Vac advert
Was the bass player in The Delgados.
The glove-puppet in the Mr Ouizo adverts was operated by Shari Lewis.
Lloyd Cole wrote the theme tune to The Flumps.
Kelis' mad hair at the time of "I hate you so much right now" was styled by Sharleen Spiteri.
Lenny -
Best keep glove puppets off the blog please.
David Bowie's dad...
...ran the Lenny the Lion Fan Club...
Midnight train
Midnight Train To Georgia had the original title Midnight Plane To Houston.
NLHSAHM Andrew Gold...
... is the son of movie "ghost-voice" Marni Nixon, who provided the on-screen larynx for Natalie Wood in "West Side Story", Audrey Hepburn in "My Fair Lady", Deborah Kerr in "The King and I", even Marilyn Monroe's high notes in "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend"...
Emily Young, the painter who did the "penguin"
artwork for the Penguin Café Orchestra's albums, was the same Emily referred to in the Pink Floyd's "See Emily Play" single.
That reminds me...
... Saint Etienne's Sarah Cracknell was filmed as a baby to be the "star child" in Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" (her father was Kubrick's assistant director,) but wasn't thought to be "other-worldly" enough, and was replaced by a plastic model later...
Oh Frack!
This thread is turning into the opposite of "99% true". I'm calling your bluff here because I want to believe this is true.
Certainly true to my knowledge
She's definitely the right age (born in 1967) and her father definitely was Kubrick's assistant director, and a quick Google will bring up the same story, so I think it's a good 'un!
Not very rock & roll, but
Richard Rodgers is one of only two people to have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, a Tony and a Pulitzer Prize. Oscar Hammerstein II is the only person called Oscar to have won an Oscar.
Go on... who's the other one?
Is it
The bloke off 30 Rock?
.
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EGOT!
I love 30 Rock! Anyway, as we're on the subject, these are the 10 people who have actually won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony in their careers:
1. Richard Rodgers
2. Helen Hayes
3. Rita Moreno
4. John Gielgud
5. Audrey Hepburn
6. Marvin Hamlisch
7. Jonathan Tunick (composer)
8. Mel Brooks
9. Mike Nichols
10. Whoopi Goldberg
(NB Barbra Streisand & Liza Minnelli can also be included if you include special/non-competitive awards.)
I had to look these up, but the other Pulitzer winner of these is... Marvin Hamlisch!
Underachievers
Imagine only winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony but not a Pulitzer prize. Imaagine what they could have done if they tried.
(sneaks away quietly not so proud of his CSE in Technical Drawing....)
Marvin Hamlisch has a Pulitzer? Wow...