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Question: It was this day in Rock History in 1972, at the point of the band splitting up this guy offered Mott The Hoople two of his new songs. Who was it?Answer: It was David Bowie! Bowie offered ‘Suffragette City’, which they turned down and ‘All The Young Dudes’, which they recorded. The song gave…
Question: It was this day in Rock History in 1997, a report showed that this guy was now the world’s bestselling posthumous entertainer with worldwide sales of over one billion. Who was it?Answer: It was The King of Rock n Roll, Elvis Presley!
Question: It was this day in Rock History in 1970, this guy played his last gig with the band he helped from when they appeared at the Bath Festival, Somerset, England. Who was it?Answer: It was Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac.
Question: It was this day in Rock History in 1979, this guy started a tour of Russia, when he played the first of eight concerts making him the first Western star ever to do so. Who was it?Answer: It was Sir Elton John!
Question: It was this day in Rock History in 1966, The lead singer and lead guitarist of this band got tired of waiting for the bassist and drummer to show up so they took the stage with the bassist and drummer from the local band who opened. Who was it?Answer: It was The Who! When…
Question: It was this day in Rock History in 2010, this was named the UK’s favorite rock song of all time in a radio station survey .What was it?Answer: It was ‘Stairway To Heaven’. Led Zeppelin had two other tracks in the top 10; ‘Whole Lotta Love’ was voted at No. 4 and ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’…
Question: It was this day in Rock History in 1967, these guys were selected to represent the UK for the first-ever global-wide satellite broadcast. Who was it?Answer: It was The Beatles! The group agreed to be shown in the studio recording a song written especially for the occasion. John Lennon wrote ‘All You Need is…
Question: It was this day in Rock History in 1975, this guy was awarded a Platinum Record, the first album ever to be certified Platinum on the day of its release. Who was it?Answer: It was Sir Elton John and the Album was ‘Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy’.
Question: It was this day in Rock History in 2000, this guy was at No.1 on the UK album chart, making the singer the oldest artist to score a UK No.1 album with new material. Who was it? Answer: It was Tom Jones with his album, ‘Reload’!
Question: It was this day in Rock History in 1996, these guys became the fastest selling group in UK history after all 330,000 tickets for their summer shows sold out in just nine hours. Who was it?Answer: It was Oasis!
