Ryan’s Red Rock Trivia 3-31-21
It was this day in 1967, Jimi Hendricks famously did this for the first time in London. What did he do? Answer: Set his guitar on fire. The same guitar would later sell at auction for over $350,000!
Ryan’s Red Rock Trivia 3-30-21
QUESTION: THIS DAY IN 1945 A FUTURE 3 TIME ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE WAS BORN IN RIPLEY ENGLAND. WHO WAS IT? ANSWER: ERIC CLAPTON IS BORN IN RIPLEY, ENGLAND. HE FORMS THE BANDS CREAM, BLIND FAITH AND DEREK & THE DOMINOS. HIS BIRTH NAME IS OFTEN ERRONEOUSLY REPORTED AS “ERIC CLAPP,” AS CLAPP…
Ryan’s Red Rock Trivia 3-29-21
QUESTION: TODAY IN 1980 THIS BAND’S 8TH STUDIO ALBUM SPENT THE 303RD WEEK ON THE US ALBUM CHART BEATING THE RECORD SET BY CAROL’S KING’S 1971 ALBUM TAPESTRY. WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE BAND AND ALBUM?ANSWER: PINK FLOYD’S THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON SPENDS ITS 303RD WEEK ON THE US ALBUM CHART BEATING…
Red Rock Trivia 3/25
It was this day in Rock History in 1967, these guys made their US debut in New York, who was it?
Red Rock Trivia 3/23
It was this day in Rock History in 2011 told Uncut magazine that he regretted ever forming his band. Who was it?
Ryan’s Red Rock Trivia 3/22/21
Question: This classic rocker’s birth certificate sold to a collector in 1997 for whopping $84,146, who was it?Answer: Paul McCartney’s original birth certificate is sold to a private Beatles collector for $84,146.
Ryan’s Red Rock Trivia 3/19/21
Question: in 1988 at the community world theatre in Tacoma, Washington this band debuted the name they’d continue to use as they became a success.Answer: At the Community World Theater in Tacoma, Washington, Nirvana uses the name Nirvana for the very first time. They’d previously gone by Skid Row, Ted Ed Fred, Pen Cap Chew,…
Ryan’s Red Rock Trivia 3/18/21
Question: in 1967 this currency named track by the Beatles reached #1 on the us hot 100, what song was it?Answer: The Beatles “Penny Lane” reaches #1 on the us hot 100. There is a real penny lane in Liverpool, but the song is written about the bus station.
Red Rock Trivia 3/17
It was this day in Rock History in 2005 this former lead singer is presented with his lifetime achievement Grammy award at the South By Southwest (SXSW) music festival. Who was it?
Red Rock Trivia 3/16
It was this day in Rock History in 1979 these guys sell out New York’s Palladium. It’s the first time an unsigned band has headlined and filled the 3,000-seat theater. Who was it?