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big_macaroons OP t1_ixkdevc wrote on November 24, 2022 at 2:22 AM

Reply to comment by growingsprouts in TIL the band Grateful Dead got its name in 1965 after Jerry Garcia found the term in the Britannica World Language Dictionary along with the definition "the soul of a dead person, or his angel, showing gratitude to someone who, as an act of charity, arranged their burial". by big_macaroons

You might be interested to know that a different SF band - Jefferson Airplane - was named after Blind Lemon Jefferson. According to founding guitarist Jorma Kaukonen, his nickname was "Blind Thomas Jefferson Airplane," a name given to him by his friend Richmond "Steve" Talbot, inspired by the name of one of Kaukonen's influences, bluesmen Blind Lemon Jefferson. According to Kaukonen, when the band was trying to come up with a name, they were "...coming up with all these really stupid names and I said, 'If you want something really silly, try Jefferson Airplane.'" The rest of the band liked it and it stuck. Source

big_macaroons OP t1_ix65f3n wrote on November 21, 2022 at 1:10 AM

Reply to comment by forkedquality in TIL singer songwriter Leonard Cohen claimed to have written approximately 150 draft verses of his most famous song "Hallelujah", a claim substantiated by his notebooks containing manifold revisions and additions, and by contemporary interviews. by big_macaroons

brilliant

big_macaroons OP t1_iuk5muy wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:08 PM

Reply to comment by No_Requirement_1453 in TIL in 2018 a Namibian musician set up a permanent solar-powered sound installation at an undisclosed location in the Namib Desert in Africa with six speakers attached to an MP3 player that play's Toto's classic tune 'Africa' on a continuous loop. by big_macaroons

That is frickin brilliant

big_macaroons OP t1_ito85ug wrote on October 25, 2022 at 2:17 AM

Reply to TIL 1950s/60s songwriter Doc Pomus had polio as a child, resulting in serious mobility issues. On his wedding day he was unable to dance with his new wife Willi Burke, a dancer. Watching her dance with the other male guests inspired him to write the song "Save the Last Dance For Me". by big_macaroons

Save the Last Dance For Me

Now you can dance every dance with the guy

Who gives you the eye, let him hold you tight

And you can smile every smile for the man

Who held your hand beneath the pale moon light

But don't forget who's takin' you home

And in whose arms you're gonna be

So darling, save the last dance for me

Oh, I know that the music's fine

Like sparklin' wine, go and have your fun

Laugh and sing, but while we're apart

Don't give your heart to anyone

And don't forget who's takin' you home

And in whose arms you're gonna be

So darling, save the last dance for me

Baby, don't you know I love you so

Can't you feel it when we touch

I will never, never let you go

I love you oh, so much

You can dance, go and carry on

'Til the night is gone and it's time to go

If he asks if you're all alone

Can he walk you home, you must tell him no

'Cause don't forget who's taking you home

And in whose arms you're gonna be

Save the last dance for me

big_macaroons OP t1_it5hvqt wrote on October 21, 2022 at 2:01 AM

Reply to comment by Knee_Deep_In_Muff in TIL Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans), famous for the early 60's song and dance craze "The Twist", got his stage name from Dick Clark's wife as play on the name of another popular musician at the time Fats Domino. by big_macaroons

Didn’t he start a band with Heavy Hungry Hippo…?

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TIL Brian Patrick Carroll, the guitarist known professionally as "Buckethead", has recorded over 300 studio albums, four special releases, one EP, and has performed on more than fifty albums by other artists.

TIL that as of August, 2022 there were over 2.8 million podcasts available online worldwide with over 135 million episodes in total.

TIL the band Green Day got its name from the phrase, "green day", which was slang in the Bay Area, where the band originated, for spending a day doing nothing but smoking marijuana. Armstrong once admitted in 2001 that he considered it to be "the worst band name in the world".

big_macaroons OP t1_ixkdevc wrote on November 24, 2022 at 2:22 AM

TIL the band Grateful Dead got its name in 1965 after Jerry Garcia found the term in the Britannica World Language Dictionary along with the definition "the soul of a dead person, or his angel, showing gratitude to someone who, as an act of charity, arranged their burial".

big_macaroons OP t1_ix65f3n wrote on November 21, 2022 at 1:10 AM

TIL singer songwriter Leonard Cohen claimed to have written approximately 150 draft verses of his most famous song "Hallelujah", a claim substantiated by his notebooks containing manifold revisions and additions, and by contemporary interviews.

TIL the former members of Timbuk 3 have refused to license the song "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" for commercials, including a $900,000 offer from AT&T and offers from Ford, the U.S. Army, and Bausch & Lomb for their Ray-Ban sunglasses.

big_macaroons OP t1_iuk5muy wrote on October 31, 2022 at 11:08 PM

TIL in 2018 a Namibian musician set up a permanent solar-powered sound installation at an undisclosed location in the Namib Desert in Africa with six speakers attached to an MP3 player that play's Toto's classic tune 'Africa' on a continuous loop.

TIL the band Hootie and the Blowfish was named after two college buddies of singer Darius Rucker. One friend wore huge, round glasses that made him look like an owl; the other had big, puffy cheeks that made him look like a blowfish.

TIL the largest free-standing flagpole in the world is located in Cairo, Egypt and stands 201.95 meters (662.57 ft) tall, more than twice the height of the Statue of Liberty.

TIL about Melanie Martinez, a Louisiana native who had five separate houses destroyed by five separate hurricanes: Betsy (1965), Juan (1985), George (1998), Katrina (2005) and Isaac (2012).

TIL the vocals for the Gnarls Barley song "Crazy" (2006) were recorded in one take. Not only that, it was the first time singer CeeLo Green ever tried singing the lyrics. The song topped the charts in many countries and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100.

big_macaroons OP t1_ito85ug wrote on October 25, 2022 at 2:17 AM

TIL 1950s/60s songwriter Doc Pomus had polio as a child, resulting in serious mobility issues. On his wedding day he was unable to dance with his new wife Willi Burke, a dancer. Watching her dance with the other male guests inspired him to write the song "Save the Last Dance For Me".

Ad for Schwinn 5-Speed Stik-Shift bicycles, late 1960s

TIL Richard Berry, the original composer of the song "Louie Louie", sold his rights to the song for $750 in 1959 before it went on to be one of the most recorded songs in rock history. In the 1980s he threatened action against the publishers and they settled out of court, making him a millionaire.

big_macaroons OP t1_it5hvqt wrote on October 21, 2022 at 2:01 AM

TIL Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans), famous for the early 60's song and dance craze "The Twist", got his stage name from Dick Clark's wife as play on the name of another popular musician at the time Fats Domino.