Obscure Facts About Musicians That Really Sing

The Beatles

Ringo Starr was the drummer for all The Beatles songs, correct? Wrong – he didn’t play the drums on their first hit Love Me Do. In fact, session player Andy White stepped in whilst Starr was told to tap a tambourine.

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The More You Know

  • Metallica is the only band to perform on all seven continents.
  • Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” was originally written for Celine Dion.
  • Chuck Berry, the Godfather of Rock ‘n’ Roll, originally only performed music to buy photography equipment to support his aspirations of becoming a professional photographer.
  • Approximately 73 million people watched the Beatles make their U.S. television debut on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964.
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