MUS 507A
Rock Music Trivia
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Rock Stars with the Most Number One Hits:
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The Beatles: 20
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Elvis Presley: 17
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Michael Jackson: 12
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The Supremes: 12
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Madonna: 11
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Whitney Houston: 10
Rock Stars' REAL Names:
| Professional Name |
Real Name |
| Pat Benatar |
Patricia Andrzejewski |
| Sonny Bono |
Salvatore Bono |
| David Bowie |
David Robert Jones |
| Ray Charles |
Ray Charles Robinson |
| Chubby Checker |
Ernest Evans |
| Cher |
Cherilyn Sarkasian LaPier |
| Patsy Cline |
Virginia Patterson Hensley |
| Alice Cooper |
Vincent Furnier |
| Elvis Costello |
Declan McManus |
| Bobby Darin |
Walden Robert Cassotto |
| Bo Diddley |
Elias Bates |
| Dion |
Dion DiMucci |
| Neil Diamond |
Noah Kaminsky |
| Bob Dylan |
Robert Allen Zimmerman |
| Freddy Fender |
Baldemar Huerta |
| Connie Francis |
Concetta Franconero |
| Buddy Holly |
Charles Hardin Holley |
| Billy Idol |
Willem Wolfe Broad |
| Elton John |
Dwight Kenneth Dwight |
| Chaka Khan |
Yvette Marie Stevens |
| B.B. King |
Riley B. King |
| Ben E. King |
Benjamin Earl Soloman |
| Carole King |
Carole Klein |
| Patti LaBelle |
Patricia Louise Holt |
| Little Richard |
Richard Penniman |
| Joni Mitchell |
Roberta Joan Anderson |
| Eddie Money |
Edward Mahoney |
| Maria Muldaur |
Maria Grazia Rosa Domenica d'Amato |
| Van Morrison |
George Ivan |
| Ricky Nelson |
Eric Hilliard Nelson |
| Tony Orlando |
Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis |
| Prince |
Prince Rogers Nelson |
| Cat Stevens |
Steven Gerogiou |
| Donna Summer |
Donna Gaines |
| Sly Stone |
Sylvester Stewart |
| Ringo Starr |
Richard Starkey |
| Sting |
Gordon Summer |
| Tina Turner |
Annie Mae Bullock |
The Most Famous Rock Festivals (with attendance
figures)
| Name |
Attendance |
The Monterey International Pop Festival
Monterey, California, January 16-18, 1967 |
50,000 |
Newport Pop Festival
Costa Mesa, California, August 4-5, 1968 |
100,000 |
Miami Pop Festival
Miami, Florida, December 28-30, 1968 |
99,000 |
Newport '69
Devonshire Downs, Northridge, California, June 20-22, 1969 |
150,000 |
Newport Jazz Festival (special rock line-up)
Newport, Rhode Island, July 3-6, 1969 |
78,000 |
Atlanta Pop Festival
Atlanta, Georgia, July 4-5, 1969 |
110,000 |
Atlantic City Pop Festival
Atlantic City, New Jersey, August 1-3, 1969 |
110,000 |
Woodstock
Bethel, New York, August 15-17, 1969 |
400,000+ |
Texas International Pop Festival
Lewisville, Texas, August 30-September 1, 1969 |
120,000 |
Altamont
Livermore, California, December 6, 1969 |
300,000 |
Atlanta Pop Festival
Byron, Georgia, July 3-5, 1970 |
200,000+ |
Mount Pocono Festival
Long Pond, Pennsylvania, July 8, 1972 |
200,000 |
No Nukes
Madison Square Garden, NYC, September 19-23, 1979 |
72,000 |
The US Festival
San Bernardino, California, September 3-5, 1982 |
400,000 |
The US Festival '83
Southern California, May 28-30, June 4, 1983 |
725,000 |
Live Aid
Philadelphia/London, July 13, 1985 |
est. viewing audience in millions |
Woodstock '94
Saugerties, New York, August 12-14, 1994 |
300,000+ |
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