Big Bang Baby Rock Trivia Author:Richard Crouse -I Know it's Only Rock and Roll, But I Asked You a Question- Okay, you knew Pete Best was The Beatles' original drummer. And you might have guessed that Abba's biggest hit was "Dancing Queen." Perhaps you even knew that Duran Duran got their name from a character in the Jane Fonda movie Barbarella. But did you know that Boy George was on... more »ce a member of Bow Wow Wow? Or that legendary disc jockey Alan Freed wrote the lyrics for Chuck Berry's first rock and roll hit? Rock and roll exploded into popular culture in the 1950s, and since that time has provided the soundtrack for the lives of each new generation. As rock has grown and expanded, so have the number of artists, events, and stories that it has spawned. Big Bang, Baby is an enthralling collection of rock trivia that spans the history of the music that has been so much a part of our society over the past fifty years. As he guides us through each decade, author Richard Crouse brings to light facts and oddities that will enlighten the most knowledgeable of music experts. The scope of this book is large: it focuses not just on the huge hitmakers, but also on the one-hit wonders, and even some of the more obscure bands. U2, of course, is in here they've been putting records on the charts for two decades but so are Dexy's Midnight Runners, who were launched into stardom by "Come On Eileen" before vanishing into pop history. Even The Hindu Love Gods makes it into Big Bang, Baby. (Trust me, Billboard's never even heard of this band.)« less