Music: Musician Facts, Trivia, Quizzes, Brain Teasers & More

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For decades, the long-lost “Easter Sonata” was thought to be the work of composer Felix Mendelssohn. In fact, it was his sister's creation.

If you think the wholesale pilfering of songs began when Vanilla Ice swiped the bass line from David Bowie and Queen’s song “Under Pressure” for “Ice, Ice Baby,” think again.

6. Mitchell Hurwitz wanted the show's cast to make a guest appearance on 'Arrested Development.'

Mistakes happen.

A live webcam in the world-famous recording studio is trained on the famed zebra crossing 24/7.

The sculpture would resemble the one painted across Bowie's face on the cover of 1973's 'Aladdin Sane.'

On April 5, 1994, the music world mourned the death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, who died by suicide at the age of 27.

75 years ago this week, Miller earned the very first Gold Record.

Do you share a February birthday with one of these famous people from history, literature, entertainment, and beyond?

A great many foreign-born and first-generation immigrants from the banned countries have had an undeniable impact on science, culture, and business in America.

Predominant.ly brings the experience of browsing through a record store into the digital realm.

Some of the most well-known songs in history were once paired with vastly different words.

Because you probably hummed "9 to 5" on your way to work this morning.

There weren’t many constants in Al Capone’s rocky life, but the crime boss had a love of music, and it never wavered.

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The recorder doesn’t have a reputation for being the coolest instrument in the world, but everyone from William Shakespeare to Paul McCartney has turned to it for inspiration.

The former Nickelodeon icon is making music with The Flaming Lips's Steven Drozd.

In 1987, one teenage fan in Denver, Colorado took his love of the English rockers a bit too far.

"Dust off those gossamer wings and fly yourself to the moon of your choice and be grateful to carry the baggage we've all had to carry since those lean nights of sleeping on buses and helping the driver unload the instruments."