Music Trivia

A rat's performance in a maze can be improved by playing music written by Mozart.

The real Maria von Trapp makes a brief cameo appearance in the film The Sound of Music during the musical number "I Have Confidence,".

The song "Happy Birthday" brings in about $2 million in revenue to Warner Communications who hold the copyright.

A glockenspiel is a musical instrument that is like a xylophone.

Rapper LL Cool J's name is short for "Ladies Love Cool James."

Yul Brynner was considered for the role of Captain Von Trapp in the film The Sound of Music (1965).

Billie Jean by Michael Jackson was the first video to air on MTV by a black artist.

Studies indicate that listening to music is good for digestion.

Before he pursued a career in the music industry, Elvis Costello worked as a computer operator at a cosmetics factory.

The biggest disco ball in the world has a diameter of 2.41 meters and 137.89 kilograms.

The Wizard of Oz was a Broadway musical 37 years before the MGM movie version was made.

Gordon Sumner, the rock star and actor known as Sting, got his nickname from the yellow-and-black jerseys he used to wear.

The music band UB40 got its name from an unemployment form in England.

Most cows give more milk when they listen to music.

Natalie Cole, daughter of music legend Nat "King" Cole, became the first black to win the Best New Artist Grammy Award.

Aretha Franklin was sued for breach of contract in 1984 when she was unable to open in the Broadway musical "Sing, Mahalia, Sing," mainly because of her phobia of flying.

At just four years old Mozart was able to learn a piece of music in half an hour.
 

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