Stevie Nicks and Prince shared a few moments of musical collaboration during the ’80s, but Nicks thinks His Purple Majesty may have had something more intimate on his mind.

As we previously reported, the unlikely duo got its start during the sessions for Nicks’ solo smash ‘Stand Back,’ which features uncredited synth work by Prince, which was inspired by his hit ‘Little Red Corvette.’ Understandably enthused by the results, Nicks suggested they work together again, but when Prince responded by sending her a demo for what would ultimately become ‘Purple Rain,’ she froze.

“It was so overwhelming,” she later explained. “I listened to it and I just got scared. I called him back and said, ‘I can’t do it. I wish I could. It’s too much for me.’ I’m so glad that I didn’t, because he wrote it, and it became ‘Purple Rain.’”

“I’ve still got it,” Nicks recently told Mojo (via NME) when asked about the demo. “The whole instrumental track and a little bit of Prince singing, ‘Can’t get over that feeling’, or something. I told him, ‘Prince, I’ve listened to this a hundred times but I wouldn’t know where to start. It’s a movie, it’s epic.”

Adding that she was “very flattered” by his advances, Nicks went on to relate the story of an evening spent in Prince’s company after a Fleetwood Mac show, which culminated with a high-speed trip to his house. “We get into his purple Camaro and bomb out onto the freeway at 100 m.p.h. I’m terrified, but kind of excited too,” she recalled, but quickly added that things stayed platonic. “I get on the plane and the rest of the band are like [drum fingers, rolls eyes],” she laughed. “I’m like, ‘What? Nothing happened.’”

Glen Campbell plays guitar on Mary Mary by The Monkees.

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Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis play on Ice-T's first single called The Coldest Rap

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Michael Sembello (Stevie Wonder's early 1970's guitar player / singer of Maniac) produced Gerardo's debut album, including Rico Suave. The Temptations sing the hook on The Groove Remains The Same from the same album.

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Robert "Kool" Bell discovered Color Me Badd and got them a record deal.

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Vince Neil (Mötley Crüe) is from Compton, CA

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The Pointer Sisters sing background on Chicago's Skinny Boy

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Addicted To Love by Robert Palmer was recorded as a duet with Chaka Khan. Chaka's label at the time refused to let her be on the record (as Robert was on another label) and her vocals were said to be erased.

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George Harrison plays the guitar solo on The Last Time by Hall & Oates.

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Michael Jackson does uncredited background vocals on Here to Love You, What A Fool Believes, and Minute by Minute by the Doobie Brothers.

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Simon Le Bon was a child actor.

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Bruce Lee made many non-martial arts movies as a child and teen in Hong Kong

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The 5th Dimension appeared on an episode the spy TV show It Takes A Thief. The plot focused on Marilyn McCoo.

Morrissey is really popular in some parts of Mexico.

Marvin Gaye, Chaka Khan, Stevie Wonder, & Teddy Pendergrass can play drums.

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Rebbie Jackson plays clarinet.

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During his Rawhide years, Clint Eastwood released an album.

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Redd Foxx started his career as a singer.

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Originally the theme for the western Bonanza had lyrics.

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Jean Claude Van Damme was an extra in Breakin'.

Some cool stuff that I didn't know Mick.

The Doors:

10 The Unknown Soldier was a song that The Doors have on their third album Waiting for the Sun. This song is generally an anti war song, but seems to relate more to the dislike for any war, not just the particular war that was going on at that time (Vietnam). The song was seen as much more controversial than it really is, and it was banned by many stations and people who felt it was too radical or liberal.
When The Doors made this song they were struggling to work together. Unknown Soldier was made in hopes of becoming a hit single, but Hello, I Love You was by far more successful. The band's manager, Paul worked and studied all top songs at that time and tried to pattern US after it. It took a long time to do this song. As I said earlier, the band was struggling to work together and the lead singer was having some problems in his life that he did not address yet at that time. This song had many takes in hopes to make it absolutely perfect. Everything from the key tonality to the beat was taken in consideration in hopes of having a hit. This was a popular song in concert for The Doors, especially while performing for large audiences because it allowed for the band to be very theatrical. A music video of sorts was made for this but I do not know if it was used or known at that time.

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James Brown requested to appear on The Dukes Of Hazzard for Boss Hogg's speed trap. The producers declined because they thought the fans of the show wouldn't relate to James' music. The cast members didn't like this decision.

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A Duke is the highest rank you can achieve without being a king or a prince.

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Julius Caesar was known as a great swimmer.

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Burt Reynold’s father was the chief of police in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Ringo Starr plays drums on a few songs on B.B. King's album In London

1960, ELVIS PRESLEY's single, "It's Now Or Never," sells 780,000 copies in the UK during its first week of release, making it the fastest-selling song in UK history.

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TLC's Left Eye was credited for giving 90s rap group Kris Kross their original "backwards clothes" style.

Eagles' members Randy Meisner, Timothy B. Schmidt, & Joe Walsh appear on Richard Marx's song Don't Mean Nothin'.

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Michael Jackson paid for David Ruffin's funeral.

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Little Richard, as a minister, has performed weddings for Bruce Willis, Cyndi Lauper, & Bruce Springsteen and funerals for Ike Turner and others.

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Marvin Gaye, Chaka Khan, Stevie Wonder, & Teddy Pendergrass can play drums.

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Rebbie Jackson plays clarinet.

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During his Rawhide years, Clint Eastwood released an album.

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Redd Foxx started his career as a singer.

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Originally the theme for the western Bonanza had lyrics.

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Jean Claude Van Damme was an extra in Breakin'.

Oh I remember that!!!

Billy Joel 52nd Street

First Commercial Album to be released on Compact Disc.

Songs That Honor JFK

The Police, 'Born in the '50s'

Pearl Jam, 'Brain of J'

Otis Spann, 'Sad Day in Texas'

The Byrds, 'He Was a Friend of Mine'

The Beach Boys, 'Warmth of the Sun'

The Dream Academy, 'Life in a Northern Town'

Bob Dylan, 'Chimes of Freedom'

Lou Reed, 'The Day John Kennedy Died'

John Lennon, 'God'

The Rolling Stones, 'Sympathy for the Devil'

Billy Joel, 'We Didn't Start the Fire'

The Human League, 'Seconds'

Tori Amos, 'Jackie's Strength'

The Postal Service, 'Sleeping In'

Simon & Garfunkel, 'The Sound of Silence'

12 Thrilling Facts About Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' Video

2. Before songwriter Rod Temperton came up with "Thriller," Michael Jackson's working title for the album was Starlight.

Temperton, a British native formerly of the funk band Heatwave, also wrote "Baby Be Mine" and "The Lady in My Life" for Thriller (and earlier, had penned "Rock with You" and "Off the Wall" for Jackson).

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3. Michael Jackson's faith seeped in.

The opening title card ("Due to my strong personal convictions, I wish to stress that this film in no way endorses a belief in the occult") was inserted due to Jackson's Jehovah's Witness faith. Another manifestation of his piety, according to producer Quincy Jones: During the recording of Thriller, in a studio in the Westlake district of Los Angeles, "a healthy California girl walked by the front window of the studio, which was a one-way mirror facing the street, and pulled her dress up over her head. She was wearing absolutely nothing underneath." Jones stared, as did Temperton — but Jackson hid behind the mixing console so he couldn't catch a peek.

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4. "Thriller" is a coming-of-age story.

"In adolescence, youngsters begin to grow hair in unexpected places and parts of their anatomy swell and grow," director John Landis explained, regading the role of the werewolf metaphor in ...ic history. "Everyone experiences these physical transformations in their bodies and new, unfamiliar, sexual thoughts in their minds. No wonder we readily accept the concept of a literal metamorphosis." In other words, undergoing a lycanthropic transformation was a safe way for Michael Jackson to experiment with puberty.

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5. "Thriller" had a Playmate.

Jackson's "Thriller" costar, former Playboy Playmate Ola Ray, also appeared on Cheers and in Beverly Hills Cop II, but her only other notable music video was "Give Me the Night" by George Benson (a single also written by Rod Temperton and produced by Quincy Jones!), on a date with Benson that involves hot dogs and champagne. That video's biggest special effect: Benson playing guitar on rollerskates.

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6. Fred Astaire could've been a "Thriller" extra.

Hollywood legend Fred Astaire, a fan of Jackson's dancing (Jackson personally taught him to moonwalk), attended a "Thriller" rehearsal. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, who edited Jackson's Moonwalk autobiography, logged some serious hours: When they were filming at 3 A.M. in a bad neighborhood in east Los Angeles, she was hanging out in Jackson's Winnebago.

7. The "Thiller" choreographer was a "Beat It" gang member.

Choreographer Michael Peters also did the epic dance sequences in Pat Benatar's "Love Is a Battlefield" and in Jackson's "Beat It" video (where he played one of the gang leaders — the one dressed in white, with sunglasses and a mustache). He won a Tony for his work on Dreamgirls and died of AIDS in 1994, at just 46 years old.

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8. The appeal of zombie-dancing is global.

The largest number of people doing the "Thriller" zombie-dance routine, according to the Guinness Book of World Records: "13,597 participants in an event organised by the Instituto de la Juventud del Gobierno del Distrito Federal at the Monumento a la Revolucion, Mexico City, Mexico, on 29 Aug 2009."

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9. There should not be business classes based on "Thriller."

John Landis on the motivations behind making "Thriller" and its huge financial impact: "The reality is, it was a vanity video. Everything that happened on 'Thriller' happened because Michael wanted to turn into a monster. None of it was planned. I want to make that clear, because there was a course taught at the Harvard Business School on 'Thriller,' and it was complete bullshit."

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10. "Thriller" may have the ability to possess you.

As a nine-year-old child, Cee Lo Green was so scared of "Thriller," he would flee the room whenever the video came on TV: "If he could be possessed, then I damn sure could be possessed, because Michael was so much stronger than I."

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11. The video looks great even when it's rendered in Lego.

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12. Vincent Price's "lost rap" is fantastic.

When horror-movie legend Vincent Price (House of Wax, Edward Scissorhands) recorded his spoken word, he did a whole verse that got cut: "The demons squeal in sheer delight / It's you they spy, so plump, so right / For though the groove is hard to beat / Yet still you stand with frozen feet / You try to run, you try to scream / But no more sun you'll ever see / For evil reaches from the crypt / To crush you in its icy grip."

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A very young songwriting team, Carole King and Gerry Goffin

17 Popular Songs You Never Knew Were Written By Carole King and Gerry Goffin

John Lennon and Paul McCartney once said they wanted to be songwriters like Carole King and her main collaborator, Gerry Goffin.

1. The Shirelles, “Will You Love Me Tomorrow” (1960)

This became Carole’s first #1 at the young age of 18. She would later record it on her 1971 groundbreaking album, Tapestry.

2. Bobby Vee, “Take Good Care Of My Baby” (1961)

Also covered by The Beatles, Dion and the Belmonts, and Smokie.

3. The Drifters, “Some Kind of Wonderful” (1961)

#Swoons

4. Little Eva, “The Loco-Motion” (1962)

The myth is Carole’s singing backup vocals… can anyone confirm it? ‘Cause that sounds like Carole’s grooving voice to me!

5. The Everly Brothers, “Crying In the Rain” (1962)

This tune was co-written with Howard Greenfield, not Gerry Goffin.

6. Steve Lawrence, “Go Away Little Girl” (1962)

Later recorded in the ’70s by Donny Osmond.

7. The Beatles, “Chains” (1963)

It was originally written for The Cookies, but The Beatles recorded a great cover. John and Paul once said they wanted to be songwriters like Goffin/King. So like… if there’s anything to understand… it’s John Lennon and Paul McCartney wanted to be like Carole King.

8. The Chiffons, “One Fine Day” (1963)

That piano riff… I can’t.

9. The Drifters, “Up On the Roof” (1963)

Written in New York City, about New York City. Later recorded by Laura Nyro, Neil Diamond, and Carole’s good pal James Taylor.

10. Herman’s Hermits, “I’m Into Something Good” (1964)

You might have heard this one on a car commercial, or maybe a Hershey’s Chocolate commercial.

11. Maxine Brown, “Oh No Not My Baby” (1964)

A classic tune covered by many notable women, including Dusty Springfield, Merry Clayton, Linda Ronstadt, Aretha Franklin, and Cher.

12. Dusty Springfield, “Goin’ Back” (1966)

Get ready for the tears from Gerry’s words and goose bumps from Carole’s melody…

13. The Monkees, “Pleasant Valley Sunday” (1967)

Gerry Goffin wrote the lyrics about the faults of suburban life, based on his and Carole’s neighborhood in West Orange, New Jersey.

14. Aretha Franklin, “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” (1967)

With lyrics by Gerry and beautiful gospel chords by Carole, the third writer credit goes to music producer Jerry Wexler for coming up with the title. Carole recalls the experience of listening to Aretha’s version: “Hearing that instrument sing a song I had participated in creating touched me more than any recording of any song I had ever written. I knew that Gerry and I had delivered a song that took Jerry Wexler’s title to its most romantic, emotional conclusion.”

15. The Byrds, “Wasn’t Born to Follow” (1968)

Featured in the film Easy Rider.

16. Blood, Sweat & Tears, “Hi-De-Ho (That Old Sweet Roll)” (1970)

Look up Carole’s version… it’s mighty slick.

Before his rise to fame as the singer behind "Rock Around the Clock", Bill Haley became a radio DJ at his hometown of Chester, Pennsylvania playing country and R&B music, becoming one of the first DJs to play music of diverse genres at a time when it wasn't popular (early 1950s).

Little Richard was part of an R&B vocal group called the Tempo Toppers.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote five musical compositions by the age of five and was already a master at the violin and piano at the same age.

What's known about Jackie Wilson's early life is that he was a boxer for the Golden Gloves, what's not known is his career was mostly losses versus wins. By comparison, his songwriter and friend Berry Gordy won a good number of his fights in the Golden Gloves.

Otis Redding's first professional musical gig was as a front man for Little Richard's band the Upsetters.

James Brown made his first recordings as a gospel singer with the Ever Ready Gospel Singers before joining the Starlighters (aka Avons, aka the Flames, aka The Famous Flames).

Tina Turner's first stage name was "Little Ann" and her first recording was as a backup vocalist on an Ike Turner song, "Box Top", when she was only 18.

Phil Collins was an extra on The Beatles' "It's a Hard Day's Night".

Paul McCartney originally wrote "Yesterday" under the title "Scrambled Eggs".

Waylon Jennings' final words to Buddy Holly before Holly died in that plane crash with The Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens was "I hope your old plane crashes!"

Janis Gaye's late sister participated in the recording of Marvin's "Got to Give It Up", saying "I heard that!" after Marvin sung "lemme step into your erotic zone".

The Marvelettes were originally called the Casinyets (original term was "can't sing yet").

Detroit punk pioneers MC5 were originally an R&B band when they formed in 1965.

Iggy Pop was a drummer before becoming a front man for the Stooges.

Lou Rawls served three years in the Army as a paratrooper.

Both Lou and Sam Cooke spent time in the gospel vocal group, the Teenage Kings of Harmony, before finding gospel fame with their groups the Pilgrim Travelers and the Soul Stirrers respectively.

Aretha Franklin's first public performance occurred two weeks after her mother Barbara's death in 1952. Her first song was "Jesus, Be a Fence Around Me".

Marvin Gaye's first public performance was at the age of four during one of his father's itinerary gospel circuit stops. His first song was "Journey to the Sky".

Chaka Khan joined the Black Panthers at the age of 15 under the behest of best friend Fred Hampton participating mainly in the Panthers' Bread and Breakfast programs in Chicago. The previous year, she had her name changed from Yvette Stevens to Chaka Adunne Aduffe Hodarhi Karifi. She added "Khan" in 1972 after marrying Hassan Khan.

Whitney Houston's first public performance took place at the New Bethel Baptist Church in 1974. The first song was "Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah". Interesting note was that despite teaching her in her choir, mother Cissy Houston was not present for this special occasion.

Darlene Love, not Aretha Franklin, was Whitney's godmother.

Chaka Khan briefly backed the Babysitters following Baby Huey's untimely death.

Black Sabbath started out as a blues band named Earth.

Contrary to popular belief he was a Satanist due to his work with Black Sabbath and his solo career, Ozzy Osbourne is allegedly a member of the Church of England.

The original members of KISS was motivated to form a band after seeing the New York Dolls perform in 1973.

Clive Davis sent Whitney back to re-record "Saving All My Love for You" claiming Whitney sounded "too much like Aretha Franklin". Houston ad-libbed the line "no other woman is gonna love you more" which wasn't originally in the song's lyrics.

Contrary to popular belief, Otis Blackwell got paid for writing songs for Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Willie John (among others). But Otis' later drinking habit and health issues wiped out his finances.

Following Elvis' hit recording of "Hound Dog", Johnny Otis sued the song's writers Lieber & Stoller claiming he came up with the title "Hound Dog". Otis lost his case. Ironically Otis was the producer (and drummer) of the original version of "Hound Dog" by Big Mama Thornton. "Hound Dog" was already recorded ten times (by performers of R&B, country and pop) before Elvis recorded it.

Elvis' cover of "Hound Dog" was from a version recorded by Freddie Bell and the Bell Boys.

Elvis sung the line "we gonna rock, rock, rock our blues away" in his cover of "Good Rocking Tonight" because he forgot the lyrics to the original (this was often commonplace with some singers like Otis Redding; Bill Haley made up some lyrics for his cover of "Shake, Rattle & Roll").

Billy Preston and Sylvester James both grew up in Los Angeles, both joined church choirs and played piano and organ, both were molested as boys, and both grew up to be openly gay while finding fame with secular music. Ironically both of them were born in the same month (September) a year apart (Preston in 1946 and Sylvester in 1947).

Cher sung background vocals on The Ronettes' "Be My Baby". Ironically besides Ronnie, none of the other Ronettes sung on the track.

The Supremes appeared as singing nuns on an episode of "Tarzan".

Both Ike Turner and Stevie Wonder was known to sometimes release recordings with their names backwards.

Despite popular belief, Jim Morrison didn't show his privates that infamous night in Miami in 1969. He was later pardoned for indecent exposure more than 40 years later and about 40 years after his death in 1971.

James Brown performed a full set at the Grand Ole Opry in 1979 breaking the stage's rules for performing more than three songs.

Whitney Houston sung background on Chaka Khan's "Clouds" at 16, not "I'm Every Woman" as has been alleged.

Dusty Springfield's label wanted Dusty to record "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" after Ashford & Simpson was heard playing it during a studio rehearsal. A&S refused claiming they had auditioned to join Motown Records' songwriting staff. Shortly afterwards, they were signed to Motown's songwriting staff and Harvey Fuqua took the song and produced it for Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell.

Dusty was one of the first artists to openly protest apartheid in South Africa after refusing to perform at an all-whites club there.

A Little Richard concert was stopped twice in Baltimore, Maryland in June 1956. The first stoppage occurred after cops noticed kids at the edge of balconies. The second was when women rushed the stage to rip off souvenirs of Richard's. Later in the show, women threw panties on the stage to react to Richard's wild and crazy antics onstage.

Bill Haley and His Comets' "Crazy Man Crazy" became the first rock and roll song to reach the Billboard pop charts' top ten.

Johnny "Guitar" Watson was originally a piano player and was first known as "Little Johnny Watson". After playing guitar full time in 1953, he recorded the classic instrumental, "Space Guitar".

Larry Williams and Frankie Lymon both served as pimps before their careers; Williams, unlike Lymon, continued to serve as a pimp until his death (Johnny "Guitar" Watson was also a pimp for a brief period).

The Whispers originally attracted pimps and prostitutes to their shows and one of the members, Nicholas Caldwell, briefly served as a pimp until he was told to beat up a woman for not giving him money; he refused to do so and quit. Ironically one of their first big hits, "(Olivia) Lost and Turned Out", was a song criticizing the pimping lifestyle and the effect it had on girls who worked for pimps.

Barry White was inspired to start his music career after hearing Elvis Presley's "It's Now or Never" on a transistor radio while serving time in prison for car theft.

Elvis Presley reportedly had a huge crush on Phyllis Hyman sending Hyman flowers until his death in August 1977.

Chuck Berry was once called a "black hillbilly" because he performed country songs in blues clubs. Berry attracted blacks and whites to the clubs he performed as a result.

Little Willie John was beaten up by Ruth Brown backstage while both had performed at the Apollo Theater after a drunken John called Ruth a bitch.

According to Ruth, Clyde McPhatter was closetedly bisexual.

Little Richard first dated Lee Angel (aka Audrey Robinson) when she was only 16. The relationship ended after Richard became a preacher.

Most of the lines Judy Garland used in her final film, "I Could Go On Singing", in 1963, was improvised.

Mary Wells and David Ruffin briefly had an affair in the early 1960s.

Wells also dated Jackie Wilson until Wilson became something of a possessive person.

Wells was initially attracted to Curtis Womack before she married Curtis' brother Cecil. According to Curtis, he was tongue tied when they first met in the early 1960s (both were roughly the same age). The affair with Curtis and Mary started in 1974.

Gladys Horton of the Marvelettes' eldest son had cerebral palsy; as a result, Gladys retired from show business and left the Marvelettes.

Dionne Warwick's "Don't Make Me Over" was written after Dionne told Burt Bacharach "don't make me over, man" after the song "Make It Easy on Yourself" was released by Jerry Butler despite Bacharach's assurance to Warwick that it was her song.

Bill Haley didn't suffer a brain tumor. His death on February 9, 1981 in Harlingen, Texas, was likely from natural causes, mainly from a heart attack.

The Beatles' famous image with the moptops and suits was devised by Brian Epstein. The Beatles members reportedly hated the look but they went with it because of the money they were earning from the look. They had originally performed on stage with greasy ducktails and leather outfits.

The Rolling Stones originally called themselves The Rollin' Stones, naming themselves after a famous Muddy Waters song.

Norman Whitfield was a notorious perfectionist. He often forced singers to sing harder on recordings, sometimes above their natural registers. David Ruffin struggled initially to record "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" because of this and Marvin Gaye nearly physically fought with Norman over key changes in "I Heard It Through the Grapevine". Dennis Edwards also had an intense argument with Whitfield over "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" but not because of his father's own death, but because Whitfield wanted him to get angry on purpose. Rose Royce singer Gwen Dickey recalls Whitfield getting her to record "Car Wash" the way he wanted and made the entire band and background singers go over the famous clapping routine. The song was recorded over a dozen times. Whitfield eventually released the first take.

"Scotty" Scott of the Whispers nearly walked out of a recording session during the recording of "And the Beat Goes On" in 1979 because he hated how Leon Sylvers wanted him to redo the song. Leavell Degree eventually got Scotty to come back to finish the song and it ended up being one of their biggest hits.

Timmy84 said:

The Beatles' famous image with the moptops and suits was devised by Brian Epstein. The Beatles members reportedly hated the look but they went with it because of the money they were earning from the look. They had originally performed on stage with greasy ducktails and leather outfits.

The moptops were around before Brian got in the picture. The hairdo came from Astrid Kirchherr, who became the girlfriend of Stuart Sutcliffe, the Beatles original bass player. Stu adopted her hairstyle, which was somewhat popular with young people in Hamburg. The others made fun of Stu at first, but later the others, except Pete Best (I think his hair was naturally curly), changed their too. They had the moptops while still in leather. Brian did put them in suits and changed their stage act, because they would eat, drink, smoke, and sometimes insult the audience, especially in Germany.

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Stevie Nicks and Prince shared a few moments of musical collaboration during the ’80s, but Nicks thinks His Purple Majesty may have had something more intimate on his mind.

As we previously reported, the unlikely duo got its start during the sessions for Nicks’ solo smash ‘Stand Back,’ which features uncredited synth work by Prince, which was inspired by his hit ‘Little Red Corvette.’ Understandably enthused by the results, Nicks suggested they work together again, but when Prince responded by sending her a demo for what would ultimately become ‘Purple Rain,’ she froze.

“It was so overwhelming,” she later explained. “I listened to it and I just got scared. I called him back and said, ‘I can’t do it. I wish I could. It’s too much for me.’ I’m so glad that I didn’t, because he wrote it, and it became ‘Purple Rain.’”

“I’ve still got it,” Nicks recently told Mojo (via NME) when asked about the demo. “The whole instrumental track and a little bit of Prince singing, ‘Can’t get over that feeling’, or something. I told him, ‘Prince, I’ve listened to this a hundred times but I wouldn’t know where to start. It’s a movie, it’s epic.”

Adding that she was “very flattered” by his advances, Nicks went on to relate the story of an evening spent in Prince’s company after a Fleetwood Mac show, which culminated with a high-speed trip to his house. “We get into his purple Camaro and bomb out onto the freeway at 100 m.p.h. I’m terrified, but kind of excited too,” she recalled, but quickly added that things stayed platonic. “I get on the plane and the rest of the band are like [drum fingers, rolls eyes],” she laughed. “I’m like, ‘What? Nothing happened.’”

I had read some of this before but this is the first time I read about those "Can´t get over that feeling" lyrics in Purple Rain. This is interesting because he sings the same lines during that August 1983 (or 84?) warehouse rehearsal. Seems like there was a different version of Purple Rain with drastically different lyrics before he decided to rewrite it and release his own version.

The bootlegged rehearsal version is often called "Gotta Shake This Feeling" instead of Purple Rain.