- None of the members of the band Strawberry Alarm Clock could tell time.
- Scatman Crothers was given his nickname due to an obsession with feces.
- Louis Armstrong was dubbed the Adam Sandler of jazz, despite Sandler’s nonexistence at the time.
- The kids from Fame actually do, “live forever,” as they are all Highlanders.
- Ray Charles was legally blind, but Hank Williams was illegally blind.
- Some titles of popular songs have become code in the music industry for backstage antics, for example: requesting powdered drugs (Pour Some Sugar on Me), engaging in experimental sexual acts (Walk on the Wild Side), squabbling/rivalry between two or more band members (Snoopy vs. The Red Baron), and engaging in self-gratification (Sowing the Seeds of Love.)
- The Mickey Mouse Club was named for the blunt instrument used to keep the Mouseketeers in line.
- Canadian reggae sensation Snow, is, per Wikipedia, a living person.
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