Cracked Archive - Music
The Complete History of Eric Clapton Being a Douchebag
It's hard to be told that you're literally God for half a century without becoming completely insufferable.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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16 MTV: From Cultural Juggernaut to … Whatever It Is Now
Many of Today’s Youths mostly only know it as a logo on fake vintage t-shirts sold at Target.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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16 Facts About The History Of Rock 'N' Roll
These legends of music had truly bizarre lives.
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- By Cracked Writers, Ryan Menezes
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4 Famous Musicians With Bizarre Obsessions
Fun fact: out-of-shape '70s Elvis could have kicked your tush.
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- By Maxwell Yezpitelok
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The Weird History of the Hard Rock Cafe
These days, the Hard Rock Cafe seems about as hard and/or rock as Ed Sheeran.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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An Aretha Franklin Impersonator Fooled Fans (Then Became A Star)
Concerts used to be a gamble. You never knew if the singer was for real.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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The Begrudgingly Acknowledged Legacy of Pat Boone
Pat Boone was Kidz Bop for adults.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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The Beach Boys' Weird Connection To Charles Manson
It involved orgies, and witnessing murder.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Rolling Stones Fans Were Such Trash, They Made Prince Flee
They booed him offstage.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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15 Ways Elvis Was a Huge Creep
Elvis may have been the king of rock and roll, but you know what they say: Scary is the dong that wears the crown.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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15 Wild Behind-The-Scenes Woodstock Stories
Woodstock was a turning point in both rock and roll and “naked mud sliding”–induced urinary tract infections.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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The Weirdo Reason Elvis Couldn't Tour Outside The U.S.
The biggest star ever never performed internationally.
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- By Ryan Menezes
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Ballet and Black Panthers: 15 Surprising Facts About Tupac
In reality, the king of West Coast hip-hop had more faces than a medieval politician.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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15 Princest Facts About Prince
He was simply too purple for this world.
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- By Amanda Mannen
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The Cracked Guide To The Grateful Dead, Part 5: The Dead Today
Cover acts, spin off bands, and...John Mayer? The long, strange trip continues to get even longer and stranger.
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- By Jordan Hoffman
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