Music
Cracked's 'One Hit Blunders': 5 Ways 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' Guy Got Royally Screwed
Solomon Linda deserved much, much better than he got.
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- By Dan Fritschie
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A ROUNDUP OF INTERVIEWS, DEEP DIVES, & TRIVIA
15 Brilliant Uses of Jazz In Hip-Hop
Two great, uniquely American genres borrow from and brush up against each other to create chaotic sonic bliss.
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- By Chris Corlew
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The Time The U.S. Government Disobeyed The Wu-Tang Clan
Uncle Sam used the most expensive album ever sold to pay off a bad man's debts.
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- By Carolyn Page
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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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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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