The Foo Fighters song "Everlong" isn't about Kurt Cobain, but Dave Grohl's girlfriend at the time, Veruca Salt frontwoman Louise Post.
Otis Redding often ad-libbed vocals at the end of songs, but for "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" he just whistled instead - it became some of the most famous whistling in song history.
"After Midnight" was written by the Oklahoma guitarist J.J. Cale, who was dirt poor until Eric Clapton recorded his song and turned it into a hit.
Van Halen's first #1 hit was "Jump," an unusual song for the band because the lead instrument was synthesizer, not guitar.
The "pompatus of love" from the Steve Miller song "The Joker" comes from a line in a '50s doo-wop song Miller misheard: "puppetutes of love."
"Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N' Roses is about Erin Everly, who was Axl Rose's girlfriend at the time. She is the daughter of Don Everly of the Everly Brothers.
Scaramouch, a hoople and a superhero soundtrack - see if you can spot the real Queen stories.
The drummer and one of the primary songwriters in Grand Funk talks rock stardom and Todd Rundgren.
An Electronic music pioneer with Asperger's Syndrome. This could be interesting.
How a gym teacher, a janitor, and a junkie became part of some very famous band names.
Despite appearances on Carson, Leno and a Pennebaker film, Williams remains a hidden treasure.
