Answer: Kelly Clarkson Kelly Clarkson's 2009 hit "My Life Would Suck Without You" jumped from number-97 to number-1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the course of a week and set a record for such in the process. Clarkson also set the record back in 2002 with "A Moment Like This", which jumped from 52nd to 1st place.
Answer: Ethiopia Band-Aid consisted of mostly British and Irish acts such as U2, Wham! and Culture Club, who were committed to alleviating poverty in the East African nation of Ethiopia.
Answer: The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones grew in popularity after police raided Keith Richards' mansion in West Wittering, England - known as "Redlands" - and arrested he and Mick Jagger for possession of hash and amphetamines.
Answer: James Brown James Brown received a six-year sentence in May of 1988 for a number of charges, most notable perhaps being leading police on a car case through two states, though he only spent two years in prison for the charges.
Answer: "A Life for the Tsar" Originally entitled "Ivan Susanin", Mikhail Glinka renamed the first of his two most-famous operas to "A Life for the Tsar" (1836) as a show of favor to Emperor Nicholas I who monitored the work while it was in progress and is said to have actually suggested the name change.
Answer: Soviet Union The Tbilisi Rock Festival was the first official music event of its kind in the Soviet Union when it was held in 1980. As such, it marked a significant date in the history of Soviet/Russian rock music.
Answer: J. S. Bach The "Coffee Cantata" is one of the few secular works composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. It is generally believed that he was a coffee addict. According to some legends, he consumed up to 30 cups of coffee every day!
Answer: Thomas Tallis Facts aren't wholly conclusive, but the general consensus is that William Byrd was a pupil of Thomas Tallis (1505-1585), with the pair spending many years jointly employed under the English crown.
