Yep Trivia 4, proudly presents what people did before they were famous & Bands that are named animals and left Handers Andrea true - Porn star     Andy Partridge - Commercial artists                                                    Annie Lennox - Fish filleter Belinda Carlisle - Petrol pump attendant Billy Bragg - Goat herd / Soldier Bob Geldof -  journalist for music magazines Bobby Dall (Poison) - truck stop cook and clam digger Brian Jones - Salesman in department store Bryan Ferry - Art teacher Captain Sensible - Theatre cleaner   CC Deville (Poison) - Taxi Driver Charlie Watts - Graphic artist Chris isaak - Tour guide Chrissie Hynde - Journalist & ex handbag seller (in oxford street) Chubby Checker - Chicken plucker Chuck Berry – Hairdresser Cilla Black - Cloakroom attendant Cliff Richard - Credit control clerk Courtney Love - Stripper (ugh!) Craig Douglas – Milkman   Cyndi Lauper - Racehorse walker Dave Clark – Stuntman Dave Dee – Policeman Dave Vanian (Damned) - Gravedigger David Bowie, Andy Partridge - Commercial artists David Lee Roth - Hospital Orderly Davy jones – child actor Debbie harry - Play boy bunny waitress Des O'Connor - Butlin's Redcoat Eddie Vedder (pearl jam) -  Gas Station Attendant Elton John – Teaboy Elvis costello - computer operator Elvis Presley - truck driver Eric Clapton - postman Freddy Mercury - Clothes stall holders Henry Rollins - Ice cream shop manager Hugh Cornwall – Chemist Hugh Cornwall - science teacher Ian Anderson - Cinema cleaner Ian Dury - Art teacher Jet black - ice cream sales man Joe Cocker - Gas fitter John Entwistle - Tax clerk   John McGeoch - Registered Nurse John Otway – Dustman John Squire Cartoon Animator (Dangermouse) Jon Bon Jovi - Burger King worker Keith Emerson - Bank clerk Keith Moon - Plaster salesman   Keith Richard - ex Chorister at Westminster Abbey Lou Reed – Accountant Madonna -  Serving pastries at Dunkin' Donuts. Marc Bolan – Model mark knopfler - journalist Mark Stoermer (Killers) - Medical Courier Matt Monro - Bus driver Mick Jagger  - Ice cream sellers Otis Redding – Chauffeur Ozzy Osbourne - testing car horns in the Lucas car factory and on the kill floor of an abattoir P J Proby - Farm hand Pat Benatar - Bank cashier Patti Smith - journalist for music magazines  Paul Young - Car factory apprentice Paula Abdul - waitress Percy Sledge - Hospital porters peter Gabriel - Travel agent Phil Collins - Child actor Phil Oakey - hospital porter Poly Styene - Launderette lady Rat Scabies - Toilet cleaner Rod Stewart – Gravedigger Roger Daltrey - Sheet metal worker Roger Taylor - Clothes stall holder Ronnie Lane - Plumbers Mate Sandie Shaw - Computer programmer Shane MacGowan – Barman   Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran) - detergent commercial Siouxsie sioux - Waitress Sting - Primary school teacher Terence Trent D'arby – Soldier Van Morrison - Window cleaner     They were animals A Flock Of Seagulls Animals Artic Monkeys  Beatles Bees Make Honey Birds Black Crows Blodwyn Pig Blow Monkeys Blue Jays Boomtown Rats Budgie (band or banshees drummer) Buffalo Bufallo Springfield Bullfrogs Byrds Cage the Elephant Camel Chicken Shack Country Joe And The Fish Crazy Horse Crickets Def Leppard Dogs D'amour Eagles Echo And The Bunnymen   Fabulous Poodles fish glass tiger Groundhogs   Hammersmith Gorillas The Gorillaz Henry Cow House martins Iron Butterfly Jellyfish Lamb Long Pigs   Mammoth Matching Mole Monkees   Moondogs Pigbag   Rat Scabies Sandpipers Seal Skunk Anansie Slaughter And The Dogs Soup Dragons Steppenwolf Stray Cats Swansway T Rex The Yardbirds Three Dog Night Tiger tiger Lillies Turtles Tygers Of Pantang Whitesnake Left Handers JIMI HENDRIX AL McKAY sideman on stage/studio with Earth, Wind & Fire, Tina Turner, The Emotions, Deniece Williams, many more and his own Alstar Band. ALBERT KING: American blues guitarist and singer; one of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with B.B. King and Freddie King), he stood at least 6' 4", weighed in at least 260 lbs and was known as "The Velvet Bulldozer". BILLY RAY CYRUS: American country singer-songwriter, musician and actor; A multi-platinum selling recording artist best known for his hit single "Achy Breaky Heart". BOB GELDOF: Irish singer, guitarist, songwriter, actor and political activist; came to fame in 1978 with The Boomtown Rats band having their first No. 1 in the UK with "Rat Trap", which was the first New Wave chart-topper in that country. CHARLES WRIGHT: American guitarist has spent his life making music, famous for his Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band, the pioneering American soul and funk band. CHRIS REA: British singer-songwriter and guitarist, a left hander, but learnt to play with his right hand, instantly recognisable for his distinctive, raspy voice. He has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. GUS ISIDORE: British lefty upside down guitar player; has strummed his fretboard for the likes of Mark Bolan, Seal, Peter Green, Peter Gabriel, Phil Lynott and co-writer of the Seal 2 Album amongst many others in his long career. KURT COBAIN: American musician, best known for his roles as lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter for the Seattle-based rock band Nirvana. LEFTY DIZZ: American guitarist fronting his band, Shock Treatment, playing and singing with an unbridled enthusiasm, perhaps the most flamboyant blues man. OLLIE HALSALL: One of Britian's most under-rated guitarists, with incredable virtuosity, inventor of the fluid 4-finger 'hammer-on' runs taken up by everyone today. Best known for his role in the bands Patto and Boxer, and for his work with Kevin Ayers. If the world made any sense he would have been up there with the guitar heroes. OTIS RUSH: Influencual US blues guitarist and singer; his distinctive guitar style features a slow burning sound, jazz-style arpeggios and long bent notes. PAUL McCARTNEY: Grammy Award-winning English rock singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. SLIM WHITMAN: American country singer, guitarist and songwriter; one of the best-selling and most influential artists in country music history and yet at the same time is one of the most unrecognized by the American public at large. TONY IOMMI: British guitarist best known for his tenure in the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He is the only person to have remained in Black Sabbath throughout the band's entire lifespan. YOMO TORO: Latin guitarist and one of Puerto Rico's most famous cuatro players; probably best known for performing the opening theme song to the 1971 Woody Allen film Bananas, and various Willie Colón and Héctor Lavoe's albums. DRUMMERS AL SOBRANTE: also known as John Kiffmeyer, American drummer and founder member of the punk rock band Green Day. BUN E. CARLOS: US drummer for American rock band Cheap Trick, he alternates between left-handed and right-handed playing. CARTER BEAUFORD: American drummer, percussionist, and founding member of the Dave Matthews Band (DMB). He is known for his ability to mix together countless percussion styles with his ambidextrous approach to playing. DOMINIC HOWARD: UK drummer for the English rock band Muse, inspired by drummers like Stewart Copeland, Roger Taylor, Buddy Rich, Nick Mason, Tre Cool, Tim Alexander, Dave Grohl, and many more. IAN PAICE: English drummer, made his name with seminal heavy rock band Deep Purple. As of Jon Lord's departure in 2002, he is the only founding member of the band still performing with the group. MIKE BORDIN: Scottish drummer; he was a co-founder of Faith No More playing for the duration of the band's career and now plays with Ozzy Osbourne. PHIL COLLINS: UK musician best known as the lead singer and drummer of progressive rock group Genesis and as a Grammy and Academy Award-winning solo artist. He is also an actor, having starred in numerous films. ZACHARY HANSON: American drummer and youngest member in the band Hanson with his brothers with Clarke Isaac and Jordan Taylor. JUST A BY THE WAY ... CHARLIE CHAPLIN WAS A LEFTY VIOLIN PLAYER    If you know of any others drop us an email        (We believe most of the information is accurate but dont bet money on it as we cant be held responsible for your losses)     This page was last updated on 06/03/08 . Web Design by the Geezer