Friday, May 18, 2012
Music 10 Music-Related Guinness World Records Jack White Could Break Instead
Posted by Josh Kurp on Fri, May 18, 2012 at 9:48 AM
“When we were in Newfoundland, the idea that I came up with at breakfast was, ‘Let’s play one note today’…I told Meg as we were getting out of the car. I said, ‘Make sure you grab your cymbal — when you hit the cymbal, grab it so that the note only lasts a millisecond.’ I was thinking that afterwards we could contact the Guinness World Records people and see if we could get the record for shortest concert of all time. So we did it, but ultimately they turned us down.”
The folks at Guinness have since explained why he was turned down (read about that here), but don’t worry, Jack, there’s plenty more music-related World Records you can try to break. Here are 10 of them!
Song Sung in the Most Languages (Billboard Charts)
"Earth Passport" by Liquid Blue (USA)…The song is sung in nine languages, including all six official UN languages (English, Arabic, Hindi, Chinese, French, Tagalog, German, Spanish, and Russian) and has been dedicated to the U.S. Department of Peace.”
Shortest Band by Height
“Minirockerz, a.k.a. Minikiss, with an average height of 132.87 cm (4 ft 4 in). The four member band was formed in 1998 and initially played and celebrated Kiss music during high energy stage shows.”
Most Live Concerts in 24 Hours
"The Hangar Tour" by rapper Jay-Z (USA, real name Shawn Carter) performed in seven different cities to promote the release of his new album Kingdom Come (2006, Universal Music) from 7 a.m. on 18 November to 1:15 a.m. on 19 November 2006. The concerts were performed in the following order: Atlanta, Philadelphia, Washington DC, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas.”
Most Guitar Strings Changed in One Hour
“The most guitars re-strung in one hour is 30, achieved by Glenn Haworth (Australia) at Haworth's Shellharbour Music Centre, Albion Park Rail, Australia, on 15 March 2009. Glenn changed a total of 183 strings: 30 complete guitars and half of a 31st.”
Longest Marathon Mouth Harp Playing
“The longest mouth harp marathon lasted 24 hr 11 min and was achieved by Ghantasala Satya Sai (India) in Hyderabad, India, from 23-24 Feb 2009.”
Longest Concert by a Solo Artist
“The longest performance by a solo artist lasted 501 hours and was achieved by Kuzhalmannam Ramakrishnan (India) at the Rhythm Therapy Hall, Nandavanam Hospital, Ottapalam, Kerala, India, on July 25-26, 2009.”
Largest Musical Act to Release an Album (Signed)
“The largest musical act to release an album (signed) is Rock Choir, consisting of 4,386 singers, and was signed to Decca, part of the Universal Music Group, on October 23, 2009.”
Largest Kazoo Ensemble
“On March 14, 2011, an audience of 5,190 classical music fans at the "Big Red Nose Show" held in the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK, formed a kazoo ensemble as part of Red Nose Day. Accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra and led by comedienne Sue Perkins, the ensemble hummed-out renditions of Wagner's Ride of the Valkyres and Eric Coates' Dambusters March. The event was hosted by BBC Radio 3's Katie Derham and Basil Brush.”
Oldest Band
“The oldest band is the Peace Old Jazz Band, composed of six veteran musicians, whose average age is 76 (as of November 2007). They have performed every night for over 20 years in Shanghai, China.”
Largest Electric Guitar
“The largest playable guitar in the world is 13.29 m (43 ft 7.5 in) tall, 5.01 m. (16 ft 5.5 in) wide, and weighs 907 kg (2,000 lb). Modeled on a 1967 Gibson Flying V and built to a scale of 1:12, it was made by students from Conroe Independent School District Academy of Science and Technology, Conroe, Texas, USA at a cost of US$3,000 (£1,975). With construction beginning in October 1999, the instrument was finally played at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion on June 6, 2000 with the opening chord of “A Hard Day’s Night.”
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