Music Almanac: November 1
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| Anthony Kiedis |
- 1898 - Sippie Wallace (d. 1986)
- 1936 - Andre Williams (76)
- 1937 - Bill Anderson (75)
- 1940 - Sgt. Barry Sadler (d. 1989)
- 1944 - Mike Burney (Roy Wood's Wizzard) (68)
- 1946 - Ric Grech (Family, Blind Faith, Traffic) (d. 1990)
- 1947 - Jim Steinman (65)
- 1949 - David Foster (63)
- 1950 - Dan Peek (America) (d. 2011)
- 1951 - Ronald Bell (Kool & the Gang) (61)
- 1954 - Chris Morris (Paper Lace) (58)
- 1957 - Lyle Lovett (55)
- 1959 - Eddie Macdonald (Alarm) (53)
- 1962 - Anthony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Peppers) (50)
- 1962 - Magne Furuholmen (a-ha) (50)
- 1963 - Big Kenny (born William Alphin) (Big & Rich) (49)
- 1963 - Rick Allen (Def Leppard) (49)
- 1966 - Willie D (born William Dennis) (Geto Boys) (46)
- 1967 - Sophie B. Hawkins (45)
- 1967 - Tina Arena (45)
- 1969 - Darren Partington (808 State) (43)
- 1981 - LaTavia Roberson (Destiny's Child) (31)
- 1984 - Dizzee Rascal (born Dylan Mills) (28)
Deaths
- 1986 - Sippie Wallace - Stroke (88)
- 2004 - Terry Knight (manager/producer of Grand Funk Railroad) - Murdered (61)
- 2008 - Nathaniel Mayer - Strokes (64)
- 2008 - Shakir Stewart (executive, Island Def Jam) - Suicide (34)
- 2008 - Jimmy Carl Black (Mothers of Invention) - Lung cancer (70)
- 1894 - Billboard Advertising was published for the first time, later to become Billboard.
- 1963 - The Beatles started their first headlining tour of the U.K. in Cheltenham.
- 1965 - A Rolling Stones show in Rochester, NY ends after seven minutes when fans rush the stage.
- 1969 - Faces were signed by Warner Brothers Records.
- 1970 - The Festfolk Quartet perform their first live show in Gothenburg, Sweden. They would later change their name to ABBA.
- 1971 - The Seldom Scene were formed in Washington, DC.
- 1975 - Wings began their first tour of Australia.
- 1979 - Bob Dylan opened his Slow Train Coming tour in San Francisco, CA. He is booed when the set is all religious material.
- 1993 - Flavor Flave of Public Enemy was charged with attempted murder of a neighbor.
- 1996 - U2 allowed fans to watch them record a new album via an internet link to their studio in Dublin, Ireland.
- 1999 - Celine Dion was inducted into the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame.
- 2000 - Ben Folds Five broke up.
- 2002 - P Diddy flew 300 guests from New York to Marrakech via private jet for his 33rd birthday party.
- 2003 - Bruce Springsteen and Michael J. Fox perform the song Light of Day from Fox's 1987 movie at a Parkinson's Disease benefit.
- 2006 - Elton John asked his label, Universal, to drop him, saying that they didn't promote his album The Captain and the Kid.
Marriages
- 1986 - Suzy Boggus and Doug Crider
Recorded
- 1955 - Please Please Please - The Famous Flames (with James Brown) (first demo)
- 1968 - Wonderwall Music - George Harrison
- 1994 - MTV Unplugged in New York - Nirvana
Awards
- 2007 - MTV Europe Video Awards
- Addictive Track - Girlfriend - Avril Lavigne
- Video Star - D.A.N.C.E. - Justice
- Album of the Year - Loose - Nelly Furtado
- Solo - Avril Lavigne
- Band - Linkin Park
- Rock Out - 30 Seconds to Mars
- Ultimate Urban - Rihanna
- Headliner - Muse
- Artist's Choice - Amy Winehouse
Broadcasts
- 1964 - Ed Sullivan Show - Dave Clark Five
- 2006 - Dateline (NBC) - Madonna
