Music Almanac: November 13

Timmy Thomas

Birthdays

• 1932 - Buddy Killen (d. 2006)
• 1939 - Nathan Dove (Robert Cray Band) (73)
• 1940 - Justine “Baby” Washington (72)
• 1940 - Carol Connors (born Annette Kleinbard) (Teddy Bears) (72)
• 1942 - John P. Hammond (70)
• 1944 - Timmy Thomas (68)
• 1946 - Ray Wylie Hubbard (66)
• 1947 - Toy Caldwell (Marshall Tucker Band) (d. 1993)
• 1949 - Roger Steen (Tubes) (63)
• 1951 - Bill Gibson (Huey Lewis & the News) (61)
• 1953 - Andrew Ranken (Pogues) (59)
• 1956 - Aldo Nova (56)
• 1960 - Wayne Parker (Glass Tiger) (52)
• 1964 - Walter A. Kibby II (Fishbone) (48)
• 1964 - Mike Bub (Del McCoury Band) (48)
• 1978 - Nikolai Fraiture (Strokes) (34)

Deaths

• 1973 - Jerry Lee Lewis, Jr. (drummer in father's band) - Car accident (19)
• 1983 - Junior Samples - Heart attack (57)
• 1992 - Ronnie Bond (Troggs) (52)
• 1992 - Bobby McClure - Brain aneurysm (50)
• 1996 - Bill Doggett - Heart attack (80)
• 1999 - Donald Mills (Mills Brothers) - Pneumonia (84)
• 1999 - R.J. Vealey (Atlanta Rhythm Section) - Heart attack (37)
• 2003 - Ray Harris (member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame) (76)
• 2004 - Ol' Dirty Bastard (born Russell Jones) - Drug overdose (35)

On This Day

• 1964 - On Our Own, the first biography of the Rolling Stones, is published.
• 1966 - It is reported that two of the Beatles have talked to Alan Klein about taking care of the group's affairs.
• 1968 - The Beatles film Yellow Submarine premiered in the U.S.
• 1968 - Brian Jones bought Cotchford Farms in England, the same estate where A.A. Milne wrote Winnie the Pooh.
• 1981 - U2 opened their October tour in Albany, NY.
• 1985 - A celebration of the first 25 years of Bob Dylan's career was held at the Whitney Museum in New York.
• 1992 - Elton John played for the first time in Mexico
• 1997 - Ray Charles conducted his first on-line chat at Rhino Records.
• 1999 - Cliff Richard signed with internet company Remotemusic.com, the first such deal in music for a major artist.
• 2000 - The Beatles launched their official website thebeatles.com.
• 2002 - Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones announce a Led Zeppelin tour of US stadiums.
• 2003 - Wynonna Judd was arrested for DUI.

Released

• 1961 - The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Tokens (single)
• 1965 - Fever - McCoys (single)
• 1971 - Old Fashioned Love Song - Three Dog Night (single)
• 1990 - The Immaculate Collection - Madonna
• 2000 - 1 - Beatles
• 2000 - One Night Only - Elton John
• 2001 - GVH2 - Madonna
• 2001 - This Way - Jewel

Broadcasts

• 1987 - David Letterman - Sonny & Cher (reunion)