Music Almanac: November 18
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| Kirk Hammett of Metallica |
- 1909 - Johnny Mercer (d. 1976)
- 1927 - Hank Ballard (Hank Ballard & the Midnighters) (d. 2003)
- 1941 - Conleth (Con) Cluskey (Bachelors) (71)
- 1946 - Jacky Ward (66)
- 1948 - Andrea Marcovicci (64)
- 1949 - Herman Rarebell (Scorpions) (63)
- 1950 - Graham Parker (62)
- 1950 - John McFee (Doobie Brothers) (62)
- 1950 - Rudy Sarzo (Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot, Whitesnake) (62)
- 1954 - John Parr (58)
- 1954 - Charles Williams (K.C. & the Sunshine Band) (58)
- 1957 - Jenny Burton (C-Bank) (55)
- 1958 - Michael Ramos (BoDeans) (54)
- 1958 - Laura Lynch (original member of Dixie Chicks) (54)
- 1959 - Cindy Blackman (Lenny Kravitz, Santana) (53)
- 1960 - Kim Wilde (52)
- 1961 - Jan Kuehnemund (Vixen) (51)
- 1962 - Kirk Hammett (Metallica) (50)
- 1969 - Duncan Sheik (43)
- 1972 - Matt Knight (Toploader) (40)
- 1975 - Anthony “Ant” McPartlin (Ant & Dec) (37)
- 1976 - Jessi Alexander (songwriter, The Climb) (36)
- 1977 - Fabolous (born John Jackson) (35)
- 1980 - Dustin Kensrue (Thrice) (32)
- 1984 - Johnny Christ (born Jonathan Seward) (Avenged Centerfold) (28)
Deaths
- 1971 - Junior Parker - During surgery for brain tumor (39)
- 1972 - Danny Whitten (Crazy Horse) - Combination of Valium and alcohol (29)
- 1994 - Cab Calloway (86)
- 1999 - Doug Sahm (Sir Douglas Quintet) - Heart attack (58)
- 2003 - Michael Kamen (composer, arranger, Queen, Eric Clapton) - Heart attack (55)
- 2004 - Cy Coleman - Cardiac arrest (75)
- 2007 - Paul Wasserman (publicist for U2, Paul Simon, Neil Diamond, more) (73)
- 2007 - John Hughey (steel guitar for Conway Twitty, Vince Gill) - Heart complications (73)
- 1975 - Bruce Springsteen made his U.K. debut at the Hammersmith Odeon in London.
- 1976 - Richard Hell & the Voidoids played live for the first time at CBGB's in New York.
- 1987 - At a concert in Los Angeles, U2 opened for themselves in the guise of fictional country group the Dalton Brothers.
- 1988 - The film Buster, starring Phil Collins, opened in the U.S.
- 1989 - The Shangri-Las won a court case allowing them to retain the use of their name.
- 1989 - The Three Degrees lost a court case where control of their name was awarded to former manager Richard Barrett.
- 1992 - Black Sabbath received a star on the Rock Walk in Hollywood.
- 1993 - Nirvana recorded MTV Unplugged in New York.
- 1993 - Eddie Vedder was arrested in New Orleans for a fight in a bar.
- 1995 - The Rolling Stones webcast their concert over the internet, a first.
- 2003 - Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch was raided by police looking for evidence in the sexual abuse of a 12-year-old boy.
- 2005 - Belgian composer Salvatore Acquaviva won a plagiarism case against Madonna with the judgment saying that his song Ma Vie Fout L'camp was the basis for Frozen.
Marriages
- 1990 - Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall
Divorces
- 1970 - Jerry Lee Lewis and Myrna Brown
Recorded
- 1947 - The Louvin Brothers had their first recording session for Apollo Records
- 1969 - Hello Darlin' - Conway Twitty
- 1997 - The Unplugged Collection - John Denver (his last recordings)
- 2003 - Let It Be...Naked - Beatles
- 2003 - Blink-182 - Blink-182
- 2003 - In the Zone - Britney Spears
Awards
- 1984 - W.C. Handy National Blues Awards
- Entertainer of the Year, Instrumentalist - Stevie Ray Vaughan
- 2004 - MTV Europe Music Awards
- Song, Video - Hey Ya! - OutKast
- Album - Confessions - Usher
- Female - Anastacia
- Male - Usher
- Group - OutKast
- New Act - Maroon 5
- Pop - Black Eyed Peas
- Rock - Linkin Park
- Alternative - Muse
- R&B - Alicia Keys
- Hip-Hop - D12
Broadcasts
- 1956 - Ed Sullivan (CBS) - Fats Domino
- 1964 - Shindig! - Supremes, Righteous Brothers
- 1980 - Barbara Mandrell (first network TV special)
- 1983 - The Tube (U.K. Channel 4) - R.E.M. (first appearance outside the U.S.)
