Music Almanac: November 19

Matt Sorum

Birthdays

• 1905 - Tommy Dorsey (d. 1956)
• 1934 - Dave Guard (Kingston Trio) (d. 1991)
• 1936 - Ray Collins (Mothers of Invention) (76)
• 1936 - Robert White (Funk Brothers) (d. 1994)
• 1937 - Geoff Goddard (songwriter, Tornadoes) (d. 2000)
• 1938 - Hank Medress (Tokens) (d. 2007)
• 1939 - Pete Moore (Miracles) (73)
• 1943 - Fred Lipsius (Blood, Sweat & Tears) (69)
• 1946 - Joe Correro (Paul Revere & the Raiders) (66)
• 1950 - Katy Moffatt (62)
• 1952 - Eddie Rayner (Split Enz, Crowded House) (60)
• 1952 - Bill Sharpe (Shakatak) (60)
• 1954 - Annette Guest (First Choice) (58)
• 1954 - Tom Scheckel (Buckinghams) (58)
• 1956 - Jellybean Johnson (born Garry Johnson) (Time) (53)
• 1960 - Matt Sorum (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver) (52)
• 1965 - Jason Pierce (Spiritualized) (48)
• 1965 - Pete Kember (Spaceman 3) (47)
• 1969 - Travis McNabb (Better Than Ezra) (43)
• 1969 - Alice Peacock (43)
• 1971 - Justin Chancellor (Peach, Tool) (41)
• 1971 - Tony Rich (Tony Rich Project) (41)
• 1975 - Tamika Scott (Xscape) (37)
• 1979 - Keith Buckley (Every Time I Die, The Damned Things) (33)

Deaths

• 1983 - Tom Evans (Badfinger) - Suicide (36)
• 2003 - Greg Ridley (Humble Pie) - Pneumonia (61)
• 2004 - Terry Melcher (born Terrence Jordan) (producer) - Melanoma (62)

David Crosby

On This Day

• 1952 - Faron Young was inducted into the U.S. Army.
• 1954 - Sammy Davis, Jr. was in a serious car accident. Three days later he lost the use of his left eye.
• 1968 - The Royal Variety Show, attended by the Queen, includes a performance by the Supremes.
• 1971 - B.B. King opened his 25^th anniversary tour in London.
• 1979 - Chuck Berry was released from prison after serving four months for tax evasion.
• 1990 - Milli Vanilli had the Best New Artist Grammy taken back by the Recording Academy.
• 1994 - David Crosby had a liver transplant in Los Angeles.
• 1995 - The Frank Sinatra 80^th Birthday Tribute was held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Performers included Bob Dylan, Paula Abdul, Bruce Springsteen, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme.
• 1997 - Paul McCartney's classical work, Standing Stone, had its U.S. premier at Carnegie Hall.
• 1997 - Johnny Cash was hospitalized for double pneumonia.
• 1998 - Four songwriters/producers/musicians sued Lauryn Hill saying she did not give them proper credit on the album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.
• 1998 - Motley Crue opened a store in Los Angeles selling clothing and other merchandise from the band.
• 1999 - Shane MacGowan of the Pogues was arrested for heroin possession.
• 2001 - Scott Weiland of the Stone Temple Pilots was arrested for domestic batters after fighting with his wife at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas.
• 2002 - Michael Jackson's reputation took another hit after he dangled his son, known as Blanket, from the third-floor balcony of a hotel in Berlin, Germany.
• 2003 - Police issued an arrest warrant for Michael Jackson in the alleged abuse of a 12-year-old boy.
• 2003 - The Stone Temple Pilots announced they were splitting up.
• 2004 - Young Buck was arrested after the Vibe Hip-Hop Awards for stabbing a man who punched Dr. Dre.
• 2005 - Gary Glitter was arrested in Viet Nam for committing lewd acts with two girls under the age of 18.

Marriages

• 1970 - James Brown and Deidre Yvonne Jenkins

Divorces

• 1990 - Mark King (Level 42) and Pia King

Recorded

• 1955 - Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins
• 1973 - Driving to Kashmir (later to become Kashmir) - Led Zeppelin (first day of recording their sixth album)

Released

• 1991 - Achtung Baby - U2
• 1996 - Emancipation - Prince

Awards

• 1968 - CMA Awards
• Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist - Glen Campbell
• Song - Honey - Bobby Russell
• Single - Harper Valley PTA - Jeannie C. Riley
• Album - At Folsom Prison - Johnny Cash
• Female Vocalist - Tammy Wynette
• Vocal Group - Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
• Instrumentalist - Chet Atkins
• Instrumental Group - Buckaroos
• Comedian - Ben Colder

Broadcasts

• 1968 - CMA Awards (NBC) - Broadcast for the first time
• 1976 - Saturday Night Live - George Harrison, Producer Lorne Michaels offers the Beatles union minimum to reunite on the show.