Music Almanac: November 21

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Birthdays

• 1904 - Coleman Hawkins (d. 1969)
• 1907 - Buck Ram (songwriter) (d. 1991)
• 1933 - Jean Shepard (79)
• 1940 - Dr. John (born Mac Rebennack, Jr.) (72)
• 1941 - David Porter (songwriter, producer) (71)
• 1942 - Andrew Love (Memphis Horns, Doobie Brothers) (70)
• 1948 - Lonnie Jordan (War) (64)
• 1949 - Randy Zehringer (McCoys) (63)
• 1950 - Livingston Taylor (62)
• 1960 - Brian Ritchie (Violent Femmes) (52)
• 1962 - Stephen Curtis Chapman (50)
• 1965 - Björk (born Björk Guðmundsdóttir) (47)
• 1966 - Lisa McCarter (McCarters) (46)
• 1966 - Teresa McCarter (McCarters) (46)
• 1967 - Örnólfsdóttir (Sugarcubes) (45)
• 1968 - Alex James (Blur) (44)
• 1970 - Francis MacDonald (Teenage Fanclub) (42)
• 1971 - Pretty Lou (Lost Boyz) (41)
• 1974 - Kelsi Osborn (SHeDAISY) (38)
• 1977 - Myles Heskett (Wolfmother) (35)

Deaths

• 1965 - Cecil Brower (session fiddler, considered one of best in Western Swing) - Perforated Ulcer (51)
• 1995 - Peter Grant (manager, Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, Bad Company) - Heart attack (60)
• 1995 - Matthew Ashman (Adam and the Ants, Bow Wow Wow) - Complications of diabetes (35)
• 2002 - Hadda Brooks (Queen of the Boogie) - After open-heart surgery (86)
• 2006 - Robert Lockwood, Jr. - Cerebral aneurysm and stroke (91)

On This Day

• 1877 - Thomas Edison announced he had invented the phonograph.
• 1955 - RCA Records bought out Elvis Presley's contract from Sun Records for $35,000.
• 1955 - Jean Shepard joined the Grand Ole Opry.
• 1960 - The Beatles were forced to play a show in Hamburg, Germany without George Harrison who had been deported for being underage and ineligible to play in a bar.
• 1963 - Elvis Presley's film Fun in Acapulco premiers.
• 1968 - Yoko Ono had a miscarriage. She and John Lennon name the baby John Ono Lennon II.
• 1974 - Wilson Picket was arrested for possession of a dangerous weapon in New York City.
• 1974 - The Jefferson Starship and Marty Balin reunite at the Winterland in San Francisco.
• 1975 - Elton John received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
• 1980 - Don Henley was arrested for having a naked underage girl who was suffering from an overdose in his home.
• 1980 - The documentary Van Morrison in Ireland premiered in London.
• 1983 - Michael Jackson's long-form video for Thriller premiered in Los Angeles.
• 1988 - Jimmy Page kicked off his first solo tour in Birmingham, England.
• 1995 - Bruce Springsteen opened his Ghost of Tom Joad tour in New Brunswick, NJ.
• 1995 - Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day was arrested in Milwaukee, WI for dropping his pants during the group's show.
• 1997 - Coolio and members of his band are arrested in Boblingen, Germany for theft and assault in a boutique.
• 2001 - Jonathan King was sentenced to seven years in prison for having sex with five boys.
• 2003 - Fred Durst from Limp Bizkit was hit by something thrown on stage and required seven stitches.
• 2005 - Gunshots were fired at Poison's tour bus in Chicopee, MA.
• 2007 - The Red Hot Chili Peppers sued the Showtime network over the name of their series Californication.
• 2009 - Shortly after getting out of a prison sentence, Pete Doherty was arrested for suspected drug possession.

Marriages

• 1982 - Joni Mitchell and Larry Klein
• 1990 - Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall
• 2002 - Iris Dement and Greg Brown

Released

• 1960 - I Wanna Love My Life Away - Gene Pitney (single, first under his own name)
• 1967 - The Who Sell Out - Who
• 1988 - Delicate Sound of Thunder - Pink Floyd
• 1995 - Beatles Anthology 1 - Beatles

Awards

• 2006 - American Music Awards
• Pop Male - Sean Paul
• Pop Female - Kelly Clarkson
• Pop Band, Duo or Group; Alternative - Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Country Male - Toby Keith
• Country Female - Faith Hill
• Country Band, Duo or Group - Rascal Flatts
• Country Album - Tim McGraw Reflected: Greatest Hits, Volume 2 - Tim McGraw
• Soul/R&B Male - Jamie Foxx
• Soul/R&B Female - Mary J. Blige
• Soul/R&B Band, Duo or Group; Rap/Hip-Hop Band, Duo or Group - Black Eyed Peas
• Soul/R&B Album - The Breakthrough - Mary. J. Blige
• Rap/Hip-Hop Male - Eminem
• Rap/Hip-Hop Album - Monkey Business - Black Eyed Peas
• Adult Contemporary - Kelly Clarkson
• Latin - Shakira
• Contemporary Inspirational Artist - Kirk Franklin
• Contemporary Inspirational Breakthrough Artist - Carrie Underwood

Broadcasts

• 1991 - The Simpsons (Fox) - Aerosmith