Music Almanac: November 8
- 1927 - Ken Dodd (85)
- 1927 - Patti Page (85)
- 1941 - Rodney Slater (Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band) (71)
- 1941 - Laura Webb (Bobbettes) (d. 2001)
- 1944 - Bonnie Bramlett (68)
- 1945 - Don Murray (Turtles) (d. 1996)
- 1946 - Roy Wood (Move, Electric Light Orchestra) (66)
- 1946 - The Big Figure (born John Martin) (Dr. Feelgood) (66)
- 1947 - Minnie Riperton (d. 1979)
- 1949 - Bonnie Raitt (63)
- 1951 - Gerald Alston (Manhattans) (61)
- 1951 - Larry Burnett (Firefall) (61)
- 1954 - Rickie Lee Jones (58)
- 1954 - Jeanette McGruder (P-Funk, Brides of Funkenstein) (58)
- 1957 - Paul Thompson (Cure) (55)
- 1958 - Terry Lee Miall (Adam and the Ants) (54)
- 1961 - Leif Garrett (51)
- 1970 - Diana King (42)
- 1970 - Rat (born Gareth Pring) (Ned's Atomic Dustbin) (421)
- 1971 - Tech N9ne (born Aaron Yates) (41)
- 1973 - Corey Taylor (Slipknot) (39)
- 1977 - Bucky Covington (35)
Deaths
- 1974 - Ivory Joe Hunter - Lung cancer (60)
- 1995 - Country Dick Montana (Beat Farmers) - Heart attack while on stage (40)
- 1997 - Dr. Tommy Comeaux - Hit by car while riding bike (45)
- 2003 - Guy Speranza (Riot) - Pancreatic cancer (47)
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| John Lennon in How I Won the War |
- 1952 - The first record chart was printed in the U.K. by the New Musical Express.
- 1963 - Dusty Springfield started her first solo U.K. tour in Halifax. Also on the bill are the Searchers, Freddie and the Dreamers and the Tremeloes.
- 1963 - The first date of Dick Clark's latest Caravan of Stars tour opens in Teaneck, NJ with Bobby Vee, the Ronettes and Little Eva.
- 1964 - Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli appeared together at the London Palladium.
- 1967 - How I Won the War with John Lennon opened in New York.
- 1968 - An announcement was made by Motown that Jean Terrell would be the replacement for Diana Ross in the Supremes.
- 1970 - Jim Morrison recorded spoken-word poems that would eventually be turned into the album An American Prayer.
- 1971 - Paul McCartney had a party at the Empire Ballroom in London to celebrate his new group Wings.
- 1985 - Sting's concert movie, Bring on the Night, opens in the U.S.
- 1986 - Metallica performs for the first time with Jason Newstead.
- 1988 - Production began on the Jerry Lee Lewis biopic Great Balls of Fire.
- 1995 - Michael Jackson and Sony joined forces to form the third largest publishing company in the world.
- 1997 - Johnny Paycheck became a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
- 2003 - Duran Duran opened their 78-03 25th Anniversary tour in Atlantic City, NJ.
- 2009 - A crowd of 8,000 was left hanging after Morrissey stopped a concert in Liverpool, England after the second song. He had been hit in the eye with a plastic beer bottle.
Marriages
- 1997 - Allison Krauss and Patrick W. Bergeson
- 2009 - Mark Owen (Take That) and Emma Ferguson
Divorces
- 1968 - John Lennon and Cynthia Powell Lennon
Recorded
- 1956 - Walking After Midnight - Patsy Cline
- 1971 - Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin
Awards
- 2001 - MTV Europe Music Awards
- Song - Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz
- Video - Since I Left You - Avilanches
- Album - Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water - Limp Bizkit
- Female - Jennifer Lopez
- Male - Robbie Williams
- Group - Limp Bizkit
- New Act - Dido
- Pop - Anastacia
- Dance - Gorillaz
- Rock - Blink-182
- R&B - Craig David
- Hip-Hop - Eminem
- Web Award - Limp Bizkit (www.limpbizket.com)
Broadcasts
- 1975 - Cher (CBS) - David Bowie (U.S. television debut)
- 1981 - South Bank Show (ITV U.K.) - Documentary on the making of Elvis Costello's album Almost Blue
