Music Almanac: November 30

Dick Clark

Birthdays

• 1909 - Robert Nighthawk (born Robert McCollum) (d. 1967)
• 1915 - Brownie McGhee (d. 1996)
• 1924 - Alan Sherman (d. 1973)
• 1929 - Dick Clark (d. 2012)
• 1931 - Teddy Wilburn (Wilburn Brothers) (d. 2003)
• 1935 - Jack Reno (d. 2008)
• 1935 - George Richey (songwriter, producer, husband of Tammy Wynette) (d. 2010)
• 1937 - Frank Ifield (75)
• 1937 - Jimmy Bowen (75)
• 1937 - Luther Ingram (d. 2007)
• 1943 - Leo Lyons (Ten Years After) (69)
• 1943 - J.J. Barnes (69)
• 1943 - Rob Grill (Grass Roots) (d. 2011)
• 1945 - Roger Glover (Deep Purple) (67)
• 1953 - Shuggie Otis (59)
• 1953 - David Sancious (E-Street Band) (59)
• 1953 - June Pointer (Pointer Sisters) (d. 2006)
• 1954 - George McArdle (Little River Band) (58)
• 1954 - Jeannie Kendall (Kendalls) (58)
• 1955 - Billy Idol (57)
• 1957 - Richard Barbieri (Japan, Porcupine Tree) (55)
• 1957 - John Ashton (Psychedelic Furs) (55)
• 1958 - Stacie Q (born Stacy Swain) (54)
• 1959 - Cherrie Currie (Runaways) (53)
• 1963 - Jalil Hutchins (Whodini) (49)
• 1965 - Paul Wheeler (Icehouse) (47)
• 1968 - Des'ree (born Desiree Weeks) (44)
• 1973 - John Moyer (Disturbed) (39)
• 1975 - Mindy McCready (37)
• 1978 - Clay Aiken (34)
• 1987 - Dougie Poynter (McFly) (25)

Deaths

• 1993 - David Houston - Brain aneurysm (57)
• 1995 - Stretch (born Randy Walker) - Murdered (27)
• 1996 - Tiny Tim (born Herbert Khaury) - Heart attack (64)
• 1999 - Don 'Sugarcane' Harris (61)

On This Day

• 1963 - With the Beatles, the second album by the Fab Four, became the first million-selling album by a group in the U.K.
• 1969 - The Monkees played live for the last time until the mid-80's.
• 1972 - The BBC declared the Wings single Hi Hi Hi unsuitable for broadcast.
• 1982 - Metallica play for the final time with Ron McGovney.
• 1988 - LL Cool J performed at the first rap concert ever held in Africa.
• 1991 - Rob Pilatus of Milli Vanilli attempted suicide in a Los Angeles hotel.
• 1994 - Tupac Shakur was shot five times outside of a New York recording studio.
• 1997 - Danbert Nobacon of Chumbawumba was arrested in Italy for wearing a skirt.
• 1998 - Jewel's former manager, Inga Vainshtein, sues the singer for wrongful termination of contract, alleging that her mother took over management to obtain the commissions.
• 1999 - Elton John came under criticism from the Boy Scouts after he appeared in concert in London performing It's a Sin with a group of male dancers in the organizations uniforms. The dancers stripped during the song.
• 2002 - It was announced that George Harrison left £99 million to his wife Olivia and son Dhani.
• 2002 - Oasis has to cancel the rest of a German tour after Liam Gallagher injures his mouth and teeth in a bar fight.
• 2003 - Part of East 2nd Street in New York was renamed Joey Ramone Place.
• 2005 - Michael Jackson was under investigation for allegedly flying drugs from the U.S. to his home in Bahrain.

Marriages

• 1996 - Mark Wills and Kelly Mangus

Recorded

• 1927 - T for Texas - Jimmie Rodgers

Released

• 1958 - 16 Candles - Crests (single)
• 1968 - Everyday People - Sly & the Family Stone (single)

Broadcasts

• 1969 - Songs of America - Simon & Garfunkel
• 1989 - Top of the Pops - Happy Mondays (U.K. TV debut), Stone Roses (U.K. TV debut)

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Music Almanac: November 29

John Mayall

Birthdays

• 1917 - Merle Travis (d. 1983)
• 1932 - John Gary (d. 1998)
• 1933 - John Mayall (79)
• 1939 - Joel Whitburn (73)
• 1939 - Meco (born Domenico Monardo) (73)
• 1940 - Chuck Mangione (72)
• 1940 - Denny Doherty (Mamas & the Papas) (d. 2007)
• 1941 - Jody Miller (71)
• 1942 - Felix Cavaliere (Rascals) (70)
• 1946 - Brian Cadd (Flying Burrito Brothers) (66)
• 1947 - Ronny Montrose (65)
• 1949 - John Wilson (Sly, Slick & Wicked) (63)
• 1949 - Stan Rogers (d. 1983)
• 1951 - Barry Goudreau (Boston) (61)
• 1951 - Roger Troutman (Zapp) (d. 1999)
• 1958 - Michael Dempsey (Cure) (54)
• 1959 - Wendy Wu (Photos) (53)
• 1962 - Andy LaRocque (King Diamond) (50)
• 1968 - Jonathan Knight (New Kids on the Block) (44)
• 1968 - Martin Carr (Boo Radleys) (44)
• 1979 - Game (born Jayceon Taylor) (33)
• 1981 - Ringo Garza (Los Lonely Boys) (31)

Deaths

• 1979 - Ray Smith (rockabilly singer) - Suicide (45)
• 1998 - Butch McDade (Atlanta Rhythm Section) - Cancer (52)
• 1999 - Curtis Knight (54)
• 2001 - George Harrison - Lung cancer (58)

On This Day

• 1960 - Paul McCartney and Pete Best were deported from West Germany after allegedly setting their hotel room on fire.
• 1965 - It was Rolling Stones Day in the state of Colorado.
• 1968 - The Beatles' White Album completed its first week on the market in the U.K. with sales of two million.
• 1969 - John Lennon was fined $360 for marijuana possession in London.
• 1979 - The four original members of Kiss performed for what they said was the last time together. They broke that promise in 1996.
• 1979 - Paul Simon filed two lawsuits against Columbia Records in an attempt to get out of his contract.
• 1982 - Metallica played their first headlining show.
• 1985 - Kiss opened their North American Asylum Tour in Little Rock, AK.
• 2000 - The Backstreet Boys album Black & Blue sold 1.59 million copies in its first week according to Soundscan.
• 2003 - An AIDS charity show was held in Cape Town, South Africa with Bono, Queen, Peter Gabriel, Beyonce, Eurythmics, Anastacia, the Coors, Jimmy Cliff, Chaka Khan and more.
• 2005 - Simon Fuller, creator of American/Pop Idol settled his suit against the X Factor's Simon Cowell out of court. Fuller had claimed Cowell copied his shows format.
• 2007 - Control, the biopic of Ian Curtis of Joy Division, won five awards at the British Independent Film Awards.
• 2007 - Artimus Pyle, formerly of Lynyrd Skynyrd, was arrested when he didn't report a new address which is required of sex offenders.

Marriages

• 1995 - Sammy Hagar and Kari Karte

Recorded

• 1944 - Don't Fence Me In - Gene Autrey

Released

• 1963 - I Want to Hold Your Hand - Beatles (U.K. single release)
• 1968 - Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins - John Lennon (first solo album, nude cover)
• 2004 - Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid 20 (U.K. single release)

Awards

• 1959 - Grammy Awards (second ceremony for the year)
• Record of the Year - Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin
• Album of the Year; Pop Vocal Performance, Male - Come Dance With Me - Frank Sinatra
• Song of the Year - The Battle of New Orleans - Jimmy Driftwood
• New Artist - Bobby Darin
• Country & Western Performance - The Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton
• Folk Performance - The Kingston Trio at Large - Kingston Trio
• Pop Vocal Performance, Female - But Not For Me - Ella Fitzgerald
• Pop Vocal Performance, Vocal Group or Chorus - The Battle Hymn of the Republic - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
• Performance by a Top 40 Artist - Midnight Flyer - Nat King Cole
• R&B Performance - What a Diff'rence a Day Makes - Dinah Washington

Broadcasts

• 1992 - U2's Zoo TV Outside Broadcast (Fox)

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Music Almanac: November 28

Birthdays

• 1929 - Berry Gordy (83)
• 1930 - A.L. "Doodle" Owens (country songwriter) (d. 1999)
• 1932 - Ray Perkins (Crew-Cuts) (80)
• 1939 - Gary Troxel (Fleetwoods) (73)
• 1940 - Clem Curtis (Foundations) (72)
• 1940 - Bruce Channel (72)
• 1943 - Randy Newman (69)
• 1944 - R.B. Greaves (d. 2012)
• 1948 - Beeb Birtles (born Gerard Bertelkamp) (Little River Band) (64)
• 1949 - Paul Shaffer (63)
• 1954 - David Jaynes (Modern Romance) (58)
• 1956 - Kristine Arnold (born Kristine Oliver) (Sweethearts of the Rodeo) (56)
• 1956 - David Van Day (Dollar, Bucks Fizz) (56)
• 1962 - Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam, Soundgarden) (50)
• 1968 - Dawn Robinson (En Vogue) (44)
• 1970 - Matt Cheslin (Ned's Atomic Dust Bin) (42)
• 1973 - Jade Puget (AFI) (39)
• 1974 - apl.de.ap (born Allan Lindo, Jr.) (Black Eyed Peas) (38)
• 1974 - Styles P (born David Styles) (38)
• 1979 - Chamillionaire (born Hakeem Seriki) (33)
• 1984 - Trey Songz (28)

Deaths

• 1993 - Jerry Edmonton (Steppenwolf) - Car accident (47)
• 2001 - Kal Mann (songwriter, Teddy Bear, Wild One, Let's Twist Again, Limbo Rock) - Alzheimer's disease (84)
• 2002 - Dave "Snaker" Ray - Lung cancer (59)

On This Day

• 1925 - The WSM Barn Dance debuted on the radio. It would later become the Grand Ole Opry.
• 1964 - Willie Nelson made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry.
• 1968 - John Lennon plead guilty to marijuana possession but is found not guilty of assaulting a police officer.
• 1974 - John Lennon performed with Elton John at Madison Square Garden. It would turn out to be his last concert appearance.
• 1979 - Ringo Starr's Los Angeles home burned down.
• 1990 - Charges were dropped against Guns 'N Roses singer Axl Rose in a charge of his attacking a neighbor.
• 1992 - Marty Stuart became a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
• 1995 - Brian Eno was given the Turner Prize for art in London.
• 2002 - Tony McCarroll, the original drummer for Oasis, lost in his bid to sue the group after he failed to file within the six-year time limit.
• 2005 - Chris Cornell of Soundgarden sued his ex-wife and former manager for $1 million claiming that she gave money due to him to other members of the group.
• 2006 - Snoop Dogg was arrested after police found marijuana, cocaine and a firearm in his car during a traffic stop.

Marriages

• 1941 - Eddy Arnold and Sally Gayheart
• 2006 - Kimberley Roads (Little Big Town) and Stephen Schlapman

Divorces

• 2006 - Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson (filed by Anderson)

Recorded

• 1967 - Christmas Time is Here Again - Beatles (last fan club recording)

Released

• 1960 - Hoochie Coochie Coo - Hank Ballard & the Midnighters (single)
• 1970 - My Sweet Lord - George Harrison (single)
• 1970 - Your Song - Elton John (single)
• 1984 - I Would Die 4 U - Prince (single)

Broadcasts

• 1976 - Nationwide (BBC) - Sex Pistols
• 1976 - London Weekend Show (ITV) - Sex Pistols
• 1992 - Neil Diamond's Christmas Special (HBO)
• 2006 - Tonight Show (NBC) - Snoop Dogg

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Music Almanac: November 26

Tina Turner

Birthdays

• 1917 - Nesuhi Ertegun (producer, executive at Atlantic) (d. 1989)
• 1924 - Michael Holliday (d. 1963)
• 1933 - Robert Goulet (d. 2007)
• 1939 - Tina Turner (73)
• 1944 - Jean Terrell (Supremes) (68)
• 1944 - Alan Henderson (Them) (68)
• 1945 - John McVie (Fleetwood Mac) (67)
• 1946 - Bert Ruiter (Focus) (66)
• 1948 - John Rossall (Glitter Band) (64)
• 1949 - Martin Lee (Brotherhood of Man) (63)
• 1962 - Linda Davis (50)
• 1964 - Adam Gaynor (Matchbox 20) (48)
• 1965 - Bernard Allison (47)
• 1967 - John Stirratt (Wilco) (45)
• 1970 - Ronald Jones (Flaming Lips) (42)
• 1974 - Jamie Jones (All 4 One) (38)
• 1976 - Joe Nichols (36)
• 1978 - Alan Henderson (Motion City Soundtrack (34)
• 1981 - Natasha Beddingfield (31)
• 1984 - Benjamin Wysocki (Fray) (28)

Deaths

• 1956 - Tommy Dorsey - Choking (51)
• 1973 - John Rostill (Shadows) - Electrocuted by guitar due to faulty grounding (31)
• 2003 - Soulja Slim (born James Tapp, Jr.) - Murdered (25)
• 2003 - James Carter (amateur singer whose 1959 recording of O Lazarus opened O Brother Where Art Thou) (77)

On This Day

• 1968 - Cream played their final concert at Royal Albert Hall in London. 
• 1969 - John Lennon had his last session with the Beatles mixing the song You Know My Name (Look Up My Number).
• 1973 - The New York Dolls made their U.K. debut in London.
• 1976 - Kevin Godley and Lol Creme left 10cc to become a duo.
• 1979 - Bob Dylan has a bad show in Tempe, AZ when he plays mostly gospel music and gets booed by the crowd. Dylan berated the audience and refused to play an encore.
• 1988 - Pink Floyd became the first rock band to be played in space when the cosmonauts of Soyuz 7 took a cassette of their album The Delicate Sound of Thunder.
• 2002 - The Statler Brothers played their final show in Salem, VA.

Marriages

• 1960 - Hawkshaw Hawkins and Jean Shepard
• 1982 - Miles Davis and Cicely Tyson
• 2005 - Christina Aguilera and Jordan Bratman

Recorded

• 1962 - Please Please Me, Ask Me Why - Beatles

Released

• 1976 - Anarchy in the U.K. - Sex Pistols (single)
• 2002 - Does This Look Infected? - Blink-182

Broadcasts

• 1967 - Ed Sullivan Show (CBS) - Beatles (video for Hello Goodbye)
• 1975 - Supersonic (U.K.) - Slade, Gary Glitter, Leo Sayer, Troggs

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Music Almanac: November 25

Percy Sledge

Birthdays

• 1914 - Eddie Boyd (d. 1994)
• 1924 - Paul Desmond (Dave Brubeck Quartet) (d. 1977)
• 1928 - Jimmy Johnson (84)
• 1941 - Percy Sledge (71)
• 1942 - Bob Lind (70)
• 1943 - Roy Lynes (Status Quo) (69)
• 1947 - Val Fuentes (It's a Beautiful Day) (65)
• 1950 - Jocelyn Brown (62)
• 1951 - Bill Morrissey (d. 2011)
• 1958 - Gary Coveyou (Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods) (54)
• 1959 - Steve Rothery (Marillion) (53)
• 1960 - Amy Grant (52)
• 1963 - Holly Cole (49)
• 1964 - Mark Lanegan (Screming Trees) (48)
• 1964 - Eric Grossman (K's Choice) (48)
• 1965 - Tim Armstrong (Rancid) (47)
• 1966 - Stacy Lattisaw (46)
• 1967 - Rodney Sheppard (Sugar Ray) (45)
• 1968 - Erick Sermon (44)
• 1968 - Tunde Baiyewu (Lighthouse Family) (44)
• 1979 - Thea Gilmour (33)

Deaths

• 1974 - Nick Drake - Drug overdose, possible suicide (26)
• 1997 - Fenton Robinson - Brain cancer (62)
• 2007 - Kevin Dubrow (Quiet Riot) - Cocaine overdose (52)
• 2010 - Peter Christopherson (Throbbing Gristle, Coil) (55)

On This Day

• 1961 - The Everly Brothers became members of the 8th Battallion Marine Corps Reserves.
• 1965 - The London Harrods department store stays open late so the Beatles could shop for the holidays.
• 1966 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience made their London debut.
• 1969 - John Lennon returned his MBE to the British Government because of their involvement in the Nigeria Biafra and Vietnam Wars.
• 1971 - The Doors announced they would continue as a group without the late Jim Morrison.
• 1972 - It was reported that Allan Clarke was leaving the Hollies.
• 1976 - The Band played their last show which was filmed for the movie The Last Waltz. Guests included Paul Butterfield, Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Ronnie Hawkins, Dr. John, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Ringo Starr, Muddy Waters, Ronnie Wood, Bobby Charles and Neil Young
• 1984 - A huge number of British artists got together in London to record the charity single Do They Know It's Christmas? Artists at the session included Bob Geldof, Midge Ure (Ultravox), Bono and Adam Clayton (U2), Phil Collins, Paul McCartney, Sting, David Bowie, Paul Young, Paul Weller and members of Spandau Ballet, Duran Duran, Bananarama, Kool & the Gang, Culture Club, the Boomtown Rats and more.
• 1985 - Bobby Brown announced he was leaving New Edition.
• 1988 - Ringo Starr and wife Barbara Bach end treatment for alcoholism in Tucson, AZ.
• 1992 - The movie The Bodyguard with Whitney Houston opened.
• 1995 - Thom Yorke of Radiohead collapsed half-way through a show from exhaustion.
• 1997 - The five original members of the Zombies played together for the first time in thirty years in London.
• 1998 - Craig Marks, editor of Spin magazine, claims that Marilyn Manson and his bodyguards threatened him backstage after a concert.
• 2003 - Michael Jackson opened his website in defense against allegations of sexual abuse.
• 2003 - Meat Loaf was operated on for a heart condition.
• 2003 - Ibrahim Duarte, former manager of 'N Sync, sued the group for $10 million, charging that they had fired him three years earlier for racial reasons.
• 2003 - Six people were arrested when hundreds of people tried to gatecrash Jay-Z's farewell show at Madison Square Garden in New York.
• 2005 - Take That announced they were reforming for a tour without Robbie Williams.

Recorded

• 1984 - Do They Know It's Christmas? - Band Aid

Released

• 1997 - Sevens - Garth Brooks

Broadcasts

• 1957 - Ed Sullivan (CBS) - Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps

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Music Almanac: November 24

Pete Best

Birthdays

• 1939 - Jim Yester (Association) (73)
• 1940 - Johnny Carver (72)
• 1941 - Donald “Duck” Dunn (d. 2012)
• 1941 - Pete Best (Beatles) (71)
• 1942 - Billy Connolly (70)
• 1943 - Robin Williamson (Incredible String Band) (69)
• 1943 - Richard Tee (Stuff) (69)
• 1944 - Bev Beven (Move, Electric Light Orchestra) (68)
• 1945 - Lee Michaels (67)
• 1947 - Dave Sinclair (Caravan) (65)
• 1948 - Tony Bourge (Budgie) (64)
• 1949 - Anita Louis (Soul Children) (63)
• 1954 - Clem Burke (Blondie) (58)
• 1957 - Chris Hayes (Huey Lewis & the News) (55)
• 1958 - Carmel (born Carmel McCourt) (54)
• 1960 - Edgar Meyer (bassist) (52)
• 1962 - John Squire (Stone Roses) (50)
• 1962 - Gary Stonadge (Big Audio Dynamite) (50)
• 1964 - Tony Rombola (Godsmack) (48)
• 1969 - Rob Nicholson (Rob Zombie, Ozzy Osbourne) (43)
• 1970 - Chad Taylor (Live) (42)

Deaths

• 1985 - Big Joe Turner - Heart attack (74)
• 1991 - Freddie Mercury (Queen) - Bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS (45)
• 1991 - Eric Carr (KISS) - Brain hemorrhage (41)
• 1993 - Albert Collins - Lung/Liver cancer (61)
• 2001 - Melanie Thornton (La Bouche) - Plane crash (34)
• 2003 - Teddy Wilburn (Wilburn Brothers) - Congestive heart failure (71)
• 2008 - Kenny MacLean (Platinum Blonde) - Heart related problem (52)
• 2008 - Michael Lee (Robert Plant and Jimmy Page) - Epileptic seizure (39)

On This Day

• 1959 - Johnnie Ray spent the night in jail, charged with accosting and soliciting.
• 1961 - Howlin' Wolf started his first European tour in London.
• 1964 - The Who played their first show after changing their name from the High Numbers.
• 1993 - Janet Jackson opened her Janet world tour in Cincinnati, OH.
• 2003 - Glen Campbell was arrested for drunk driving and hit-and-run.
• 2003 - The original members of Motley Crue announce they are reforming.
• 2003 - Time-Warner agreed to sell its Warner Music Group to Edgar Bronfman, Jr.
• 2005 - Bob Geldof received the Man of Peace Award in Rome from Mikhail Gorbachev.
• 2007 - The house of the Red Hot Chili Pepper's Flea was destroyed by a wild fire in Malibu, CA.

Marriages

• 1984 - Tommy Lee and Elaine Starchuk (aka Charice)
• 1991 - Cyndi Lauper and David Thornton

Divorces

• 1992 - Billy Wyman and Mandy Smith

Recorded

• 1956 - Come Go With Me - Dell-Vikings
• 1966 - Strawberry Fields Forever - Beatles

Awards

• 1994 - MTV Europe Music Awards (first ceremony)
• Song - 7 Seconds - Youssou N'Dour & Nenah Cherry
• Director - Mark Pellington for Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe - Wale
• Female - Mariah Carey
• Male - Bryan Adams
• Group - Take That
• New Act - Crash Test Dummies
• Dance - Prodigy
• Rock - Aerosmith
• Cover - Word Up! - Gun

Broadcasts

• 1972 - In Concert (ABC) (premier episode) - Alice Cooper, Bo Diddley, Seals & Crofts

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Music Almanac: November 23

Bruce Hornsby

Birthdays

• 1925 - Johnny Mandel (87)
• 1926 - R.L. Burnside (d. 2005)
• 1931 - Gloria Lynne (81)
• 1939 - Betty Everett (d. 2001)
• 1945 - Keith Hampshire (67)
• 1949 - Alan Paul (Manhattan Transfer) (63)
• 1949 - Sandra Stevens (Brotherhood of Man) (63)
• 1954 - Bruce Hornsby (58)
• 1957 - Mark Radice (musician, producer, songwriter) (55)
• 1962 - Chris Bostock (JoBoxers) (50)
• 1966 - Ken Block (Sister Hazel) (46)
• 1966 - Charlie Grover (Sponge) (46)
• 1972 - Kurupt (born Ricardo Brown) (Dogg Pound) (40)
• 1972 - Charles Adler (Lamb of God) (40)
• 1992 - Miley Cyrus (20)

Deaths

• 1969 - Spade Cooley (born Donnell Cooley) - Heart attack (58)
• 1992 - Roy Acuff - Congestive heart failure (89)
• 1994 - Tommy Boyce - Suicide (55)
• 1995 - Junior Walker (born Autry Mixon, Jr.) (Jr. Walker & the All-Stars) - Cancer (64)
• 2001 - O.C. Smith (69)
• 2006 - Anita O'Day - Cardiac arrest (87)

Madonna in Justify My Love Video

On This Day

• 1899 - The first jukebox was installed in San Francisco.
• 1956 - A man punched Elvis Presley in Toledo, OH, claiming that his wife's love for the singer had broken up their marriage.
• 1962 - The Beatles auditioned for the BBC. They were turned down.
• 1964 - The Rolling Stones were banned from the BBC after showing up late for two appearances.
• 1968 - Peter Grant, manager of Led Zeppelin, finalizes the deal signing them to Atlantic Records.
• 1972 - The musical Pippin opened at Broadway Imperial Theater. The Jackson 5 would cover the song Corner of the Sky and Michael Jackson would cover Morning Glow.
• 1974 - Gary Wright left Spooky Tooth.
• 1976 - Jerry Lee Lewis was arrested after he showed up at Graceland with a pistol demanding to see “the King.” Ten hours earlier he had been arrested for DUI.
• 1979 - Marianne Faithfull was arrested at the Oslo, Norway airport for marijuana possession.
• 1987 - Sly Stone was charged in Santa Monica, CA with cocaine possession.
• 1989 - Paul McCartney played live in the U.S. for the first time in 13 years at the Los Angeles Forum.
• 1990 - MTV banned the video for Madonna's Justify My Love.
• 1995 - Garbage made their U.K. live debut in London.
• 1996 - Trace Adkins debuted at the Grand Ole Opry.
• 2001 - Confederate Railroad debuted at the Grand Ole Opry.
• 2002 - The widow of Otis Redding and his former manager filed a lawsuit against the author of a 2001 biography saying it was full of lies. They sought $15 million.

Divorces

• 2005 - Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson (announced split)

Recorded

• 1936 - Ramblin' On My Mind (and other tracks) - Robert Johnson (first recording session)

Awards

• 1995 - MTV Europe Music Awards
• Song - Zombie - Cranberries
• Director - Michael Gondry for Protection - Massive Attack
• Female - Bjork
• Male - Michael Jackson
• Group - U2
• New Act - Dog Eat Dog
• Dance - East 17
• Rock - Bon Jovi
• Live Act - Take That

Broadcasts

• 1965 - Five O'Clock Funfair (U.K.) - Marc Bolan
• 2000 - Grand Ole Opry: A Celebration (CBS) - Vince Gill, Dolly Parton (hosts)

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Music Almanac: November 22

Steven Van Zandt

Birthdays

• 1899 - Hoagy Carmichael (d. 1981)
• 1941 - Jesse Colin Young (born Perry Miller) (71)
• 1941 - Ron McClure (Blood, Sweat & Tears) (71)
• 1942 - Floyd Sneed (Three Dog Night) (70)
• 1942 - Jamie Troy (Classics) (70)
• 1942 - Steven Caldwell (Orlons) (70)
• 1946 - Aston Barrett (Wailers) (66)
• 1947 - Rod Price (Foghat) (d. 2005)
• 1950 - Steven Van Zandt (E-Street Band) (62)
• 1950 - Tina Weymouth (Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club) (62)
• 1956 - Lawrence Gowan (Styx) (56)
• 1957 - Sharon Bailey (Amazulu) (55)
• 1958 - Jason Ringenberg (Jason & the Scorchers) (54)
• 1960 - Jim Bob (born James Morrison) (Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine) (52)
• 1962 - Neil Fraser (Tindersticks) (50)
• 1966 - Charlie Colin (Train) (46)
• 1966 - Eg White (songwriter, producer) (46)
• 1968 - Rasadon (born Don Norris) (Arrested Development) (44)
• 1978 - Karen O (born Karen Orzolek) (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) (34)
• 1979 - Scott Robinson (Five) (33)
• 1981 - Ben Adams (A1) (31)
• 1983 - Corey Beaulieu (Trivium) (29)

Deaths

• 1994 - L. V. Johnson (47)
• 1997 - Michael Hutchence (INXS) - Suicide (37)
• 2003 - Dick Thomas (born Richard Goldhahn) (88)

On This Day

• 1969 - Johnny Cash appeared on the cover of Life magazine.
• 1976 - Jerry Lee Lewis was arrested for DUI after driving his car into a ditch.
• 1982 - Japan announced that they were splitting up.
• 1986 - Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble opened a North American and European tour in Towson, MD.
• 1987 - Jim Reid of the Jesus & Mary Chain was arrested in Canada for allegedly assaulting people in the crowd with his microphone stand.
• 1992 - Paul Simon played his first concert ever in South America in support of Rhythm of the Saints.
• 2000 - Ted Gardner, former manager of Tool, sues the band for breach of contract and fraud.
• 2002 - Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger announced they were reforming the Doors with Ian Astbury (Cult) fronting the band and Stewart Copeland (Police) on drums.
• 2004 - Ozzy Osbourne tried to thwart a burglary in his house by holding one of the robbers in a headlock. The perpetrator eventually got loose and escaped with over £2m in jewelry.

Marriages

• 1965 - Bob Dylan and Sara Lowndes
• 1986 - Keith Whitley and Lorrie Morgan
• 2003 - Wynonna Judd and D.R. Roach

Divorces

• 1990 - Bill Wyman and Mandy Smith (announced marriage was over)

Released

• 1963 - With the Beatles - Beatles
• 1968 - The Beatles (White Album) - Beatles

Awards

• 2005 - American Music Awards
• Pop/Rock Male - Will Smith
• Pop/Rock Female - Gwen Stefani
• Pop/Rock Band, Duo or Group, Rap/Hip-Hop Band, Duo or Group - Black Eyed Peas
• Pop/Rock Album - American Idiot - Green Day
• Soul/R&B Male - R. Kelly
• Soul/R&B Female - Mariah Carey
• Soul/R&B Band, Duo or Group - Destiny's Child
• Soul/R&B Album - Destiny Fulfilled - Destiny's Child
• Country Male - Tim McGraw
• Country Female - Gretchen Wilson
• Country Band, Duo or Group - Brooks & Dunn
• Country Album - Live Like You Were Dying - Tim McGraw
• Rap/Hip-Hop Male - Eminem
• Rap/Hip-Hop Female - Missy Elliott
• Rap/Hip-Hop Album - The Massacre - 50 Cent
• Adult Contemporary - Kelly Clarkson
• Latin - Shakira
• Alternative - Green Day
• Contemporary Inspirational - Mary Mary
• Breakthrough - Sugarland

Broadcasts

• 1957 - American Bandstand - Tom & Jerry (Simon & Garfunkel)
• 1995 - Party of Five (Fox) - Sophie B. Hawkins (acting debut)

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Music Almanac: November 21

Björk

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

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Music Almanac: November 20

Birthdays

• 1938 - Tony Butala (Lettermen) (74)
• 1939 - Dick Smothers (Smothers Brothers) (73)
• 1942 - Norman Greenbaum (70)
• 1944 - Mike Vernon (producer) (68)
• 1945 - Danny McBride (Sha Na Na) (d. 2009)
• 1946 - Ray Stiles (Hollies, Mud) (66)
• 1946 - J. Blackfoot (born John Colbert) (Soul Children) (66)
• 1946 - Duane Allman (d. 1971)
• 1947 - Joe Walsh (65)
• 1947 - George Grantham (Poco) (65)
• 1950 - Gary Green (Gentle Giant) (62)
• 1954 - Frank Marino (Mahogany Rush) (58)
• 1956 - Dan Powers (Michael Stanley Band) (56)
• 1957 - Jim Brown (UB40) (55)
• 1960 - Paul King (King) (52)
• 1962 - Steve Alexander (Brother Beyond, Duran Duran) (50)
• 1962 - Todd Nance (Widespread Panic) (50)
• 1962 - Gail Ann Dorsey (session bass guitarist) (50)
• 1965 - Mike D (born Michael Diamond) (Beastie Boys) (48)
• 1965 - Sen Dog (born Senen Reyes) (Cyprus Hill) (47)
• 1969 - Sarah Jory (43)
• 1970 - Q-Tip (born Kamaal Fareed) (42)
• 1975 - Dierks Bentley (37)
• 1975 - Davey Havok (born David Marchand) (AFI) (37)
• 1977 - Josh Turner (35)
• 1981 - Kimberley Walsh (Girls Aloud) (31)
• 1986 - Jared Followill (Kings of Leon) (26)
• 1986 - Oli Sykes (Bring Me the Horizon) (26)

Deaths

• 1973 - Alan Sherman - Emphysema (48)
• 1997 - Robert Palmer (critic) - Liver disease (52)
• 1998 - Roland Alphonso (Skatalites) - Burst blood vessel in brain (67)
• 2004 - Jenny Ross (Section 25) - Cancer (42)
• 2005 - Chris Whitley - Lung cancer (45)

On This Day

• 1954 - Gene Autrey made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry.
• 1959 - Alan Freed was fired by WABC in New York after he refused to deny he took payola.
• 1974 - Keith Moon collapsed on stage during a Who concert after his drink was spiked with horse tranquilizer.
• 1975 - Les McKeown of the Bay City Rollers was found not guilty in the death of a 76 year-old woman he had struck with his car.
• 1975 - The Who opened a North American tour in Houston, TX where Keith Moon was arrested post-show for disorderly conduct.
• 1981 - Prince opened his Controversy tour in Pittsburgh, PA.
• 1984 - Michael Jackson received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
• 1987 - Prince's movie, Sign O' the Times, opened.
• 1991 - The Rolling Stones signed a 20 million pound deal with Virgin Records.
• 1991 - Randy Jackson of the Jacksons received a sentence of 30-days in jail for violating probation.
• 1995 - The Beatles' Free as a Bird was released to radio for airplay.
• 1997 - Kenny G received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
• 2000 - Mel C announced she was leaving the Spice Girls.
• 2003 - Michael Jackson returned to Santa Barbara, CA to be arrested by police.
• 2003 - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced their new inductees would be Prince, George Harrison, Traffic, Bob Seger, Jackson Browne, ZZ Top, and the Dells.
• 2003 - Phil Spector plead not guilty in the death of actress Lana Clarkson.
• 2005 - Robbie Williams set a new world record by selling 1.6 million tickets in one day.
• 2007 - Velvet Revolver canceled a Japanese tour after their visas were rejected due to previous drug convictions.
• 2007 - Thom Yorke said he downloaded his band, Radioheads, new album In Rainbows for free. The album had been released as a pay what you want proposition.

Recorded

• 1961 - Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan (first day of recording debut album)

Released

• 1954 - I Confess - Clovers (single)
• 1954 - White Christmas - Drifters (single)
• 1962 - Big Girls Don't Cry - Four Seasons (single)
• 1967 - Smiley Smile - Beach Boys

Broadcasts

• 1955 - Ed Sullivan Show (CBS) - Bo Diddley (banned from show after he sang Bo Diddley after he was told to sing 16 Tons)
• 1964 - Ready Steady Go (BBC) - Rolling Stones
• 1976 - Saturday Night Live (NBC) - Paul Simon
• 1999 - Brandy in Concert: A Special for the Holidays

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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.

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Music Almanac: November 18

Kirk Hammett of Metallica

Birthdays

• 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)

On This Day

• 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

Released

• 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.)

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Music Almanac: November 17

Gordon Lightfoot

Birthdays

• 1938 - Gordon Lightfoot (74)
• 1940 - Luke Kelly (Dubliners) (d. 1984)
• 1942 - Bob Gaudio (Four Seasons) (70)
• 1943 - Samantha Jones (born Jean Owen) (69)
• 1943 - Martin Barre (Jethro Tull) (69)
• 1944 - Gene Clark (Byrds, McGuinn, Clark & Hillman) (d. 1991)
• 1947 - Robert “Stewkey” Antoni (Nazz) (65)
• 1947 - Rod Clements (Lindisfarne) (65)
• 1948 - Iain Sutherland (Sutherland Brothers) (64)
• 1955 - Peter Cox (Go West) (57)
• 1957 - Jim Babjak (Smithereens) (55)
• 1960 - RuPaul (born RuPaul Charles) (52)
• 1965 - Amanda Brown (Go-Betweens) (47)
• 1966 - Jeff Buckley (d. 1997)
• 1967 - Ronnie DeVoe (New Edition, Bel Biv Devoe) (45)
• 1967 - Ben Wilson (Blues Traveler) (45)
• 1972 - Kimya Dawson (Moldy Peaches) (40)
• 1980 - Isaac Hanson (Hanson) (32)
• 1981 - Sarah Harding (Girls Aloud) (31)

Deaths

• 1979 - John Glascock (Carmen, Jethro Tull) - Congenital heart defect (28)
• 1995 - Alan Hull (Lindisfarne) - Heart thrombosis (50)
• 2003 - Arthur Conley - Intestinal cancer (57)
• 2003 - Don Gibson - Natural causes (75)
• 2006 - Ruth Brown - Complications from heart attack and stroke (78)

Davy Jones in Front of Zilch

On This Day

• 1945 - Opry House Matinee premiered on the Mutual Radio Network with hosts Eddy Arnold and Ernest Tubb.
• 1967 - The Who opened their second North American tour, in support of the Buckinghams, in Kansas City, MO.
• 1967 - Davy Jones of the Monkees opened a boutique, Zilch, in New York.
• 1974 - ABBA opened their first European tour in Copenhagen, Denmark.
• 1990 - David Crosby crashed his motorcycle, sustaining a broken ankle, leg and shoulder.
• 1990 - Hoyt Axton was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame.
• 1992 - Over thirty years after the song Why Do Fools Fall in Love? was a hit, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers members Jimmy Merchant and Herman Santiago received a combined $4 million in royalties for the song.
• 1994 - Bob Dylan entered New York's Sony Studios for two days of shooting for his MTV Unplugged show.
• 1999 - Mariah Carey was forced to halt a concert at Rome's Spanish Steps after tourists swamped her.
• 2003 - Britney Spears received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the youngest singer to ever receive the honor.
• 2003 - George Michael resigned with Sony who he had previously taken to court to negate an earlier contract.
• 2003 - Meat Loaf collapsed during a London concert and was hospitalized for exhaustion caused by a lengthy viral infection.
• 2003 - The Black Keys canceled a European tour after Dan Auerbach broke his foot.
• 2006 - The Sugarcubes played live for the first time in 14 years in Reykjavik, Iceland in celebration of the 20th anniversary of their first single, Birthdays.

Marriages

• 2003 - Blake Shelton and Kaynette Williams

Divorces

• 2006 - Britney Spears and Kevin Federline (filed)

Recorded

• 1970 - 11-17-70 - Elton John
• 1978 - All My Love - Led Zeppelin

Released

• 1967 - Apples and Oranges - Pink Floyd (third single)
• 1971 - A Nod is as Good as a Wink to a Blind Horse - Faces
• 1980 - Double Fantasy - John Lennon & Yoko Ono
• 1997 - ReLoad - Metallica
• 1998 - Double Live - Garth Brooks
• 1998 - My Love is Your Love - Whitney Houston
• 1998 - #1's - Mariah Carey
• 1998 - Spirit - Jewel
• 2009 - My World (EP) - Justin Bieber

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Music Almanac: November 16

Diana Krall

Birthdays

• 1916 - Herb Abramson (founder Atlantic Records) (d. 1999)
• 1931 - Hubert Sumlin (d. 2011)
• 1931 - Bob Gibson (d. 1996)
• 1935 - Lillian Lopez (Odyssey) (d. 2012)
• 1938 - Toni Brown (Joy of Cooking) (74)
• 1940 - John Ryanes (Monotones) (d. 1972)
• 1943 - Winfred Lovett (Manhattans) (69)
• 1948 - Chi Coltrane (64)
• 1949 - Pattie Santos (It's a Beautiful Day) (63)
• 1949 - Mark Orr (Kentucky Headhunters) (63)
• 1958 - Harry Rushakoff (Concrete Blonde) (54)
• 1962 - Gary Mounfield (Stone Roses, Primal Scream) (50)
• 1962 - Josh Silver (Type O Negative) (50)
• 1963 - Keith Burns (Trick Pony) (49)
• 1964 - Diana Krall (48)
• 1966 - Dave Kushner (Velvet Revolver) (46)
• 1966 - Christian Lorenz (Rammstein) (46)
• 1969 - Bryan Abrams (Color Me Badd) (43)
• 1974 - Eric Judy (Modest Mouse) (38)
• 1979 - Trevor Penick (O-Town) (33)
• 1981 - Allison Crowe (31)

Deaths

• 1994 - Dino Valente (Quicksilver Messenger Service) (57)
• 1999 - Grady Owen (Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps)
• 2000 - Russ Conway (75)
• 2000 - Joe C. (born Joseph Calleja, sidekick of Kid Rock) - Celiac disease (26)
• 2002 - Mose Vinson - Diabetes (85)

On This Day

• 1940 - The WSB Barn Dance was broadcast for the first time from Atlanta, GA.
• 1954 - Faron Young was released from the U.S. Army.
• 1978 - The movie Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band opened starring the Bee Gees, Peter Frampton, Billy Preston and more.
• 1985 - U2 launched their Mother Records label.
• 1986 - Bob Will's Texas Playboys played their final dates in Ft. Worth, TX.
• 1987 - Topper Headon of the Clash was sentenced to 15 months in prison for giving heroin to a man who later died.
• 1988 - Stephen Love, former manager of the Beach Boys, was sentenced to five years probation for embezzling $1 million from the group.
• 2002 - A Texas billionaire paid the Rolling Stones almost $7 million to play his 60^th birthday party.
• 2005 - Pink Floyd, the Eurythmics, Aretha Franklin, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Joy Division/New Order, the Who, the Kinks, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Ozzy Osbourne were inducted into the U.K. Music Hall of Fame.
• 2006 - Queen's Greatest Hits was declared the best selling album of all-time in the U.K. with sales of 5.4 million copies.
• 2010 - The Beatles' catalog was released on iTunes.

Marriages

• 1987 - Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet
• 1991 - Iris Dement and Elmer McCall
• 1996 - Lorrie Morgan and Jon Randall

Recorded

• 1960 - I Fall to Pieces - Patsy Cline

Released

• 1923 - It Ain't Gonna Rain No More - Wendell Hall (first hillbilly hit)
• 1974 - Boogie On Reggae Woman - Stevie Wonder (single)
• 1981 - The Elder - KISS

Awards

• 2000 - MTV Europe Music Awards
• Song - Rock DJ - Robbie Williams
• Video - Natural Blues - Moby
• Album - The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem
• Female, New Artist - Anastacia
• Male - Ricky Martin
• Group - Backstreet Boys
• Dance - Madonna
• Rock - Red Hot Chili Peppers
• R&B - Jennifer Lopez
• Hip-Hop - Eminem

Broadcasts

• 1971 - Old Grey Whistle Test (BBC 2) - Frank Zappa
• 1973 - Midnight Special (NBC) - David Bowie (The 1980 Floor Show)
• 1976 - Old Grey Whistle Test (BBC 2) - Brian Wilson (first formal interview in eight years), Be Bop Deluxe, Cajun Moon

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Music Almanac: November 15

Petula Clark

Birthdays

• 1905 - Mantovani (born Annunzio Mantovani) (d. 1980)
• 1928 - C.W. McCall (born Bill Fries) (84)
• 1932 - Petula Clark (80)
• 1932 - Clyde McPhatter (d. 1972)
• 1935 - Pete Welding (producer) (d. 1995)
• 1937 - Little Willie John (d. 1968)
• 1941 - Rick Kemp (Steeleye Span) (71)
• 1945 - Frida Lyngstad (ABBA) (67)
• 1949 - Steve Fossen (Heart) (63)
• 1952 - Michael Cooper (Con Funk Shun) (60)
• 1954 - Ab Bryant (Chilliwack) (58)
• 1954 - Tony Thompson (Chic) (d. 2003)
• 1955 - Joe Leeway (Thompson Twins) (57)
• 1956 - Michael Hampton (Parliament-Funkadelic) (56)
• 1967 - E-40 (born Earl Stevens) (45)
• 1968 - Jennifer Charles (Elysian Fields) (44)
• 1968 - Ol' Dirty Bastard (born Russell Jones) (d. 2004)
• 1970 - Jack Ingram (42)
• 1974 - Chad Kroeger (Nickelback) (38)
• 1986 - Dan Trapp (Senses Fail) (26)

Deaths

• 1991 - Jacques Morali (creator of the Village People) - AIDS (44)
• 2003 - Speedy West (born Wesley West) (Country Music Hall of Fame steel guitarist) (79)

On This Day

• 1956 - Elvis Presley's first movie, Love Me Tender, premiers in New York.
• 1964 - Brian Jones missed the last few dates on the current Rolling Stones tour after he went into the hospital with 105 degree fever.
• 1966 - The Doors signed a seven-record deal with Elektra Records.
• 1969 - Janis Joplin was arrested during a show in Tampa, FL after she swore and threatened a police officer who was moving fans back to their seats.
• 1969 - The Star Club in Hamburg, Germany, home of many early Beatles appearances, announces it will close at the end of November.
• 1978 - Echo and the Bunnymen play live for the first time in Liverpool, England.
• 1984 - KISS opened the U.S. leg of their Animalize tour in Bethlehem, PA.
• 1986 - For the first time in U.K. chart history, the top five singles were by female vocalists (Berlin, Kim Wilde, the Bangles, Mel and Kim, and Swing Out Sister.
• 1987 - Dire Straits' Brother in Arms became the first album in history to sell three-million copies in the U.K.
• 1988 - Metallica's ...and Justice For All tour opened in Toledo, OH.
• 1990 - Frank Farian, manager of Milli Vanilli, confirmed during a press conference that the frontmen of the group had not sung on the records.
• 1992 - Ozzy Osbourne announced he was retiring from touring saying “Who wants to be touring at 46?”
• 2000 - Michael Abram, the man who stabbed George Harrison in his home, received a not guilty verdict but was taken into custody due to his mental condition.
• 2002 - Downloads were added to the U.K. music charts.
• 2003 - Augusta, GA announced that they were going to erect a statue of James Brown and rename a music festival in his honor.
• 2005 - Robbie Williams stood up the rest of the members of Take That who were supposed to reunite in celebration of their Greatest Hits album.
• 2005 - Alabama, Glen Campbell and DeFord Bailey were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Recorded

• 1965 - Rubber Soul - Beatles (final session)

Released

• 1971 - E Plurbis Funk - Grand Funk
• 1974 - You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything - Faces (last single before Rod Stewart leaves)
• 2005 - Confessions on a Dance Floor - Madonna

Awards

• 2004 - American Music Awards
• Pop/Rock Male, Soul/R&B Male - Usher
• Pop/Rock Female, Adult Contemporary Artist - Sheryl Crow
• Pop/Rock Band, Duo or Group, Rap/Hip-Hop Band, Duo or Group - OutKast
• Pop/Rock Album, Soul/R&B Album - Confessions - Usher
• Soul/R&B Female - Alicia Keys
• Country Male - Toby Keith
• Country Female - Reba McEntire
• Country Band, Duo or Group - Brooks & Dunn
• Country Album - Shock'n Y'all - Toby Keith
• Rap/Hip-Hop Male - Jay-Z
• Rap/Hip-Hop Album - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below - OutKast
• Alternative Artist - Linkin Park
• Contemporary Inspirational Artist - MercyMe
• Latin Artist - Marc Anthony
• Artist of the Year - Kenny Chesney
• Breakthrough Artist - Gretchen Wilson
• Award of Merit - Bon Jovi
• 2005 - CMA Awards
• Entertainer, Male Vocalist - Keith Urban
• Song of the Year - Whiskey Lullaby - Bill Anderson and Jon Randall
• Single of the Year - I May Hate Myself in the Morning - Lee Ann Womack
• Album of the Year - There's More Where That Came From - Lee Ann Womack
• Female Vocalist - Gretchen Wilson
• Duo - Brooks & Dunn
• Group - Rascal Flatts
• Musician - Jerry Douglas
• Horizon Award - Dierks Bentley
• Musical Event - Good News, Bad News - George Strait and Lee Ann Womack
• Music Video - As Good As I Once Was - Toby Keith

Broadcasts

• 1965 - Hullabaloo - Rolling Stones (U.S. TV debut)
• 1975 - American Bandstand (ABC) - ABBA
• 1998 - Touched By an Angel - Wynonna (acting debut)

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