ON THIS DAY :-
November 1st:
1894 . . The magazine Billboard began publication, devoting itself at the time to the "interests of advertisers, poster printers, bill posters, advertising agents and secretaries of fairs." It evolved from a 19th-century trade paper covering current issues to an international newsweekly of music & home entertainment.
1955 . . The Famous Flames, a band featuring James Brown, records "Please, Please, Please" at a radio station in Macon, Georgia.
1964 . . The Dave Clark Five performed "Glad All Over" on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
1968 . . George Harrison released his LP "Wonderwall." He was the first Beatle to release a solo album.
1973 . . 'Oz' magazine publishes its last issue
1986 . . Virgin Records was floated on the British Stock Market.
1987 . . the first of 3 shows at the Hammersmith Odeon featuring; LL Cool J, Eric B & Rankin and Public Enemy. Each night was marred by violence and crime.
1996 . . U2 set up a video link to an internet site from their recording studio in Dublin so fans could watch them record their new album.
2000 . . All Saints came top of a poll to find the sexiest female act. 12,000 UK television viewers voted for the group, The Spice Girls came second and Atomic Kitten third. The 50's group The Beverley Sisters were voted into 11th place beating TLC.
2003 . . Organisers of the MTV Europe Awards 2003 recruited 500 'screamers' to attend this year's event. The music lovers were selected at an audition held in Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens.
November 2nd:
1962 . . The Elvis Presley film "Girls! Girls! Girls!" premiered.
1964 . . Dion stormed out of a recording of the UK TV show "Ready Steady Go!". He complained that the go-go dancers and the audience dancing around him were irritating and distracting him from his performance.
1968 . . Cream awarded platinum disc for sales of over $2 million for 'Wheels of Fire' LP, during concert at Madison Square Garden
1974 . . George Harrison became the first Beatle to undertake a solo world tour when he played the first show of a 30-night tour in Vancouver, Canada.
1979 . . Mick and Bianca Jagger were divorced.
1985 . . The TV soundtrack from Miami Vice went to No.1 on the US album chart. It spent a total of 11 weeks at No.1.
1986 . . Billy Bragg was arrested outside a US Air Base in Norfolk after cutting through perimeter fencing.
1993 . . P J & Duncan made their live debut at the Birmingham Dome, England.
1998 . . Atlantic Records launched an online music video service, Instavid.
2002 . . Armed police arrested an international gang who were planning to kidnap former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham and her two young children. The gang had planned to ransom Victoria for £5m.
November 3rd:
1957 . . Elvis Presley has a record eight singles on UK Top 30 singles chart: 'Party' (3), 'Teddy Bear' (11), 'All Shook Up' (17), 'Got a Lot of Livin' to Do' (19), 'Trying to Get to You' (21), 'Loving You' (24), 'Paralyzed' (26) and 'Lawdy Miss Clawdy' (30)
1961 . . The late Jimmie Rodgers is unanimously elected the first member of the Country Music Hall of Fame.
1964 . . A 17 year-old Rolling Stones fan fell from the balcony during a gig in Cleveland, Ohio.
1972 . . Singers Carly Simon and James Taylor were married in Carly's Manhattan apartment. The couple was said to be the highest-paid couple in the world, next to Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Carly and 'Sweet Baby' James divorced in 1982.
1977 . . During a concert at Wembley's Empire Pool, London, Elton John announced that he was retiring from live performances. He resumed touring on February 3, 1979 in Sweden.
1988 . . The U2 concert movie "Rattle And Hum" opened.
1992 . . Breaking a very long standing Dead Head tradition, The Grateful Dead announces that they will not play a New Year's Eve concert in San Francisco this year.
1995 . . An out of court settlement was reached by Hootie and the Blowfish and Bob Dylan concerning the group's unauthorized use of Dylan's lyrics in their song "Only Want To Be With You."
1997 . . Metallica came to a out of court agreement with a fan who claimed he lost his sense of smell after being dropped on his head by fans at one of their shows four years earlier.
1999 . . Britain's first museum of pop music 'The National Centre for Popular Music' was saved from bankruptcy after creditors agreed on a deal. The museum based in Sheffield had run up debts of over a million.
November 4th:
1922 . . The Rainbow Theatre opens. (London, UK)
1957 . . Jackie Wilson made his US chart debut with Reet Petite, 29 years later in 1986, it made No.1 in the UK.
1961 . . Bob Dylan made his concert hall debut at Carnegie Hall, New York City. 50 people attended, who paid two dollars each.
1963 . . Beatles appear on the Royal Variety Show, John Lennon makes his famous 'rattle your jewellery' remark.
1968 . . Cream played their final US show in Providence, Rhode Island.
1973 . . Pink Floyd and Soft Machine held a benefit concert at Rainbow Theatre for Robert Wyatt who had been paralyzed earlier in the year.
1978 . . Greg Reeves, sues his former band Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young for $1 million in unpaid back royalties.
1980 . . Bob Marley was baptised at the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Kingston, converting to a Christian Rastafarian and taking on the new name Berhane Selassie.
1990 . . The musical "Buddy - The Buddy Holly Story" opened.
1991 . . Jimi Hendrix, Booker T. & The M.G.'s, The Yardbirds, Johnny Cash, The Isley Brothers, Sam & Dave, and Bobby "Blue" Bland are elected to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.
1992 . . Elton John and his Bernie Taupin sign a $39 million publishing contract with Warner-Chappell music
1998 . . Amazon.com formed "Advantage For Music", which allows independent labels and unsigned artists to sell music online.
November 5th:
1956 . . Tommy Steele made his live debut at the Empire Theatre, Sunderland.
1967 . . Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees was a passenger on a train, which crashed in South East London killing 49 people and injuring 78, Robin was treated for shock.
1973 . . At Newcastle City Hall, a performance of 'Quadrophenia' by the Who is halted after Pete Townshend attacks group sound man Bobby Pridden, who plays a taped section fifteen seconds out of sequence
1977 . . The manager of the Virgin record store in Nottingaham was arrested for displaying a large poster advertising the new Sex Pistols album, 'Never Mind The Bollock's, Here's The Sex Pistols'. High street stores banned the album after police warned they could be fined under the 1898 indecent advertising act.
1979 . . George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley (later known as Wham!), played their first live gig together, as The Executives.
1982 . . UK's Channel 4, broadcasts their first edition of the television pop show 'The Tube'. It was presented by Paula Yates and Jools Holland, the show featured The Jam and an interview with Mick Jagger. First live act on the show was local band Toy Dolls.
1983 . . Topper Headon of The Clash was arrested for walking his dog while drunk on London's Fulham Road.
1998 . . Liam Gallagher of Oasis was arrested for allegedly attacking a photographer and damaging his camera equipment. Same day, Ex Smiths singer Morrissey lost an appeal ruling that all band profits should have been split equally and faced a backdated payout to former Smiths member Mike Joyce estimated at £1million.
2001 . . The Times newspaper's "Rich List" showed Madonna being the highest earning woman in Britain grossing £30m, all the Spice Girls except for Victoria Beckham had dropped out of the listings . Paul McCartney had earned £20.5m during the year.
2002 . . The funeral took place of Jam Master Jay aka Jason Mizell from Run-DMC who was murdered by a single bullet on 30th October 2002. A $30,000 reward was offered in connection with the murder.
November 6th:
1964 . . The Beach Boys appeared live on ITV's 'Ready Steady Go!' on their first promotional visit to the UK.
1965 . . The Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane played at the opening night of San Francisco's Fillmore West. Promoter, Bill Graham's first show.
1966 . . Bill Graham's Fillmore Auditorium opened in San Francisco, CA.
1972 . . Bill Wyman lost his driving licence and was fined £20 by Chelmsford Magistrates court after being caught speeding in his Mercedes on the A12.
1973 . . Singer Gram Parsons' manager Phil Kaufman and Michael Martin was fined $300 for stealing Parsons' body from the Los Angeles International Airport. Kaufman claimed that it was Parson's wish to be cremated in the desert.
1882 . . Soft Cell's 'Tainted Love' achieved the longest unbroken run on the UK charts when it logged it's 43rd week in the Top 100.
1983 . . The TV mini-series Princess Daisy, with Ringo Starr and his wife Barbara. , began.
1999 . . It was reported that guitarist Gem (ex Heavy Stereo), the latest member of Oasis would only receive £600 a week working with the band which would increase to £1,200 when touring.
2000 . . Madonna played her first show in eight years when she performed a short 20 minute set at New York's Roseland Ballroom.
2001 . . A few of streets in Frankfurt, Germany were temporarily renamed after pop stars to mark the MTV Europe Music Awards. Madonna, Robbie Williams and Janet Jackson were among the avenues named after them.
2005 . . Irish boys band, Westlife, scored their fifth UK No.1 album when 'Face To Face' went to the top of the charts.
November 7th:
1958 . . Eddie Cochran debuts on UK chart with 'Summertime Blues'. It reached No.18 in the UK & No.8 in the US.
1967 . . Reg Dwight, later to become Elton John and his song writing partner Bernie Taupin signed to DJM publishing. Their signatures had to be witnessed by their parents because they were both under 21 years of age.
1974 . . Ted Nugent won a National Squirrel-shooting contest after picking off a squirrel at 150 yards. The heavy metal guitarist also shot dead 27 other mammals during the three day event.
1975 . . Steve Anderson becomes new World Guitar Champion with continuous string plucking for 114 hours 17 mins
1986 . . Willie Nelson made a guest appearance the series "Miami Vice" as a corrupt policeman.
1987 . . Tiffany becomes youngest act to top US chart with 'I Think We're Alone Now', since Michael Jackson (aged fourteen) went top with 'Ben' in 1972
1988 . . John Fogerty won his self-plagiarism court battle with Fantasy Records. The label claimed Fogerty copied his own song, "Run Through The Jungle" when he wrote "The Old Man Down The Road".
1991 . . Frank Zappa was diagnosed with prostate cancer.
1995 . . Daryl Dragon and Toni Tennille aka The Captain and Tennille renewed their wedding vows on their 20th anniversary.
1997 . . The Spice Girls sacked their manager Simon Fuller and his 19 management team.
2000 . . Garth Brooks filed for a divorce from his wife Sandy.
November 8th:
1952 . . The first ever UK pop chart was published by the New Musical Express after staff asked 53 record shops to divulge their sales returns. 'Here In My Heart' by Al Martino was the first No.1. The song stayed at No.1 for nine weeks.
1958 . . First-ever British LP chart published, in NME. 'South Pacific' film soundtrack is at No. 1 for 70 weeks continuously, and 115 in all.
1964 . . Judy Garland and her daughter, Liza Minnelli appeared together at the London Palladium.
1968 . . Jean Terrell replaced Diana Ross in the Supremes.
1975 . . Elton John was named Godfather to John and Yoko Lennon's son Sean.
1980 . . Human League split in two; Phil Oakey continues Human League. Martin Ware and Ian Craig Marsh go on to form Heaven 17
1981 . . ITV's 'The South Bank Show' aired a documentary on the making of the Elvis Costello country album 'Almost Blue.'
1995 . . Michael Jackson and Sony Corp. of America combined forces and created the world's third-largest music publishing company with more than 100,000 titles.
1997 . . Johnny Paycheck officially joined the Grand Ole Opry. He was the 72nd member of the radio show's cast.
2000 . . Spice Girl Mel C made a foul-mouthed attack on Westlife, calling them 'a useless bunch of talentless tossers' and 'as hyped-up shit'. Mel made the attack during The Spice Girls party to launch their new album Forever.
November 9th:
1955 . . The Everly Brothers made their first studio recordings cuttting 4 tracks in 22 minutes, at Nashville's Old Tulane Hotel studios.
1961 . . Brian Epstein saw The Beatles playing live for the first time during a lunchtime gig at The Cavern Liverpool. Brian Epstein went on to be the groups manager.
1965 . . Wilson Pickett made his UK live debut at the Scotch of St James Club in London.
1967 . . The first issue of Rolling Stone was published in San Francisco. John Lennon was on the cover and David Crosby (replaced by Gene Clark) left the Byrds. The next year Crosby, Stills, and Nash was formed.
1973 . . Cat Stevens made his national TV debut on ABC's "In Concert."
1975 . . David Bowie appeared on Cher's CBS TV show, singing 'Fame'
1990 . . The internal revenue seized all of US country singers Willie Nelson's bank accounts and real estate holdings in connection with a $16million tax debt.
1991 . . Richard Marx played in five city's in 1 day, during a Rush-In Rush-Out, Street Tour, appearing in Baltimore , New York city , Cleveland , Chicago and Burbank Airport.
1998 . . Singer Billy Preston, his manager Merle Otis Greene and Greene's wife Sandra were indicted on 22 charges of fraud in collecting $1 million in insurance claims.
1999 . . Gary Glitter appeared at Bristol Crown Court charged with seducing and sexually humiliating a 14 year-old girl. The charges related back to 1980.
November 10th:
1956 . . Billie Holiday returned to the New York City stage at Carnegie Hall after a three-year absence. The concert was a high point in jazz history.
1958 . . Sam Cooke and Lou Rawls were injured in an auto accident near Marion, AR. which sadly killed Sam Cooke's driver.
1967 . . The Beatles made the promotional film for 'Hello, Goodbye' at London's Saville Theatre.
1969 . . "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" by Gene Autry received a gold record. The song had been released 20 years earlier.
1972 . . Alice Cooper appeared live at Glasgow's Playhouse, Scotland, Alice Cooper.
1984 . . Frankie Goes To Hollywood made their debut TV appearance on Saturday Night Live performing 'Two Tribes' and 'Born To Run'. Also on this day after setting a new record for advanced orders, 1,099,500 copies, Frankie Goes To Hollywood went to No.1 on the UK album chart with their debut LP 'Welcome To The Pleasure Dome.'
1992 . . Axl Rose was found guilty of assault and property damage at a 1991 Guns N' Roses concert in Maryland Heights, MO. He was given two years probation and ordered to pay $50,000 to community groups.
1999 . . Eighties promotion team Stock, Aitken and Waterman went to court fighting over song rights. Stock and Aitken claimed Waterman owed them hundreds of thousands of pounds as musicians and songwriters.
2002 . . UK music channel VH1 viewers voted 'I Will Always Love You' by Whitney Houston as the number 1 most romantic song ever, 2nd place was Elvis Presley, 'You Were Always On My Mind' and 3rd place went to 'My Heart Will Go On' by Celine Dion.
November 11th:
1939 . . The American public heard Irving Berlin's God Bless America for the first time when Kate Smith sang it on her Armistice Day radio broadcast. The song was written 22 years earlier, but was never used, in a World War I (WWI) soldier show by Berlin.
1955 . . Elvis Presley was voted the most promising new C&W artist by Billboard magazine.
1969 . . Doors singer, Jim Morrison was arrested on an air flight. He was on his way to a Rolling Stones concert with actor Tom Baker, they had been drinking and annoying the stewardesses. The pair spent the night in jail and were released on $2,500 bail. The charges were eventually dropped.
1970 . . Bob Dylan's book "Tarantula" was published by Bantam Books.
1971 . . BBC TV's Top Of The Pops celebrated its 400th show. The UK chart show was presented by Tony Blackburn with guests; Tom Jones, Dana, John Kongos, Cher, Slade, Cilla Black, The Piglets, Clodagh Rodgers and The Newbeats.
1973 . . Thirty US radio stations broadcasted what was said to be a 'live' Mott The Hoople concert. In reality it was the band recording in the studio with the applause dubbed in.
1976 . . The Birmingham Odeon, sees US singer Linda Ronstadt made her UK live debut.
1990 . . A 21 year-old AC/DC fan was attacked and died outside the Brendan Byrne Arena in New Jersey where the band were playing a gig that night.
1999 . . Singer Brandy was admitted into a hospital in Southern California due to dehydration from overwork.
2004 . . Liza Minnelli's former bodyguard M'hammed Soumayah was suing Minnelli for $100m damages, accusing the singer of forcing him to have sex with her in order to keep his job, court documents revealed. After "many repeated attempts" to compel him into sex, he "eventually succumbed".
November 12th:
1965 . . Having changed his name from Toby Tyler, Marc Bolan performed his first single 'The Wizzard' on the UK TV show Ready Steady Go!.
Also on this day Velvet Underground made their live debut when they played at Summit High School, New Jersey, the band were paid $75 for the gig.
1968 . . UK book and record chain W.H. Smiths refused to display The Jimi Hendrix Experience album 'Electric Ladyland' due to the naked girls featured on the sleeve. The album was then made available as two albums with changed artwork after the complaints.
1970 . . The Doors made their last appearance with Jim Morrison in New Orleans.
1987 . . Sly Stone is arrested for nonpayment of child support when he arrives an hour late for his "comeback" concert in LA.
1990 . . Rolling Stone Ron Wood broke both his legs after his car crashed on the M4 motorway near Marlborough, Wiltshire, England. Wood was trying to wave other cars past his when he was run over.
1993 . . Michael Jackson canceled a world tour, saying that he had a dependence on painkillers.
1997 . . US singer, keyboard player Billy Preston was jailed for three years for possessing cocaine.
2001 . . Pulp singer Jarvis Cocker made an appearance as a DJ at Pentonville Prison, North London as part of his club night 'Desperate.'
2002 . . Beatles fans were enraged after Paul McCartney altered the song writing credits on his 'Back In The US 2002' album, changing them to McCartney and Lennon from Lennon and McCartney.
November 13th:
1937 . . NBC formed the first full-sized symphony orchestra exclusively for radio broadcasting. The conductor for its first 17 years was Arturo Toscanini.
1968 . . Rolling Stone Brian Jones bought 'Cotchford Farm' in Sussex. The author AA Milne who wrote Winnie The Pooh had owned the house.
1973 . . Jerry Lee Lewis Jr was killed in a car accident near Hernando, Mississippi. Lewis had been working as the drummer in his father's band.
1974 . . An impostor posing as Ritchie Blackmore borrowed a Porshe in Iowa City, and wrecked it, having already conned food and shelter out of several Deep Purple fans. The impostor was arrested and charged.
1985 . . At New York's Whitney Museum, an exhibition opened celebrating Bob Dylan's 25 years in the music industry.
1990 . . Patricia Boughton filed a lawsuit against Rod Stewart claiming that a football he kicked into the crowd during a concert at Pine Knob Music Theatre had ruptured a tendon in her middle finger; and as a result, the injury had made sex between her and her husband difficult.
1997 . . Celine Dion released her first single in Japanese. The song, "Be The Man," was released in Japan only and is the theme to the Japanese TV drama "Eve".
Also on this day Ray Charles conducted his first-ever online chat at www.rhino.com.
2004 . . Founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan, rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard, (Russell Jones), collapsed and died after complaining of chest pains, at a Manhattan recording studio in New York aged 35. but was dead by the time paramedics reached him.
November 14th:
1952 . . The first ever UK pop chart was published by the New Musical Express after staff asked 53 record shops to divulge their sales returns. 'Here In My Heart' by Al Martino was the first No.1.
1961 . . The Elvis Presley film "Blue Hawaii" premiered.
1967 . . A tour with Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, The Move, Nice and Amen Corner kicked off at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Each act played two shows per night.
1970 . . Santana released their rendition of Fleetwood Mac's "Black Magic Woman"
1987 . . Janet Jackson became the first woman in UK chart history to have six hit singles off one LP; the LP being 'Control'
1990 . . The Who's Pete Townshend confessed his bisexuality to Newsweek.
1995 . . Blur brought chaos to traffic in central London, England when over 3,000 fans turned up for a signing at 'Book's Etc' in Charring Cross Road.
2000 . . Marilyn Manson's "Holy Wood (In The Shadow Of The Valley Of Death)." is released. The cover of the album was banned by several retail chains due to the cover art, depicting Manson on a crucifix. The banning chains released an alternate cover.
2004 . . The Rolling Stones were refused permission to pursue a claim against their former record company Decca for unpaid royalties through the courts. A High Court judge in London said the dispute would go to arbitration. The dispute was over their Forty Licks compilation CD, which was released in 2002, the first collection to span their entire career.
November 15th:
1957 . . Jackie Wilson hits UK chart with 'Reet Petite' for the first time.
1965 . . The Rolling Stones performed "Get Off My Cloud." at their debut on NBC-TV's "Hullabaloo" television show.
1969 . . Janis Joplin was arrested in Tampa, FL on charges of using "vulgar and indecent language" after badmouthing a policeman at her concert. She was released on $504 bail, eventually the charges were dropped.
1969 . . The Star Club in Hamburg announces it's closure.
1975 . . ABBA performed "S.O.S." and "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do." when they were guests on "American Bandstand".
1986 . . Pop history was made when the Top 5 UK singles were all by female vocalists, Corinne Drewery from Swing Out Sister, Mel & Kim, Susannah Hoffs from The Bangles, Kim Wilde and Terri Nunn from Berlin.
1987 . . Dire Straits' LP 'Brothers in Arms' makes history by becoming the first LP to sell three million copies in Britain alone.
1992 . . Ozzy Osbourne announced his retirement from touring after a gig in California, saying "Who wants to be touring at 46." He did return to perform at live shows.
2002 . . The UK music industry made the decision to include computer downloads as part of the pop singles chart to try to restore credibility to the Top 40. OD2, the online music distributor would compile the new chart with the official chart company.
2005 . . Robbie Williams snubbed a 'Take That' reunion when he decided to stay at his Los Angeles home. A behind the scenes TV documentary had arranged for all five members to reunite to coincide with the release of a greatest hits CD and DVD.
November 16th:
1957 . . The BBC TV rock-and-roll show '6.5 Special', debuts at the 2 Is coffee bar in Soho
1959 . . Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical "The Sound of Music" opened on Broadway, with Mary Martin starring as the governess Maria.
1968 . . The Jimi Hendrix Experience gets a gold disc as 'Electric Ladyland' went to No.1 on the US album chart.
1970 . . Anne Murray received a gold disc for Snowbird, making her the first Canadian recording artist to receive a gold record.
1971 . . Frank Zappa appeared on UK TV music show the 'Old Grey Whistle Test', playing live and showing clips from his '200 Motels' film.
1973 . . David Bowie appeared in his first TV special, "1980 Floor Show," broadcast on NBC's "Midnight Special."
1987 . . Lenny Kravitz and actress Lisa Bonet were married. They separated in 1990 and divorce in 1993.
1988 . . Former Beach Boys manager Stan Love, and the brother of singer Mike Love, was sentenced to 5 years probation for embezzling more than $300,000 from the band.
1998 . . It was announced that Spice Girl Emma Bunting "Baby Spice" will appear in a new musical version of "The Sleeping Beauty" for the BBC.
2002 . . Texan multi-billionaire David Bonderman hired The Rolling Stones to play at his 60th birthday party held at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. The bands fee was £4.4m.
November 17th:
1891 . . Poland's premier and premier pianist, Ignace Jan Paderewski, made his American debut at Carnegie Hall in New York City. He played only Steinway grand pianos custom-built to his specifications. In all, five were made just for his use.
November 18th:
1999 . . It was reported that Madonna had saved over £100,000 when buying a new South Kensington home after making a private sale and cutting out any estate agents.
November 19th:
1954 . . Sammy Davis, Jr. suffered a shattered face and the loss of his left eye in a car accident while driving in the California desert. After a long stay in hospital, he considered retiring from show business, but re-emerged as an even greater entertainer.
1970 . . Soul singer James Brown married Deidre Jenkins in South Carolina.
1968 . . The Supremes performed at a Royal Variety Show with Queen Elizabeth 2nd in attendance.
1971 . . B.B. King opens his European tour in London to mark his 25th anniversary in music.
1979 . . After serving two-thirds of a four-month sentence for income tax evasion, Chuck Berry was released from Lompoc Prison, CA.
1988 . . Robin Beck reaches No.1 with his one hit wonder 'First Time.'on the UK singles chart. The song was from a TV advertisement for Coca-Cola.
1990 . . The band Milli Vanilli was stripped of their Grammy Award because other singers had lent their voices to the "Girl You Know It's True" album.
1993 . . Nirvana recorded an MTV unplugged concert in New York.
2001 . . Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots) was arrested for fighting with his wife at a Hard Rock hotel, Las Vegas. He was booked on domestic battery, but released 12 hours later. The band had performed at the club that night.
November 20th:
1955 . . Music and culture changing 'Rock Around The Clock' by Bill Haley & His Comets went to No.1 on the UK singles chart.
1968 . . The Monkees film 'Head' opened in six US cities.
1970 . . Ray Davies flies to London for the second time in a year, to record one word in a Kinks new single. The first time was to change 'Coca-Cola' to 'cherry cola' in 'Lola'; this time was to change 'The air pollution is a-fucking up my mind' to 'foggin' up my mind' in their new single 'Apeman'.
1974 . . Who drummer Keith Moon collapsed during a concert in San Francisco, after his drink was spiked with horse tranquilliser, 19-year-old Scott Halpin, from the audience, volunteered to replace him on drums for the remaining three numbers.
1976 . . Bert Weedon's "22 Golden Guitar Greats" went to No.1 on the UK album chart.
1991 . . Randy Jackson was sentenced in Los Angeles to a month in jail for violating probation related to charges of beating his wife.
1994 . . David Crosby got a liver transplant.
1997 . . Kenny G. received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2005 . . Robbie Williams smashed a Guinness World Record by selling more than 1.6 million tickets for his 2006 World Tour in one day, at an estimated value of £80 million.
November 21st:
1955 . . RCA Records purchased Elvis Presley's recording contract from Sam Phillips at Sun Records for a sum of $35,000
1959 . . Alan Freed was dropped by WABC New York because he refused to sign an affidavit stating he never took money to play records.
1974 . . Wilson Pickett was arrested in New York for possession of a dangerous weapon after he pulled a gun during an argument.
1975 - Elton John received a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.
1980 . . Eagle's Don Henley was arrested after a naked 16 year old girl was found at his home in Los Angeles suffering from a drug overdose, he received a $2,000 fine with two years probation.
1980 . . A one-hour documentary film, "Van Morrison in Ireland," premiered at London's National Film Theatre.
1983 . . Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video premiered at movie theatres in Los Angeles.
1990 . . Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall were married.
1991 . . Aerosmith made a special guest appearance on an episode of The Simpsons called "Flaming Moe's."
1995 . . Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day's singer was arrested at their concert in Milwaukee, WI. and fined $141 for dropping his pants
1997 - Coolio and seven members of his band 40 Thevz were arrested and charged with theft and assault in a boutique in the town of Boblingen, Germany. The eight were charged with assaulting a female clerk in a clothing store and stealing clothing worth $2,000
2003 . . Record producer Phil Spector appeared before a California court and was formally charged with the murder of B-movie actress Lana Clarkson, who had been found at his mansion in February of this year with a fatal gunshot wound to her face.
November 22nd:
1957 . . The Miles Davis Quintet debuted by giving a jazz concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
1965 . . Bob Dylan and Sara Lowndes were married. He wrote & recorded "Sara", a haunting, little known song which was dedicated to her. They divorced 29-6-1977
1969 . . Singer, songwriter, pianist, Sandy Denny, a founder of the British folk rock movement leaves Fairport Convention
1976 . . Jerry Lee Lewis was arrested for drunk driving after driving his rolls Royce into a ditch.
1982 . . The British rock group Japan announced it was breaking up.
1987 . . Singer of Jesus and Mary Chain, Jim Reid, was arrested in Canada after being accused of assaulting members of the audience with his microphone stand, he was released on $2,000 bail.
1990 . . Bill Wyman announced that his 17-month marriage to model Mandy Smith was over.
1991 . . Alice Cooper helped two fans Patrick and Dee Ann Kelly, whose California home was about to be re- possessed. Patrick had painted Coopers face on the house to help sell the house. Alice Cooper signed autographs to help raise money for the couple.
2002 . . The surviving members of The Doors, Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger, announced they would record and tour again with a new line up including ex- Cult singer Ian Astbury and former Police drummer Stewart Copeland.
2004 . . Ozzy Osbourne struggled with a burglar who escaped with £2m worth of jewellery from his Buckinghamshire mansion. The burglar escaped from Ozzy's headlock and jumped 30ft to freedom from a first floor window.
November 23rd:
1889 . . Installed by Pacific Phonograph Co., the worldsfirst jukebox made its debut at the Palais Royale Saloon, in San Francisco.
1956 . . Louis Balint, a sheet metal worker was arrested after punching Elvis Presley while at a Hotel in Toledo. He said his wife's love for Elvis had caused his marriage to break up. He was fined $19.60 but couldn't afford the fine so ended up in jail.
1964 . . The Rolling Stones are banned from performing on BBC radio for showing up late for the BBC radio shows "Top Gear" and "Saturday Club".
1974 . . Singer, Gary Wright leaves the group Spooky Tooth for a solo career.
1976 . . Police arrested Jerry Lee Lewis outside the gates of Graceland after he showed up for the second time that night making a scene by shouting, waving a pistol and demanding to see Elvis Presley.
1979 . . Marianne Faithful was arrested at Oslo Airport, Norway for possession of marijuana,
1989 . . Singer Jimmy Somerville was given a conditional discharge at Bow St Magistrates when found guilty of obstructing the highway during an aids demonstration outside the Australian Commission in London.
1998 . . Donald Bohana was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for the drowning of Delores "DeeDee" Jackson, the ex-wife of Jackson 5's Tito Jackson.
2005 . . Toronto MP, Dan McTeague tried to have 50 Cent barred from entering Canada to perform a series of concerts. McTeague sent a letter to Immigration Minister claiming that the rapper shouldn't be permitted to cross the border because he promotes gun violence.
November 24th:
1959 . . Johnnie Ray, US singer was released on bail after spending the night in jail charged with accosting and soliciting.
1961 . . Blues singer Howlin' Wolf arrives in London for his debut UK tour
1964. . Radio Manx, the first commercial radio station in the UK, based on The Isle of Man started broadcasting.
1973 . . Ringo Starr's 'Photograph'went to No.1 on the US singles chart, his first of two US chart toppers as a solo artist.
1983 . . Irish group The Undertones split up. Lead singer Feargal Sharkey followed a solo career.
1991 . . Freddie Mercury, frontman of Queen died of AIDS at the age of 45. Also this same day Eric Carr drummer with Kiss, died of cancer at 41. Carr had joined Kiss in 1982 when founding drummer, Peter Criss, left the group.
1992 . . Bill Wyman's divorce was finalised with the high court awarding his ex wife Mandy Smith £580,000.
1999 . . At a Bonhams of London rock auction, a copy of The Beatles 'White Album' numbered 00000001, sold for £9,775, and Buddy Holly's first driving licence sold for £3,795;
2005 . . Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey announced they were to separate after three years of marriage.
November 25th:
1957 . . Gene Vincent with his Blue Caps appeared on Ed Sullivan, it was their first national TV appearance.
1961 . . The Everly Brothers were inducted into the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves at Camp Pendleton in California.
1966 . . The Jimi Hendrix Experience made its London debut at the Bag O' Nails Club.
1965 . . Harrods store in London, UK, was closed to the public so The Beatles could do their Christmas shopping.
1969 . . John Lennon returns his MBE in protest at UK involvement in the Nigeria Biafra war, America in Vietnam.
1976 . . Bob Dylans former band, The Band made their final performance at 'The Last Waltz'the show which also featured Neil Young, Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell, Dr John, Neil Diamond, Eric Clapton and others. Martin Scorsese filmed the event.
1984 . . 36 top members of the British pop world gathered at S.A.R.M. Studios, London to record the historic 'Do They Know It's Christmas?', written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, It sold over three million copies in the UK alone, becoming the bestselling record ever at the time, raising over £8 million ($13.6 million) worldwide for charity.
1995 . . Thom Yorke, singer of Radiohead blacked out halfway through their show in Munich, Germany, suffering from exhaustion.
1997 . . The original five members of the Zombies played onstage for the first time in 30 years at the Jazz Cafe in Camden Town, London. They performed just 2 tracks, "She's Not There" and "Time of the Season"
2000 . . A burglar broke into Alice Cooper's home in Paradise Valley, stealing over $6000 worth of clothes, shoes & cameras belonging to his daughter, along with four of the star's gold discs.
2003 . . Meat Loaf underwent heart surgery in a London hospital after being diagnosed with a condition that causes an irregular heartbeat.
November 26th:
1967 . . 'Hello, Goodbye', the promotional film of The Beatles was aired on The Ed Sullivan show in the US. It was not shown at that time in the UK due to a musician's union ban on miming.
1968 . . Cream gave its last concert (in 20th century) at the Royal Albert Hall in London. It was recorded and released as "Goodbye Cream" February 20, 1969. They were supported by Yes and Taste
1973 . . The New York Dolls played their first UK show at Biba's Rainbow Room, London
Also on this day .. Lol Crème and Kevin Godley left 10cc to work as a duo.
1982 . . Jazz trumpeter, Miles Davis married his third wife, Cicely Tyson in New York.
1988 . . UK music weekly the New Musical Express ran a competition to win a 1959 Black Gibson Les Paul belonging to New Orders Bernard Sumner.
1991 . . US Country singer Garth Brooks asked fans to bring 10 cans of food to a grocery store in exchange for a lottery envelope, some of which contained tickets to see Garth at a forthcoming show. Over 10,000 cans were donated to charity.
1994 . . Boyz II Men started their 14th and final week at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I'll Make Love To You' giving them the longest run in chart history along with 'I Will Always Love You' by Whitney Houston.
2000 . . The Manchester club "The Hacienda" was auctioned off raising £18,000 for charity. Madonna made her UK TV debut at the club when C4 music show The Tube was broadcast live from the venue.
November 27th:
1959 . . Cliff Richard's second film (featuring, among other songs, 'A Voice in the Wilderness') has its UK premiere. The title is 'Expresso Bongo'
1965 . . Writer Ken Kesey (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest) and his band 'Merry Pranksters' hold their first 'Acid Test' party in San Francisco, where spiked fruit juice, called 'Electric Kool Aid', is on sale.
1973 . . Hank Snow's guitarist, Jimmy Widener was shot dead, his body was dumped in an alleyway.
1976 . . Rod Stewart played the first night of a UK tour at Manchester's Belle Vue, Kings Hall.
1981 . . the British Phonographic industry placed notices in the press claiming that 'home taping was wiping out music'. The Boomtown Rats, 10CC, Elton John and Cliff Richard all backed the campaign.
1996 . . 200 fans turned out to see former Stones Roses guitarist John Squires new band The Seahorses made their live debut, at The Buckley Tivoli, UK
1997 . . A disturbed rock fan brought the funeral of Michael Hutchence to a standstill when he tried to launch himself with a cord around his neck from a 20ft high balcony. He was removed by police and taken away to a psychiatric unit.
Also on this day Bjork was admitted to the hospital in Reykjavik, Iceland, with a high fever. The singer was forced to cancel many upcoming dates due to a kidney infection.
2005 . . Multimillionaire defence contractor David H. Brooks threw a $10million party at New York's Rainbow Rooms for his daughter Elizabeth's 'bat mitzvah' coming-of-age celebration.The stars who appeared included 50 Cent, Tom Petty, Aerosmith, Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Stevie Nicks. 50 Cent who was paid $500,000 to appear performed only four songs but he did work in the lyric, "Go shorty, it's your bat miztvah, we gonna party like it's your bat mitzvah".
November 28th:
1964 . . Willie Nelson made his debut on the Grand Ole Opry.
1974 . . Elton John was joined on stage by John Lennon at Elton's Madison Square Garden concert. They performed three numbers together, Whatever Gets You Through the Night, Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, and I Saw Her Standing There. Lennon had promised Elton that he would make an appearance with him if his 'What Gets You Through the Night' became a No.1 hit. This was John Lennons last live stage appearance. Following the concert that same night, Lennon and estranged wife Yoko Ono reconciled backstage after being separated for one year.
1977 . . 'Elvis the Musical' opens in London, starring Shakin' Stevens
1979 . . Beatle drummer, Ringo Starr's home in Los Angeles, CA, burned down.
1992 . . Whitney Houston started a record breaking fourteen-week run at No.1 in the US with 'I Will Always Love You', a song taken from the 'Bodyguard' soundtrack and written by Dolly Parton. Also on this day .. The HBO cable channel debuted "Neil Diamond's Christmas Special."
1993 . . Sadly, Steppenwolf drummer, Jerry Edmonton was killed in a car crash.
2000 . . Over nine million people watched a Madonna concert over the Internet. The six-song event was performed at London's Brixton Acedemy in front of about 2,800 people, lasted 29 minutes.
2002 . . Britney Spears ended her partnership in the restaurant at the Dylan Hotel, New York after it was plagued by lousy reviews and slow business.
November 29th:
1956 . . The musical "Bells Are Ringing" opened on Broadway.
1959 . . The Grammy Awards were shown on network television for the first time. (It was actually the second year of the Grammy Awards.) Mack the Knife won Record of the Year; Bobby Darin, who sang it, was Best New Artist of the Year.
1969 . . John Lennon was convicted of possession of cannabis and fined $360 in London. Yoko Ono, who was arrested with Lennon on October 18, was cleared of any charges.
1976 . . Jerry Lee Lewis was charged with shooting a firearm within the city limits; he shot his bass player, Norman "Butch" Owens, twice in the chest while trying to hit a soda bottle. Also on this Day the local council cancelled the Sex Pistols gig at Lancaster Poly, England, a spokesman said: 'We don't want that sort of filth in the town limits'.
1979 . . Keith Richard's former common law wife, Anita Pallenburg was cleared of murder charges in the shooting death of her young male companion.
1979 . . The original four members of KISS performed their last show together until 1996 when they reunited for a makeup tour.
1982 . . Metallica played their first headlining show. They played the song "Whiplash" for the first time. Exodus was their warm up act.
1995 . . Van Halen singer, Sammy Hagar and model Kari Karte were married.
1997 . . The Lou Reed song 'Perfect Day' performed by various artists including Bono, David Bowie, Elton John & Tom Jones went to No.1 on the UK singles chart. The single raised over £2 million for the Children In Need Charity.
2005 . . Creator of Pop Idol Simon Fuller, dropped his £100m copyright case against the X Factor's Simon Cowell after Fuller settled the case out of court in a deal which made him a joint partner in the X Factor show. Mr Cowell agreed to appear in at least five more series of American Idol as part of the settlement.
November 30th:
1954 . . Nat King Cole played the first of six nights at Harlem's Apollo in New York.
1962 . . First showing by Beatles in NME 'Favourite Group' readers' poll
1969 . . The Monkees made what would be their last live appearance for 15 years, when they played at The Oakland Coliseum, California.
1977 . . David Bowie Joins Bing Crosby on Crosby's 42nd annual Christmas special. They sing 'Little Drummer Boy'
1982 . . Metallica played their final concert with Ron McGovney.
1988 . . LL Cool J performed the first rap concert to be held in Africa.
1994 . . Tupac Shakur was shot five times during a robbery outside a New York City recording studio. He survived the shooting, but was killed two years later in Las Vegas.
1997 . . Chumbawamba's Danbert Nobacon was arrested by Italian police for wearing a skirt and was detained in police cells overnight.
1999 . . Elton John was criticize by the Boy Scout Association after he appeared on stage at London's Albert Hall performing 'It's A Sin' with six male dancers dressed as Boy Scouts. The dancers had peeled of their uniforms during the performance.
2002 . . High Court probate records showed that George Harrison left his fortune of £99m in a trust to his wife Oliva and his son Dhani, depriving the taxman of £40m. His English mansion near Henley-on-Thames was said to be worth £15m.

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