Birthdays:
Willie Chambers- The Chambers Brothers (1938)
Mike Pender- The Searchers (1942)
Jennifer Warnes (1947)
Robyn Hitchcock (1953)
Tone Loc (1966)
They Are Missed:
In 2008, Norman "Hurricane" Smith died at age 85. He produced Pink Floyd’s first three albums and served as engineer on numerous Beatles recordings. Smith also had a ’72 pop hit with "Oh Babe, What Would You Say?"
2002, James Blackwood of gospel group The Blackwoods died in 2002 following a stroke.
Born on this day in 1927, Junior Parker, US blues singer/songwriter who wrote ‘Mystery Train’, which was covered by Elvis Presley. He also worked with BB King and Howlin’ Wolf. Parker died on November 18th 1971.
Harlan Howard, who wrote such country classics as "I Fall to Pieces" and "Busted," died in 2002 (age 74). His songs were hits for, among others, Ray Charles, Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, George Jones and Waylon Jennings.
History:
Today in 1951 the song "If" by Perry Como topped the charts and stayed there for 8 weeks.
Elvis Presley’s RCA debut, "Heartbreak Hotel," entered the Top 100 in 1956. It starts at #68.
In 1983, an Oakland Hell’s Angel testifies before the U.S. Senate that the motorcycle gang has a grudge against the Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger stemming from ‘69’s tragic Altamont concert. Apparently, there were two failed murder attempts. Seems the Angels can't get any satisfaction either.
In 1999, US music professor Peter Jeffrey went to court to sue The Smashing Pumpkins, their promoters and a company who make ear plugs after claiming his hearing was damaged at a concert in Connecticut. Uh, it’s a concert and it’s supposed to be loud.
In 1986, Metallica released their highly influential album, “Master of Puppets,” considered by many in the metal community to be the best metal album of all time.
REM’s drummer Bill Berry underwent surgery for a brain aneurysm in 1995. The ailment forces him to leave the group.
In 2005, 50 Cent released “The Massacre,” the follow-up to his 6x platinum debut “Get Rich or Die Tryin.” The album sold over 1 million copies in its first week, going 4x platinum in two months. The success of the album gave 50 Cent five top-five singles in 2005.
In 1957, Samuel Cardinal Stritch banned rock 'n' roll from Chicago Archdiocese Roman Catholic schools. Yeah, that’ll stop it.
The first Supremes' single, "I Want A Guy" was released in 1961.
In 1931, the "Star Spangled Banner" was adopted as the American national anthem. The song was originally known as "Defense of Fort McHenry."
The first jazz album to sell a million copies was recorded in 1931. It was "Minnie The Moocher" by Cab Calloway.
Neil Young, Stephen Stills, and Richie Furay formed Buffalo Springfield in L.A. in 1966. Young is fresh from Toronto, arriving in Los Angeles driving a hearse he has nicknamed "Mort."
In London in 1967, guitarist Jeff Beck debuts his new group featuring bassist Ron Wood, drummer Aynsley Dunbar, and a new singer by the name of Rod Stewart.
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