Musical birthdays today include Motown Records founder Berry Gordy (84), Bruce 'Hey! Baby' Channel (73), Randy Newman (70), ex-Little River Band guitarist Beeb Birtles (65), Paul Shaffer (64), Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron (51), rapper Styles P (39), Vampire Weekend keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij (30), and R&B singer Trey Songz (29).
Shoutout to the Great Beyond for French chansonnier Michel Berger, who would have been 66 today... for ex-Steppenwolf drummer Jerry Edmonton, killed in a road accident 20 years ago today at the age of 47... and for operatic bass Franco Ventriglia, who left us one year ago.
Also on November 28: The Grand Ole Opry goes on the air for the first time as the radio program 'Barn Dance on WSM, Nashville (1925)... Winifred Atwell is No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Let's Have Another Party.' Atwell is the first black artist to reach No.1 in Britain, as well as the first to sell a million records (1954)... Elvis tops the American charts with 'Are You Lonesome Tonight', beginning a 6 week run at no. 1 (1960)... The Beatles record their last fan club record as a group ~ this year's offering is called 'Christmas Time Is Here Again!' The Beatles' Christmas records were spoken and musical messages from the group that were posted out on flexi disc during the holiday season to members of their official fan-clubs in the UK And the US (1967)... The Rolling Stones release Let It Bleed (1969)... Bob Dylan’s 11th studio album New Morning is at no. 1 in the UK album listings, his 6th chart-topping LP. The album leads off with 'If Not For You', which will be recorded by George Harrison (on his 3 LP collection All Things Must Pass), and also becomes the title track for Olivia Newton-John's 1971 debut album (1970)... John Lennon makes what will prove to be his last ever concert appearance when he joins Elton John on stage at Madison Square. Lennon performs 'Whatever Gets You Thru The Night', 'I Saw Her Standing There' and 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds' (1974)... The Jam release Sound Affects (1980)... The Jennifer Warnes/Bill Medley duet '(I've Had) The Time Of My Life' from the Dirty Dancing soundtrack goes to No.1 on the Billboard singles chart (1987)... REM hit the US top 10 for the first time with 'The One I Love' (1987)... Nirvana record a performance for BBC TV's Top Of The Pops. When asked to lip-sync ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ to a pre-recorded tape, Kurt Cobain registers his disagreement by singing in a low-pitched funny voice with the rest of the band, making no attempt to mime in-time to the track (1991)... David Bowie is crowned the Musician's Musician. Bowie beats the Beatles and alternative rockers Radiohead in a survey by the NME that asked five hundred of top rock and pop performers to name their biggest musical influence (2000).
Shoutout to the Great Beyond for French chansonnier Michel Berger, who would have been 66 today... for ex-Steppenwolf drummer Jerry Edmonton, killed in a road accident 20 years ago today at the age of 47... and for operatic bass Franco Ventriglia, who left us one year ago.
Also on November 28: The Grand Ole Opry goes on the air for the first time as the radio program 'Barn Dance on WSM, Nashville (1925)... Winifred Atwell is No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Let's Have Another Party.' Atwell is the first black artist to reach No.1 in Britain, as well as the first to sell a million records (1954)... Elvis tops the American charts with 'Are You Lonesome Tonight', beginning a 6 week run at no. 1 (1960)... The Beatles record their last fan club record as a group ~ this year's offering is called 'Christmas Time Is Here Again!' The Beatles' Christmas records were spoken and musical messages from the group that were posted out on flexi disc during the holiday season to members of their official fan-clubs in the UK And the US (1967)... The Rolling Stones release Let It Bleed (1969)... Bob Dylan’s 11th studio album New Morning is at no. 1 in the UK album listings, his 6th chart-topping LP. The album leads off with 'If Not For You', which will be recorded by George Harrison (on his 3 LP collection All Things Must Pass), and also becomes the title track for Olivia Newton-John's 1971 debut album (1970)... John Lennon makes what will prove to be his last ever concert appearance when he joins Elton John on stage at Madison Square. Lennon performs 'Whatever Gets You Thru The Night', 'I Saw Her Standing There' and 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds' (1974)... The Jam release Sound Affects (1980)... The Jennifer Warnes/Bill Medley duet '(I've Had) The Time Of My Life' from the Dirty Dancing soundtrack goes to No.1 on the Billboard singles chart (1987)... REM hit the US top 10 for the first time with 'The One I Love' (1987)... Nirvana record a performance for BBC TV's Top Of The Pops. When asked to lip-sync ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ to a pre-recorded tape, Kurt Cobain registers his disagreement by singing in a low-pitched funny voice with the rest of the band, making no attempt to mime in-time to the track (1991)... David Bowie is crowned the Musician's Musician. Bowie beats the Beatles and alternative rockers Radiohead in a survey by the NME that asked five hundred of top rock and pop performers to name their biggest musical influence (2000).
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