November 10th

 Musical birthdays today include lyricist Sir Tim Rice (78), Donna Fargo (77), rapper Warren G (52), Guns N' Roses guitarist DJ Ashba (50), rapper Eve (44), Babyshambles bassist Drew McConnell (44), and country singer Miranda Lambert (39). 

Shoutout to the Great Beyond for composer François Couperin, born on this date in 1668... for songwriter Johnny Marks, born in 1909... for jazz trumpeter and composer [of the Batman theme, among others] Billy May, born in 1916... for  film score composer Ennio Morricone and composer-songwriter Marilyn Bergman, both born in 1928... for Greg Lake, who would have been 75 today and for original Alice Cooper guitarist Glen Buxton, both of whom would have been 75... and for session guitarist Tommy Tedesco, who left us today in 1997.

Also on November 10: Elvis Presley attends the fourth Country Music Disc Jockey Convention in Nashville. Back at his hotel, Mae Boren Axton plays him a demo of a new song she has written with Tommy Durden called ‘Heartbreak Hotel' (1955)... An 18-year-old guitarist named Eric Clapton makes his live debut with The Yardbirds as they play a gig at the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, Surrey (1963)... The Beatles film three promotional films for their new single ‘Hello Goodbye’ at the Saville Theatre in London. Each of the three clips feature different costumes and Beatle antics. In the first, they wear their 'Sgt. Pepper' uniforms, for the second, everyday clothes, while the third film clip features shots from the first two films, plus additional shots of The Beatles (especially John) doing the twist. A Musician's Union ban on lip-sync broadcasts prevents the film being used on British television (1967)... Bob Dylan arrives in Durango, Mexico for a meeting with director Sam Peckinpah to discuss the possibility of a role in the director's upcoming film Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. After a dinner of roast goat, Dylan plays his new composition 'Billy' for Peckinpah, Kris Kristofferson and James Coburn (1972)... Elton John starts an eight week run at the top of the US album chart with 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road', the singer's third stateside № 1. The album, which had the working titles of 'Vodka and Tonics' and 'Silent Movies, Talking Pictures', remains his best selling studio album with worldwide sales of over 15 million copies. Recorded at the Château d'Hérouville northwest of Paris, the album contains the Marilyn Monroe tribute 'Candle in the Wind', as well as three successful singles: 'Bennie and the Jets', 'Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting' and the title track... Dylan and The Band wrap up the Planet Waves sessions (1973)... The Sex Pistols release their first and only studio album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977)... The Eagles have their final US № 1 single with 'Heartache Tonight' (1979)... Frankie Goes To Hollywood make their debut US TV appearance on Saturday Night Live performing 'Two Tribes' and 'Born To Run' (1984)... Bob Dylan presents Gordon Lightfoot with the Canadian Hall of Fame award at  ceremony in Toronto (1986)... Jimmy Page and Robert Plant perform 'Stairway to Heaven' for a music on show on Japanese TV. The duo tell the presenter that it is the last time they will ever play the song in public (1994)...  After the anti-child-abuse group Kidscape files a complaint, the British exam board recall all copies of a high school music test that includes convicted child molester Gary Glitter's 1973 hit 'I'm the Leader of the Gang' in its 'suggested listening' section. Group head Michele Elliott said "The role model is morally decrepit. It's just inappropriate" (2008).