November 30th

 Musical birthdays today include Nashville session bassist Bob Moore (90), easy listening singer Frank Ifield (85), Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover (77), reggae singer Jimmy London (73), R&B singer Shuggie Otis (69), Billy Idol (67), ex-Psychedelic Furs guitarist John Ashton (65), pop singer Stacey Q (64), former Runaways lead singer Cherie Currie (63), soul singer Des'ree (54), Disturbed bassist John Moyer (49), and McFly bassist Dougie Pointer (35). 

Shoutout to the Great Beyond for composer and organist Andreas Werckmeister, born on this date in 1645... for bluesmen Robert Nighthawk and Brownie McGhee, born in 1909 and 1915, respectively... for Dick Clark, born in 1929... for June Pointer, who would have been 69... for country singer Mindy McCready, who would have been 47... for country singer David Houston, who died on this date in 1993... for Tiny Tim, who left us today in 1996... and for Loverboy bassist Scott Smith, swept away by a wave whilst sailing on San Francisco Bay today in 2000 at the age of 45. 

Also on November 30: In Paris, the Folies Bergère stages its first revue (1886)...  The Beatles' second album With The Beatles becomes the first million selling album by a group in the UK. The album will stay at the top of the charts for 21 weeks, displacing Please Please Me, meaning that The Beatles occupy the № 1 position for 51 consecutive weeks (1963)...  The Monkees make what will be their last live appearance for 15 years when they played at The Oakland Coliseum, California (1969)... Sly And The Family Stone top the US singles chart with 'Family Affair', their fourth and final American № 1 (1971)... Pink Floyd release The Wall (1979)... Michael Jackson releases Thriller (1982)... The Happy Mondays and fellow Mancunians The Stone Roses both make their debut television appearance, on Top Of The Pops. The Mondays perform 'Hallelujah' and the Roses 'Fools Gold' (1989... The day before the verdict in his sexual abuse trial is to be announced, Tupac Shakur is robbed, beaten, and pistol whipped by three men in the lobby of Quad Recording Studios in Manhattan (1994)... Elton John is blasted by the Boy Scout Association after he appears on stage at the Royal Albert Hall performing 'It's A Sin' with six male dancers dressed as Boy Scouts. The dancers peeled off their uniforms during the performance (1999)... A block of E. 2nd Street in Manhattan is officially renamed Joey Ramone Place. It is the block where Joey once lived with band mate Dee Dee Ramone, and is near CBGB, where the Ramones played their first gigs. [In 2010, it was reported that 'Joey Ramone Place' was New York City's most stolen street sign. On September 27 of that year, the sign was moved to 20 feet above ground level] (2003)... 50 Cent says that he is planning to create a vibrator modelled on his manhood, so that his female fans can pretend to have sex with him. The rapper also announces plans planning to sell a line of condoms and waterproof sex toys designed to excite his lady followers. The former Curtis Jackson says: "I need to make a 50 Cent condom and motorised version of me, which will have to be waterproof so you can utilise it in the tub, Blue is my favourite colour so it will