11/06/2025
\♬/ Nov 6: On This Day in Music History! \♬/
\♬/ Nov 6: On This Day in Music History! \♬/
1896: The American Federation of Musicians was established in New York.
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1946: Scottish-Australian musician, songwriter and record producer George Young. With The Easybeats he had the 1966 UK No.6 & 1967 US No. 16 single 'Friday On My Mind'. After the band broke up in 1969, Young and fellow member Harry Vanda embarked on a songwriting career that saw the pair produce dozens of hits. They became two of Australia's best-known songwriters, with Young's work including 'Love Is In The Air' and 'Yesterday's Hero' both hits for John Paul Young. Vanda and Young were also the producers of early work by AC/DC, formed by his younger brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. George Young died on 22 October 2017 at the age of 70, three weeks before his brother Malcolm Young (of AC/DC) died.
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1948: Guitarist, vocalist Glenn Frey was born (Glenn Lewis Frey) in Detroit, Michigan, Frey was co-founder of the Eagles (1977 US No.1 & UK No.8 single 'Hotel California', plus 5 US No.1 albums. ‘Greatest Hits 1971-1975’ is the second biggest selling album in the world with sales over 30m).Frey enjoyed a successful Solo career,(1985 UK No.12 single 'The Heat Is On'). The Eagles have one country hit, "Lyin' Eyes," but are lionized with the album "Common Thread: The Songs Of The Eagles". Jan 2016 died at the age of 67 in New York City from complications arising from rheumatoid arthritis, colitis and pneumonia.
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1948: 28-year-old Little Jimmy Dickens became a member of the Grand Ole Opry. Dickens undoubtedly had one big celebration.
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1953: Frankie Laine's "Answer Me" is banned by the BBC, who claim the lyrics "Answer me, Lord above" are mocking Christian prayer. Also banned is Lee Lawrence's "Crying In The Chapel."
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1953: The Osbourne Brothers with Bob now playing the mandolin and Sonny on banjo-came on debuted on radio station WROL in Knoxville, Tennessee
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1954: Elvis Presley, who has been playing a radio concert show called the Louisiana Hayride, records a radio commercial for Southern Maid Doughnuts, who sponsors the show. It was the only commercial he ever recorded and was not false advertising: He really did love those hot donuts.
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1961: Jimmy Dean started a five week run at No.1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with 'Big Bad John', a No.2 on the UK chart. Jimmy went on to present a prime time variety show on US TV.
2: Dion slipped - Runaround Sue
3: The Dovells - Bristol Stomp
4: Ray Charles - Hit The Road, Jack
5: Brenda Lee - Fool
6: Sue Thompson - Sad Movies (Make Me Cry)
7: Troy Shondell - This Time
8: Chubby Checker - The Fly
9: Paris Sisters' - I Love How You Love Me
10: Gene McDaniels - Tower Of Strength
www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1961-11-06
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1960: The Swinging Blue Genes, later to find success with a slight name-change to The Swinging Blue Jeans, play at The Cavern Club, Liverpool, England.
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1961: Brook Benton plays the fourth night in a week of shows at The Roberts Show Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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1962: Jo Walker-Meador is named the executive director of the fledgling Country Music Association, a position she holds for the next 29 years. During her tenure, the CMA establishes the Country Music Hall of Fame, the CMA Awards and Fan Fair
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1963: The Rolling Stones play at Queen's Hall in Leeds, England.
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1963: The John Coltrane Quartet plays in The Showboat in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.----------
1964: Tex Ritter was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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1964: Corey Glover is an American singer, guitarist and actor. He is the lead vocalist of the rock band Living Colour and has toured as the vocalist for the funk band Galactic. As an actor, he played Francis in the 1986 war movie Platoon. His future bandmate Vernon Reid discovers him singing "Happy Birthday" at a mutual friend's party.
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1964: During their first promotional visit to the UK, The Beach Boys appeared live on ITV's Ready Steady Go! playing 'I Get Around' and 'When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)'. Ready Steady Go! was one of the UK's first rock/pop music TV programmes which ran from August 1963 until December 1966.
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1964: The Hank Williams biopic Your Cheatin' Heart premieres in Nashville for the Country Music Association, featuring George Hamilton as the honky-tonk legend and his son, a 15-year-old Hank Williams, Jr., overdubbing his father's singing.
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1965: Fontella Bass performs her hit "Rescue Me" on the ABC-TV program Shindig!
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1965: The Rolling Stones started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Get Off Of My Cloud', the group's second US No.1. The song was written in response to record company pressure to follow up "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" with another hit. The song knocked The Beatles 'Yesterday' from the No.1 position.
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1965: The "Help!" Soundtrack by the Beatles made it nine weeks at #1 on the US Billboard 200 Album Chart.
2: The Ramsey Lewis Trio - The In Crowd
3: Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
4: Soundtrack - The Sound of Music
5: Sonny & Cher - Look At Us
6: Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass - Whipped Cream & Other Delights
7: Rolling Stones - Out of Our Heads
8: Soundtrack - Mary Poppins
9: Herman's Hermits - Herman's Hermits
10: Barbra Streisand - My Name Is Barbra
www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1965-11-06
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1965: Jefferson Airplane performs at the San Francisco Mime Troupe benefit, notable because it's the first show put on by the soon-to-be-legendary promoter Bill Graham.
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1966: Original Soundtrack The Sound Of Music remained at number 1 on the UK - British Albums Chart for a seventh consecutive week.
2. Dusty Springfield - Golden Hits
3. The Beatles - Revolver
4. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
5. Jim Reeves - Distant Drums
6. The Beach Boys - Best Of The Beach Boys
7. Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass - Going Places
8. The Kinks - Well Respected Kinks
9. Walker Brothers - Portrait
10. Spencer Davis Group -Autumn '66
www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/196601106/7502
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1967: Working at Abbey Road studio in London, The Beatles mixed four songs, ‘Hello Goodbye’, ‘Your Mother Should Know’, ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ and ‘I Am the Walrus’. Due to the radio feed used in ‘I Am The Walrus’ being recorded in mono, the song changes from stereo to mono at the line "Sitting in an English garden".
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1968: The Monkees movie Head is released. The studio that commissioned the film expected something light and funny, but got a trippy commentary on the manipulation of The Monkees, complete with a scene where the group jumps to their death off a bridge. The film bombs when it was released, but later became a cult classic.
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1968: Curtis Mayfield And The Impressions appear on the Merv Griffin Show on tv in the US.
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1968: Joe Cocker was at No.1 in the UK singles chart with his version of The Beatles song 'With A Little Help From My Friends'. The song was also a UK No.1 for Wet Wet Wet in 1988 and Pop Idol duo Sam and Mark in 2004.
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1969: Howlin' Wolf played two gigs in one day, first at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, UK, then at The Speakeasy. Also on the bill at The Marquee is The Groundhogs.
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1970: Two San Francisco bands, Big Brother And The Holding Company and Country Joe And The Fish, play at the 46th Street Rock Palace, Brooklyn, New York, USA. Also on the bill are The Youngbloods.
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1970: Aerosmith performed their first ever gig when they played at Nipmuc Regional High School in Mendon, Massachusetts. Sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston", Aerosmith became the best-selling American rock band of all time, having sold more than 150 million albums worldwide. They also hold the record for the most gold and multi-platinum albums by an American group.
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1971: Cher started a two week run at No.1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with 'Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves', the singer's first US solo No.1, it made No.4 in the UK.
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1971: Isaac Hayes was #1 on the US Billboard 200 Album Chart with the Soundtrack by Shaft
2: Santana - Santana III
3: Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells a Story
4: John Lennon - Imagine
5: Carole King - Tapestry
6: Cat Stevens - Teaser And The Firecat
7: Carpenters - Carpenters
8: The Moody Blues - Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
9: Paul & Linda McCartney - Ram
10: The Who - Who's Next
www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1971-11-06
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1971: Roy Rogers & Dale Evans perform "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" on the syndicated "Hee Haw" TV show
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1971: In Melody Maker, Pete Townshend writes another defense of The Who’s higher ticket prices but apparently runs out of patience and says sarcastically that he only pretends to believe in what he says and is only doing it for the money. The Who play the Rainbow Theatre in London.
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1972: Queen played at the Pheasantry Club in London.
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1972: After a show at Imperial College in London, Billy Murcia of The New York Dolls died after choking on his coffee after an overdose of Mandrax. The influential American band formed in 1972 and made just two albums, the 1973 'New York Dolls' and 1974 'Too Much Too Soon'.
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1973: Two men, including manager Phil Kaufman, were charged and fined for stealing the coffin of Gram Parsons. They had the body cremated and spread the ashes at California's Joshua Tree monument which they said was Parson's wish.
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1973: Grand Funk Railroad performed at The Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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1974: David Bowie appeared at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio during the Philly Dogs tour. After the show, Bowie stayed up all night in the hotel bar dancing and miming.
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1975: The S*x Pistols play their first-ever gig, opening for the band Bazooka Joe at St. Martin's School of Art in London. Bazooka Joe's lead singer is Stuart Goddard, who is so inspired by the set that he drops out of art school and takes the name Adam Ant. The Pistols’ performance lasts 10 minutes.
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1976: The Steve Miller Band "Rock 'N' Me" hits #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, giving the group their second chart-topper, following "The Joker.". Blue Öyster Cult landed their biggest hit as "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" peaked at #12 in the US. The song is not about su***de, but about reuniting with loved ones in the afterlife.
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1976: Stevie Wonder was #1 for the fourth week on the US Billboard 200 Album Chart with Songs in the Key of Life.
2: Earth, Wind & Fire - Spirit
3: Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains the Same (Soundtrack)
4: Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle
5: Peter Frampton - Frampton Comes Alive!
6: Boston - Boston
7: Heart - Dreamboat Annie
8: Chicago - Chicago X
9: Bee Gees - Children of the World
10: Lynyrd Skynyrd - One More From the Road.
www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1978-11-06
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1977: The S*x Pistols went to No.1 on the UK Album Chart with their debut LP Never Mind The Bo****ks, Here's The S*x Pistols. the punk group's only No.1 album. The album was met by a hail of controversy upon its release. The first problems involved the allegedly 'obscene' name of the album, resulting in the prosecution of the manager of the Nottingham Virgin record shop for having displayed it in a window. More outrage was sparked by the lyrics of the songs 'God Save the Queen' and 'Anarchy in the UK.
2. Bread - The Sound Of Bread (Their 20 Finest Songs)
3. Cliff Richard - 40 Golden Greats
4. Diana Ross And The Supremes - 20 Golden Greats
5. Genesis - Seconds Out
6. David Bowie - Heroes
7. The Stranglers - No More Heroes
8. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
9. Santana - Moonflower
10. Leo Sayer - Thunder In My Heart
www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/19771106/7502
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1978: Nicolette Larson released her version of Neil Young "Lotta Love", Larson reached No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 8 on the Cash Box Top 100 in February 1979.
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1979: The movie The Rose with Bette Midler premiered at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City, with the opening night party at the Roseland Ballroom. (Note: Many websites report that the movie premiered in Los Angeles on October 10. This cannot be correct, because the world premiere was on November 6, according to the book 'Bette Midler: Still Divine' by Mark Bego.)
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1979: Paul Simon kicks off his latest British tour at London's Hammersmith Odeon by offering to buy everyone in the audience a drink. The tab comes to about $2,000.
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1980: Led Zeppelin met on the island of Jersey to discuss their future after the death of John Bonham.
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1980: The Allman Brothers Band played at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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1981: Blue Oyster Cult performed at Lake View Arena in Marquette, Michigan.
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1982: Special guests on this week's syndicated US music television series The Glen Campbell Music Show included Roger Miller who performed "King of the Road" and then with Glen Campbell played "Southern Nights", "Goin' Back to Alabam", "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" and "It's Your World (Boys and Girls)".
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1982: R.E.M. play at Tupelo’s Tavern, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, supported by Peter Holsapple.
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1982: On their Hide Your Sheep Tour [aka the K.A.T.N. (Kicking Ass and Taking Names tour) Tour], Van Halen play at Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky, USA, supported by Joe Whiting And The Bandit Band.
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1982: Jennifer Warnes and Joe Cocker started a three week run at No.1 in the US Billboard Hot 100 Single Chart with a song taken from the film 'An Officer And A Gentleman', 'Up Where We Belong'. The first single from Michael Jackson's Thriller album, the Paul McCartney duet "The Girl Is Mine," enters the Hot 100 at #45. With the exception of a two-week stretch between "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" and "Thriller," at least one song from the album is on the chart every week until May 19, 1984.
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1982: John Cougar (Mellencamp) continued to hold on to #1 on the US Billboard 200 Album Chart for a ninth week with American Fool.
2: Fleetwood Mac - Mirage
3: Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska
4: Men At Work - Business As Usual
5: Billy Squier - Emotions In Motion
6: Michael McDonald - If That's What It Takes
7: Alan Parsons Project - Eye In The Sky
8: The Who - It's Hard
9: Billy Joel - The Nylon Curtain
10: A Flock Of Seagulls - A Flock Of Seagulls
www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1982-11-06
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1983: Billy Joel remained (2nd week) at number 1 on the UK - British Singles Chart with Uptown Girl
2. Lionel Richie - All Night Long (All Night)
3. Paul McCartney And Michael Jackson - Say Say Say
4. Shakin' Stevens - Cry Just A Little Bit
5. Adam Ant - Puss 'N' Boots
6. Duran Duran - Union Of The Snake
7. Men Without Hats - The Safety Dance
8. Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
9. Madness The Sun And The Rain
10. The Cure - The Love Cats
www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19831106/7501
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1983: Planet Records issues "Break Out', the tenth studio album from female vocal group the Pointer Sisters. Spawning four U.S. top 10 hits—"Jump (For My Love)", "Automatic", "Neutron Dance" and a slightly remixed version of their 1982 hit "I'm So Excited". The album peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200 and was certified triple-platinum by the RIAA.
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1983: Miles Ahead: A Tribute To An American Music Legend, is staged in Radio City Music Hall, New York City, USA. The show is a tribute to Miles Davis, organised by Columbia Records and The Black Music Association, featuring Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Jackie McLean and many others.
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1985: Tears For Fears played at La Rotonde, Le Mans, France, Europe. While there, Curt Smith drives round the Le Mans race track in a Formula 3 racing car.
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1986: Liza Minelli plays the fourth of eight days at The Chicago Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
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1988: Enya completed a 3 week run at number 1 on the UK - British Singles Chart with Orinoco Flow
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1988: Dire Straits remained (3rd week) at number 1 on the UK - British Album Chart with Money for Nothing
2. Kylie Minogue - Kylie
3. The Human League - Greatest Hits
4. U2 - Rattle And Hum
5. Chris Rea - New Light Through Old Windows
6. Enya - Watermark
7. Various Artists - Smash Hits Party '88
8. T'Pau - Rage
9. Bananarama - The Greatest Hits Collection
10. Various Artists - Soft Metal
www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/19881106/7502
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1989: Dickie Goodman ("Mr. Jaws" from 1975 and other novelty songs), later the head of music at 20th Century, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound In Fayetteville, North Carolina at the age of 55.
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1990: Madonna released 'Justify My Love', the first VHS video single in the US. (Queen released 'Who Wants To Live Forever' as a Video Single in the UK four years earlier). Co-written by Lenny Kravitz,The brouhaha piques interest in the song, which became Madonna's ninth No.1 single on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No.2 in the United Kingdom.
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1992: Reba McEntire's plane makes an emergency landing when the nose gear is determined faulty. She boards another plane within 20 minutes and takes off from Nashville again for a sold-out show in Madison, Wisconsin
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1993: Melissa Etheridge electrifies the crowd at Neil Young's annual Bridge School benefit concert with a rendition of Janis Joplin's "Piece Of My Heart." Warren Zevon, Bonnie Raitt, Ann and Nancy Wilson (of Heart), Sammy Hagar and Eddie Van Halen, and Simon & Garfunkel also perform.
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1993: Meat Loaf hit #1 in the US Billboard Hot 100 Single Chart with a Jim Steinman song--"I'd Do anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)". Mr. Meat finally displaced Mariah Carey's "Dreamlover", the previous #1 for eight solid weeks. Ace of Base was up to #2 with their debut hit "All That She Wants", Xscape was "Just Kickin' It" and Janet Jackson climbed from 9-4 with "Again".
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1993: Pearl Jam went to No.1 on the US Billboard 200 Album Chart with 'Vs', selling 950,378 copies making it the highest sales in US album history in one week. Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell by Meat Loaf fell to #3 and In Utero took a step backwards for Nirvana.
2: Rush - Counterparts
3: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell
4: Nirvana.- In Utero
5: Eazy-E - It's On (Dr. Dre 187um) Killa (EP)
6: Various Artists - Common Thread: The Songs Of The Eagles
7: Mariah Carey - Music Box
8: Billy Joel - River of Dreams
9: Garth Brooks - In Pieces
10: Janet Jackson - Janet
www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1993-11-06/
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1994: Pato Banton remained (3rd consecutive week) to number 1 on the UK - British Singles Chart with Baby Come Back.
2. Bon Jovi - Always
3. R Kelly - She's Got That Vibe
4. Eternal - Oh Baby I...
5. Whigfield - Saturday Night
6. Michelle Gayle - Sweetness
7. (MC Sar And) The Real McCoy Another Night {1994}
8. Sheryl Crow - All I Wanna Do
9. Snap! - Welcome To Tomorrow ft Summer
10. Ultimate Kaos - Some Girls
www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19941106/7501
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1995: Queen release Made In Heaven, an album pieced together from recordings made before Freddie Mercury's 1991 death. It debuted at #1 in the UK.
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1997: Kevin Paul Godfrey, aka Epic Soundtracks of the British post-punk band Swell Maps, dies in his sleep at age 38. The circumstances surrounding his death are unknown.
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1998: Don Julian, who led The Larks on their 1964 #7 hit "The Jerk", died of pneumonia at the age of 61.
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1998: When Rick James plays at The Mammoth Events Center, Denver, Colorado, USA, he collapses onstage because of a neck aneurysm which results in a blood clot travelling to his brain and causing a stroke. In hospital, his condition is referred to as "rock'n'roll neck" because it was caused by tossing his head violently during his performance.
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1999: S*x Pistols front man Johnny Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten), broadcasts one of the first online radio shows, which is called Rotten Radio. On the 4-hour webcast, Rotten allows callers and guests to say whatever they please free of censorship. The show lasts until August, 2000.
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1999: Anthony Jones, the bassist for Humble Pie when they reformed in 1980, dies as a result of having contracted Meningitis while giving a Chinese tourist CPR in Santa Monica, California, USA, for 10-15 minutes until an ambulance arrives.
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1999: Stuart Hamblen and songwriter Billy Hill, who authored "Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)," are added to the Western Music Association Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the InnSuites Hotel in Tucson, Arizona.
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1999: Bill Miller takes home top honors at the second annual Native American Music Awards, presented at Popejoy Hall in Albuquerque. Miller wins five honors, including artist of the year, songwriter, male artist, and song ("Ghostdance"). Hank Williams is the first country singer inducted into the Native American Hall of Fame during a ceremony in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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1999: Santana remained (2nd week) at number 1 on the on the US Billboard 200 Album Chart with Supernatural
2: Backstreet Boys - Millennium
3: Creed - Human Clay
4: Lou Bega - A Little Bit Of Mambo
5: Britney Spears - ...Baby One More Time
6: Limp Bizkit - Significant Other
7: Kid Rock - Devil Without A Cause
8: Christina Aguilera - Christina Aguilera
9: Juvenile - 400 Degreez
10: Brian McKnight - Back At One
www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1999-11-06
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2000: Alejandro Sanz picks up two of the 14 music awards at the 47th Premios Ondas, presented in Barcelona. Sanz wins the album category for El Alma Al Aire, and the honor for best Spanish artist.
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2000: John Birch, an English luthier mainly known for his electric guitars, dies at the age of 78. His customers included Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath, Brian May of Queen, Dave Hill and Jim Lea of Slade, Gerry Shephard of The Glitter Band and Roy Orbison.
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2000: Madonna played her first show in eight years when she performed a short 20 minute set at New York's Roseland Ballroom. Madonna wore a tight black vest bearing the sequinned name of 18 year-old Britney Spears.
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2001: In an early effort at online try-before-you-buy, Virgin Records posts 90-second clips of the songs from Mick Jagger's upcoming album Goddess in the Doorway.
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2002: Porter Wagoner and Bill Carlisle were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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2003: Metallica kicked off their 137-date Madly in Anger with the World Tour at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. The Madly in Anger with the World tour was the fourth-highest grossing tour of 2004, reaping $60,500,000 in ticket sales.
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2003: Justin Timberlake wins for Best Male Artist, Best Pop Act and Best Album (Justified) at the 10th annual MTV Europe Music Awards. An estimated one billion people in 28 countries watched the awards ceremony held in a 6,000-capacity big top arena held in Western Harbour in Edinburgh, Scotland constructed specifically for the show.
Song- Beyonce ft. Jay-Z
Video - Untitled 1 - Sigur Ros
Album - Justin Timberlake
Female - Christina Aguilera
Male, Pop - Justin Timberlake
Group - Coldplay
New Act - Sean Paul
Dance - Panjabi MC
Rock - White Stripes
R&B - Beyonce
Hip-Hop - Eminem
Web Award - Goldfrapp
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2004: Rod Stewart debuted at number 1 on US Billboard 200 Album Chart with "Stardust... The Great American Songbook Vol. III," selling 221,000 copies its first week.
2: Nelly - Suit
3: George Strait - 50 Number Ones
4: Usher - Confessions
5: Ray Charles - Genius Loves Company
6: Jimmy Eat World - Futures
7: Brooks & Dunn - The Greatest Hits Collection II 8: Celine Dion - Miracle
9: Hilary Duff - Hilary Duff
10: Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying
www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2004-11-06
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2005: The Official UK Charts announced that Robbie Williams had sold the most albums in the UK so far this century with sales of 6.3m. Coldplay were at number two, with sales of 6.2m albums and Dido was in third place with 5.7m albums sold. The figures were based on albums sold in the UK from 1st January 2000 to 11th October 2005 excluding greatest hits, live albums and downloads.
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2005: Westlife comp[leted 2 week run at number 1 on the U.K.- British Singles Chart with You Raise Me Up.
2. Arctic Monkeys - I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
3. Pharrell - Can I Have It Like That ft Gwen Stefani
4. Craig David - Don't Love You No More
5. Sugababes - Push The Button
6. Pussycat Dolls - Don't Cha
7. Robbie Williams - Tripping
8. Kate Bush - King Of The Mountain
9. Goldfrapp - Number 1
10. Hilary Duff - Wake Up
www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20051106/7501/
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2005: Westlife was #1 on the UK - British Albums Chart with Face to Face.
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2005: Madonna scored her 36th Top Ten single with ‘Hung Up’, equaling the record with Elvis Presley for the most Top Ten singles. ‘Hung Up’ was also Madonna's 47th Top Forty single, the most for any female artist. The track sampled the instrumental riff from ABBA's 'Gimme, Gimme, Gimme'.
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2005: Clear Channel agreed to remove posters with 50 Cent holding a gun in one hand and a microphone in the other in the Los Angeles area after a rally was held in protest, the company also agreed to remove 21 posters in Philadelphia. The posters were plugging the rapper’s forthcoming film 'Get Rich or Die Tryin.' "The message could be 'rob to get rich' said Bilal Qayyum, a leader of the anti violence group Men United for a Better Philadelphia.
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2006: 59 year old British singer and actress Marianne Faithfull announced that she has fully recovered from breast cancer and planned to resume her postponed world tour.
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2006: The Country Music Association awards aired for the first time on ABC. The awards show had been on CBS since 1972. Keith Urban, who won the Male Vocalist of the Year, was absent due to his rehab stint, and co-host Ronnie Dunn read Urban's acceptance letter. Hall of Fame inductee Kris Kristofferson presented the inductions for 2006 inductees George Strait, Harold Bradley and Sonny James, each of whom gave brief acceptance speeches; Strait also performed his #1 hit "Give It Away." Controversy reigned when Faith Hill appeared to react angrily after Carrie Underwood won the Female Vocalist of the Year award. George Strait, Sonny James and Harold Bradley were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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2007: Meat Loaf cancelled his European tour after being diagnosed with a cyst on his vocal cords. The 60-year-old had already scrapped two gigs on doctor's orders. Speculation had surrounded the tour after he cut short a gig in Newcastle, telling the audience it is "the last show I may ever do in my life".
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2007: Hank Thompson died from lung cancer, aged eighty-two. His career which spanned seven decades saw him sell over 60 million records worldwide. He was a leader in the music industry with accomplishments including the first music-based television show to be broadcast in color, the first artist to travel with sound and lighting systems and the first to record a live album.
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2008: Grammy winners The Pointer Sisters are inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in Sharon, Pennsylvania, with Fleetwood Mac, Sam & Dave, Queen, Bread and The Righteous Brothers
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2008: Daryl Hall And John Oates launched a lawsuit against music publisher Warner / Chappell Music in Manhattan Supreme Court, accusing the company of failing to protect the copyright to their 1982 hit "Maneater" after an unidentified singer had used the song in a 2006 recording.
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2009: The Lee Daniels film Precious, starring Gabourey Sidibe as an abused teen, debuts in the US. It features supporting roles by Mariah Carey and Lenny Kravitz (the movie inspires his song "Push"), and the soundtrack spawns the single "I Can See In Color" by Mary J. Blige.
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2010: Sugarland debuted at number 1 on US Billboard 200 Album Chart with "The Incredible Machine", selling 203,000 copies in its first week of release. In its second week, the album dropped to number two, the selling 89,000 copies
2: Kings Of Leon - Come Around Sundown
3: Elton John / Leon Russell - The Union
4: Rod Stewart - Fly Me To The Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V
5: Lil Wayne - I Am Not A Human Being
6: Soundtrack - Glee: The Rocky Horror Glee Show (EP)
7: Shakira - Sale El Sol
9: Third Day - Move
10: Darius Rucker - Charleston, SC 1966
www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2010-11-06/
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2011: Florence + The Machine debuted at number 1 on the UK - British Singles Chart with Ceremonials.
2. Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto
3. Professor Green - At Your Inconvenience
4. Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
5. Michael Buble - Christmas
6. Alfie Boe - Alfie
7. Adele - 21
8. Ed Sheeran - +
9. Rizzle Kicks - Stereo Typical
10. Manic Street Preachers - National Treasures - The Complete Singles
www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20111106/7501
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2011: Veteran singer and songwriter Don Williams is presented with ASCAP's Golden Note Award at The 49th Annual ASCAP Country Music Awards at The Ga***rd Opryland Resort, Nashville, Tennessee.
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2012: Living up to their name, The Civil Wars cancel the rest of their tour dates after a performance in London, citing "internal discord and irreconcilable differences of ambition." They release one more album but never perform again.
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2012: Taylor Swift is on the cover as the new issue of Cosmopolitan reaches newsstands. "When someone exhibits signs of evoking a dark and twisty relationship and dark and twisty feelings, it's not interesting to me," she says. "I've learned when to get out"
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2013: Winners of the 47th annual Country Music Association Awards held at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
Entertainer of the Year - George Strait
Album - Blake Shelton
Song - Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington and Jimmy Yeary
Single - Florida Georgia Line
Male Vocalist - Blake Shelton
Female Vocalist - Miranda Lambert
Musical Event - Tim McGraw w/ Taylor Swift & Keith Urban.
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2013: Lee Crystal, drummer with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts from 1981-1986, died in Maplewood, New Jersey of complications from multiple sclerosis at the age of 57.
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2014: American musician Rick Rosas died aged 65. He was one of the most sought after studio session musicians in Los Angeles. Throughout his career, he played with Neil Young, Joe Walsh, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ron Wood and many others. In 2014, Rosas joined Neil Young and Crazy Horse on their European tour, following Billy Talbot's inability to tour due to a stroke - making Rosas the only bassist to have played with three of Young's major band-based projects, Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Crazy Horse.
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2014: John Fogerty, Common, Mary J. Blige and Willie Nelson are among the performers at a concert that takes place on the South Lawn of the White House. Later broadcast as A Salute to the Troops: In Performance at the White House, a highlight is Fogerty's performance of "Fortunate Son" - an anti war song, but one that resonates with those who served.
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2014: AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd is hit with charges of "attempting to procure murder" in a New Zealand court. The charges are dropped a short time later, but the media coverage caused a spike in downloads of the song "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap."
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2015: After visiting the Texas Capitol two days earlier, Ozzy Osbourne visits the Alamo in San Antonio, where he famously peed on a statue in 1982. Ozzy's road trip is part of a History Channel show he's working on with his son, Jack.
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2015: Elvis Presley and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra debuted at number 1 on the UK - British Albums Chart with If I Can Dream.
2. Rod Stewart - Another Country
3. Guy Garvey - Courting The Squall
4. Ed Sheeran - X
5. Jess Glynne - I Cry When I Laugh
6. Andrea Bocelli - Cinema
7. James Morrison - Higher Than Here
8. Jack Pack - Jack Pack
9. Erasure - Always (The Very Best Of)
10. Sam Smith - In The Lonely Hour
www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20151106/7502
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2015: Over 38 years after his death, Elvis Presley topped the UK album chart for a 12th time with "If I Can Dream", a collection of Elvis classics featuring orchestral re-workings by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. That feat meant that Elvis has had more UK number one albums than any other male solo artist.
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2016: The Country Music Hall of Fame closes the exhibit "Blake Shelton: Based On A True Story." The display featured trophies, an elf costume from a TV special and the chair he uses on NBC's "The Voice"
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2016: During a performance at the MTV Europe Music Awards, Green Day's lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong changes a line in their song American Idiot from "the subliminal mind-f*ck America" to "the subliminal mind Trump America" as a protest against US President-elect Donald Trump.
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2017: Big Loud releases the Morgan Wallen single "Up Down," featuring Florida Georgia Line, to radio
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2018: English cellist Hugh McDowell died of cancer at age 65. McDowell performed with the first live line-up of ELO in 1972 while only 19 years old. He also worked with Roy Wood in Wizzard.
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2020: System Of A Down release two songs - "Protect The Land" and "Genocidal Humanoidz" - supporting their home country of Armenia in a war that has broken out in the region. It's the first new material from the band since their album Hypnotize in 2005.
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2020: A Friday edition of the Grand Ole Opry is held (with audience) for the first time since March, when the show was forced to limit performances. Stepping into the Circle this Friday is Jimmie Allen, Bill Anderson, Henry Cho, Dailey & Vincent, Jordan Davis, Connie Smith, and The Gatlin Brothers.
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2020: The Beatles' company, Apple Corps Limited, showed income of 50,244,899 Pounds for the 12 months ending in January. That was the equivalent of 137,657 Pounds a day, despite the group having split more than 50 years ago. According to the Daily Mirror newspaper, surviving members Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, along with John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono and George Harrison's widow Olivia, received 6.1 million Pounds each.
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2020: Ariana Grande remained (2nd week) at number 1 on the UK - British Singles Chart with Positions.
2. Internet Money ft. Gunna and Toliver - Lemonade
3. Wes Nelson and Hardy Caprio - See Nobody
4. Tate Mcrae - You Broke Me First
5. Pop Smoke - What You Know Bout Love
6. Headie One ft. Aj Tracey and Stormzy - Ain't It Different
7. Miley Cyrus - Midnight Sky
8. Ksi ft. Craig David and Digital Farm - Really Love
9. Ariana Grande - 34+35
10. Justin Bieber and Chance The Rapper - Holy
www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20201106/7501/
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2021: Drake returned (5th non consecutive week) to number 1 on the US Billboard 200 Albums Chart with Certified Lover Boy
2. Morgan Wallen - Dangerous: The Double Album
3. Doja Cat - Planet Her
4. YoungBoy Never Broke Again - Sincerely, Kentrell
5. Olivia Rodrigo - Sour
6. Moneybagg Yo - A Gangsta's Pain
7. Young Thug - Punk
8. Lana Del Rey - Blue Banisters
9. Lil Nas X - Montero
10. Elton John - The Lockdown Sessions
www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2021-11-06/
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2022: Brooklyn rapper Gloria “Hurricane G” Rodriguez has died at age 52. The passing of the Puerto Rican MC best known for her 1997 No. 10 hot rap singles hit “Somebody Else” as well as bilingual songs including “Underground Lockdown” and “El Barrio.” Rodriguez first gained fame in 1992 when she appeared on Redman’s “Tonight’s da Night,” then teamed up with him again two years later on “We Run N.Y.” from his Dare Iz a Darkside album. Her debut full-length Spanglish album, All Woman, dropped in 1997 on the New York-based H.O.L.A. Recordings after she’d logged spots on songs by everyone from Xzibit to Funkdoobiest, Keith Murray and Puff Daddy. She also became the first female member of the East Coast hip-hop crew the Def Squad, which included Sermon, Redman, Murray and Jamal.
www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/hurricane-g-rapper-dead-52-dies-lung-cancer-battle-1235167263
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2022: Musician Dan Fawcett, who played guitar in the longtime Canadian hard rock band Helix in the early 2000s, was found murdered in Gibbons Park in London, Ontario, Canada, according to the CBC. He was 52 years old.
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2023: Taylor Swift’s ‘Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version)’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100
The song is her 11th leader, and dethrones her own "Cruel Summer." All charts (dated Nov. 11, 2023)
www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-is-it-over-now-number-1-hot-100-debut-1235464462/
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2024: Wednesday 13 has announced that he will be hitting the road next spring for an exciting North American headline run. T
https://metalinjection.net/tour-dates/wednesday-13-announces-transylvania-90210-20th-anniversary
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Birthdays
1916 - Ray Conniff (d. 2002)
1932 - Stonewall Jackson
1937 - Eugene Pitt (Jive Five)
1938 - P.J. Proby (born James Smith)
1938 - Jim Pike (Lettermen)
1941 - Guy Clark (d. 2016)
1941 - Doug Sahm (Sir Douglas Quintet) (d. 1999)
1944 - Bill Henderson (Chilliwack)
1945 - Lani Hall
1946 - George Young (Easybeats, AC/DC) (d 2017)
1947 - John Wilson (Them)
1948 - Glenn Frey (Eagles) (d. 2016)
1949 - Arturo Sandoval
1950 - Chris Glen (Alex Harvey Band, Michael Schenker Group)
1961 - Craig Goldy (Dio)
1962 - Annette Zilinskas (Bangles, Blood on the Saddle)
1963 - Paul Brindley (Sundays)
1963 - Rozz Williams (born Roger Painter) (Christian Death) (d. 1998)
1964 - Greg Graffin (Bad Religion)
1964 - Corey Glover (Living Colour)
1966 - Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big)
1976 - Mike Herrera (MXPX)
1979 - Trevor Penick (O-Town)
1983 - Jon Hume (Evermore)
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Deaths
1972: Billy Murcia (New York Dolls) - Overdose (21)
1989: Dickie Goodman (novelty duo Buchanan and Goodman) (55)
1997: Kevin Paul Godfrey - Swell Maps (38)
1998: Don Julian - The Larks (61)
2007: Hank Thompson - Lung cancer (82)
2007: George Osmond (father of the Osmonds) (90)
2013: Lee Crystal (Joan Jett & the Blackhearts 1981-1986) (57)
2014: Rick Rosas (65)
2018: Hugh McDowell (English cellist) ELO (65)
2020: Barbara York, composer ( 71)
2020: King Von [Dayvon Bennett] (26)
2021: Astro [Terence Wilson] (UB40) (64)
2021: Evette Benton (67)
2022: Betty Johnson (93)
2021: Astro (born Terence Wilson) (UB40)
2022: Hurricane G (Gloria Rodríguez) (52)
2022: Dan Fawcett (Helix) (52)
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Married
1999: Lee Ann Womack and Frank Liddell
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Recorded
1967: Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding, All Along the Watchtower
1972: Buck Owens - Streets Of Bakersfield
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Released (Single)
1965: Animals - It's My Life
1967: John Fred & His Pl***oy Band - Judy In Disguise (With Glasses)".
1972: Marty Robbins - This Much A Man
1972: Loggins & Messina - Your Mama Don't Dance
1978: Natalie Cole - Our Love
1978: Olivia Newton-John - A Little More Love
1989: Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation
1990: Madonna - Justify My Love
1990: Timmy T. - One More Try
1993: P.M. Dawn - I'd Die Without You
2017: Thomas Rhett - Marry Me (to radio)
2017: Morgan Wallen ft. Florida Georgia Line - Up Down (to radio)
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Released (Album)
1967: The Monkees - Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.
1971: The Stylistics - The Stylistics
1979: Willie Nelson - Pretty Paper
1981: The Cars -Shake It Up
1981: Rod Stewart - Tonight I'm Yours
1982: Rod Stewart - Absolutely Live
1983: Pointer Sisters - Break Out
1987: Stevie Wonder –Characters
1987: Soundtrack - Less Than Zero
1987: N.W.A - N.W.A and the Posse
1989: The Creatures - Boomerang
1990: Buffalo Tom -Birdbrain
1990: Morrissey - Bona Drag (US)
1990: Gang of Four - A Brief History of the Twentieth Century
1990: The Trash Can Sinatras - Cake (US)
1990: Kreator - Coma of Souls
1990: Scorpions -Crazy World
1990: Shriekback -The Dancing Years
1990: The Pogues - Hell's Ditch (US)
1990: Whitney Houston -I'm Your Baby Tonight
1990: Clint Black - Put Yourself in My Shoes
1990: Steve Winwood - Refugees of the Heart
1990: The High - Somewhere Soon (US)
1990: Slaughter - Stick It Live EP
1990: Kon Kan - Syntonic US
1991: Stevie Ray Vaughan - The Sky Is Crying
1995: Aimee Mann - I'm with Stupid
1995: Cher - It's A Man's World Europe
1995: Elvis Costello and Richard Harvey - Jake's Progress (Soundtrack)
1995: Queen - Made in Heaven
2000: Westlife - Coast to Coast
2000: Genesis - Genesis Archive 2: 1976–1992
2000: Fatboy Slim -Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars
2000: The Fall -The Unutterable
2000: ATC - Planet Pop
2001: Daft Punk - Alive 1997
2001: SWV - Best of SWV
2001: Britney Spears - Britney
2001: Petey Pablo -Diary Of A Sinner: 1st Entry
2001: Faith Evans -Faithfully
2001: Dope -Life
2001: tobyMac -Momentum
2001: Lovage - Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By
2001: The Coup - Party Music
2001: Tony Bennett -Playing with my friends: Bennett Sings The Blues
2001: The Trail Of Dead - Relative Ways ...And You Will Know Us By EP
2001: George Strait - The Road Less Traveled
2001: They Might Be Giants - They Might Be Giants In...Holidayland EP
2001: Moe - Warts and All: Volume 1
2001: Ludacris - Word of Mouf
2007: Little Big Town - A Place To Land
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Broadcasts
1964: Ready Steady Go (U.K.) - Beach Boys
1965: Shindig - Rolling Stones, Strangeloves, Fontella Bass
1968: Curtis Mayfield And The Impressions - Merv Griffin Show
2002: The Twilight Zone - Usher
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Number Ones – U.S. Singles
1943: Mills Brothers - Paper Doll
1948: Dinah Shore - Buttons & Bows
1954: Rosemary Clooney - This Ole House
1961: Jimmy Dean - Big Bad John
1965: Rolling Stones - Get Off of My Cloud
1971: Cher - Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves
1976: Steve Miller Band - Rock’n Me
1982: Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes Up Where We Belong
1993: Meat Loaf - I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)
1999: Santana Featuring Rob Thomas - Smooth
2004: Usher and Alicia Keys - My Boo
2010: Far East Movement Featuring The Cataracs and Dev - Like a G6
2021: Adele - Easy on Me
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Number Ones – U.S. Albums
1948: Dorsey, Kaye, Green, Monroe, Martin, King & The Three Suns - Theme Songs
1954: Jackie Gleason - Music, Martinis & Memories
1961: Judy at Carnegie Hall Judy Garland
1965: Beatles/Soundtrack - Help!
1971: Isaac Hayes / Soundtrack - Shaft
1976: Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life
1982: John Cougar - American Fool
1993: Pearl Jam - Vs
1999: Santana - Supernatural
2004: Usher - Confessions
2010: Sugarland - The Incredible Machine
2021: Drake - Certified Lover Boy
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Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles
1943: Erskine Hawkins and his Orchestra - Don't Cry Baby
1948: P*e Wee Crayton - Blues After Hours
1954: Faye Adams - It Hurts Me to My Heart
1961: Lee Dorsey - Ya Ya
1965: Fontella Bass - Rescue Me
1971: Marvin Gaye - Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
1976: L.T.D.- Love Ballad
1982: Marvin Gaye - S*xual Healing
1993: Xscape - Just Kickin' It
1999: Puff Daddy featuring R. Kelly - Satisfy You
2004: Rod Stewart - Stardust... The Great American Songbook Vol. III
2010: Chris Brown feat. Tyga & Kevin McCall - Deuces
2021: Wizkid feat. Justin Bieber and Tems - Essence
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Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles
1948: Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys - Just a Little Lovin' (Will Go a Long Way)
1954: Webb Pierce - More and More
1961: Leroy Van D**e - Walk On By
1965: Johnnie Wright - Hello Vietnam
1971: Sonny James - Here Comes Honey Again
1976: Merle Haggard - Cherokee Maiden
1982: Charley Pride - You're So Good When You're Bad
1993: Reba McEntire with Linda Davis - Does He Love You
1999: Martina McBride - I Love You
2004: Phil Vassar - In a Real Love
2010: Darius Rucker - Come Back Song
2021: Walker Hayes - Fancy Like
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Number Ones - U.S. Country Albums:
1965: Eddy Arnold - My World
1971: Freddie Hart - Easy Loving
1976: Tanya Tucker - Here's Some Love
1982: Willie Nelson - Always on My Mind
1993: Various Artist - Common Thread: Songs of the Eagles
1999: Dixie Chicks - Fly
2004: George Strait - 50 Number Ones
2010: Sugarland - The Incredible Machine
2021: Morgan Wallen - Dangerous: The Double Album
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Number Ones - U.K. Singles:
1953: David Whitfield - Answer Me
1959: Cliff Richard and The Shadows - Travellin' Light
1968: Joe Cocker "With a Little Help from My Friends
1977: ABBA - The Name of the Game
1983: Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
1988: Enya - Orinoco Flow
1994: Pato Banton "Baby Come Back
2005: Westlife - You Raise Me Up\
2011: Professor Green featuring Emeli Sandé - Read All About It
2015: Adele - Hello
2020: Ariana Grande - Positions
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Number Ones - U.K. Albums:
1966: Soundtrack - The Sound of Music
1977: S*x Pistols - Never Mind the Bo****ks, Here's the S*x Pistols
1983: Lionel Richie Can't Slow Down
1988: Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
1994: Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York
2005: Westlife - Face to Face
2011: Florence and the Machine - Ceremonials
2015: Elvis Presley w/ Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - If I Can Dream
2020: Ariana Grande - Positions
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