Aunt_Acid Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 1941- John Mayall and Denis Doherty (Mammas and Pappas) are born. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 ...looks like John Mayall was one of the Pappas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdL Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 November 29th 1917 - Merle Travis born 1933 - John Mayall Born 1965 - Colorado governor John A. Love decreed this day as "Rolling Stones Day" after the group sold out a concert at Denver Coliseum. 1975 - Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" tops the UK charts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Don Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 Monday November 29 * Felix Cavaliere of the Rascals ("People Got To Be Free") is 60 * Denny Doherty of the Mamas & the Papas ("California Dreamin'") is 63 * Chuck Mangione ("Feels So Good") is 54 * Jody Miller ("Queen Of The House") is 63 * Meco ("Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band") is 65 * George Harrison ("What Is Life") dies of cancer in 2001 * Ray Smith ("Rockin' Little Angel") dies of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 1979 * Chuck Berry is sued by his piano player alledging the sideman wrote the music for 52 of Chuck's songs (a judge later throws out the suit saying too many years had passed), 2000 * "Rolling Stones Day" is held in Denver, Colorado before their concert there, 1965 * After four weeks of work, the Beatles finally finish recording "Strawberry Fields Forever", 1966 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Annabelle_ Posted November 29, 2004 Report Share Posted November 29, 2004 November 29: 1969: No.1 on the US singles chart was "Come Together / Something" by the Beatles, their 18th US No.1. In the UK it was "Sugar, Sugar" by the Archies. 1978: Neil Young's 13th solo album, Comes a Time goes gold. 1986: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band's Live / 1975-85 started a seven week run at No.1 on the US album chart. 1995: Van Halen singer Sammy Hagar married model Kari Karte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_jr_ Posted November 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 This is like heroin for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 Nov. 30. 1945- Roger Glover (Deep Purple, bass) is born. 1955- Billy idol is born. 1994- Tupac Shakur is shot dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 Earth-Angel hasn´t posted yet. Sue, are you alright? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvish Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 November 30th: 1929 - Dick Clark was born in Mount Vernon, NY. 1960 - The Beatles performed at the Kaiserkeller in Hamburg for the last time. 1979 - Rock band Pink Floyd release the mega-selling rock opera The Wall. 1992 - Colombian authorities banned huge rock concerts following a riot after a Guns N' Roses show in Bogota. 1994 - The Beatles' "Live At The BBC" was released in Britain and continental Europe. It's North American release came six days later. 1996 - Herbert Khaury, otherwise known as Tiny Tim of "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" fame, dies of cardiac arrest at the age of 64. 2002 - Oasis is forced to postpone its remaining two German tour dates when frontman Liam Gallagher sustains injuries to his mouth and teeth in a Munich hotel brawl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Don Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 Tuesday November 30 Frank Ifield ("I Remember You") is 67 The late Allan Sherman ("Hello Mudduh, Hello Faddah") is born in 1924 Rob Grill of the Grass Roots ("Midnight Confessions") is 61 Luther Ingram ("If Loving You Is Wrong") is 60 Bob Moore ("Mexico") is 72 Jimmy Bowen ("I'm Sticking With You") is 67 Dick Clark ("American Bandstand") is 75 Tiny Tim ("Tiptoe Thru The Tulips") collapses onstage and dies in a Minneapolis hospital, 1996 Simon & Garfunkel's "Songs Of America" TV special airs on NBC, 1969 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 UncleJoe sips his coffee calmly with no mishaps. Alert the media! What a wonderful day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 November 29th 1965 - Colorado governor John A. Love decreed this day as "Rolling Stones Day" after the group sold out a concert at Denver Coliseum. HAPPY ROLLING STONES DAY, EVERYBODY. AND GOD BLESS US...EVERYONE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 Nov. 30. 1945- Roger Glover (Deep Purple, bass) is born. 1955- Billy idol is born. 1994- Tupac Shakur is shot dead. What a great day in the history of rock 'n' roll!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_jr_ Posted November 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 Rats. Elvy beat me to the Dick Clark one. One of the reasons I like to read this thread is because it brings back memories. I remember being in school, and "The Wall" would be wafting through the outside lounge throughout lunch. Cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunt_Acid Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 What a great day in the history of rock 'n' roll!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Annabelle_ Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 November 30: 1963: With The Beatles became the first million selling album in the UK. 1969: David Bowie, The Graham Bond Organization and Dusty Springfield performed at a fund raising show in London for youth magazine Rave . 1972: Wings released "Hi, Hi, Hi," which was banned from the BBC because of its "unsuitable lyrics." However, the song was a hit, making #5 in the U.K. and #10 in the U.S. in early 1973. 1974: The Eagles' "Best Of My Love" is released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 Happy Birthday, Woody Allen!!! (he plays something in a jazz band, don´t he?) By the way, Suzie, I´ll let you post it all, but come back, please!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Don Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 Wednesday December 1 Gilbert O'Sullivan ("Clair") is 58 Sandy Nelson ("Teen Beat") is 66 Billy Paul ("Me & Mrs. Jones") is 70 Lou Rawls ("You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine") is 69 Bette Midler "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy") is 59 John Densmore of the Doors ("Hello I Love You") is 59 Lee Dorsey ("Ya Ya") dies of emphysema in 1986 Bobby Darin marries actress Sandra Dee (it lasts seven years), 1960 Bette Midler celebrates her 30th birthday with an emergency appendectomy, 1975 Sly Stone is sentenced to 55 days in jail dor driving under the influence of cocaine, 1989 Neil Sedaka signs with RCA Records, 1958 Buddy Holly, Sam Cooke and the Rays all make their national TV debut on CBS' "Ed Sullivan Show", 1957 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 DECEMBER 1: Summer officially commences Down Under today. 1960 Elvis holds #1 in US and Australia with "Are You Lonesome Tonight"; also in UK with "It's Now Or Never" which becomes the fastest Million selling single there. It sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Not bad for a reworking of an 1899 Italian song "O Sole Mio"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 Well, Crazy Don, you said it all!! Where are you, Earth-Angel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 It's raining like the end of the world in Philly today. Uncle pops his Rain CD's into the player and gets real mellow. Join me, won't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvish Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 1961 - Brian Epstein met with Decca representatives to discuss a deal for the Beatles. 1968 Janis Joplin makes a final appearance with Big Brother & the Holding Company. 1969 - "Magic" Sam Maghett, the Chicago bluesman best known for his 1964 recording of "High Heel Sneakers," dies after suffering a heart attack in Chicago. He was 32. 1971 - John and Yoko release "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" in the U.S. 1977 - The album "Elvis Country" was certified gold by the RIAA. 1987 - A Kentucky teacher lost her appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court over being fired for showing her class Pink Floyd's "The Wall." The court decided the film was not suitable for minors due to language and sexual content. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Annabelle_ Posted December 1, 2004 Report Share Posted December 1, 2004 1951: Blue Oyster Cult member Eric Bloom is born. 1978: British new wave music-hall rocker Ian Dury releases his biggest hit single "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick." It will reach Number One in the U.K. and sell two million copies worldwide without entering the U.S. chart. 1982: Michael Jackson's Thriller album was released, it spent 190 weeks on the UK album chart and is the biggest selling pop album of all time, with sales over 40 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 1 December Songfacts in the Washington Post!! Gongrats to all of the responsibles! (songfactors and moderators) Earth-Angel, Queen of Google, ain´t posting for a while... snifff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLD 55 Posted December 2, 2004 Report Share Posted December 2, 2004 2 December: 60 years ago today The Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald top the U.S. Charts with "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall". Must be a message in that somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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