... and a couple more November 3 birthdays –
Mabel John (1930) – Blues singer (“Your Good Thing Is About To End”).
John Barry (aka John Prendergast, 1933) – film score composer (“007”).
Bert Jansch (1943) – Pentangle.
Tommy Dee (1946) – guitarist for John Fred and His Playboy Band (“Judy
In Disguise”).
James Prime (1960) – keyboardist for Deacon Blue.
Marilyn (aka Peter Robinson, 1962) – British pop singer.
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Birthday correction --
Nick Simper was born in 1945.
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November 3 R.I.P. –
Léon Theremin (1993) – Age 97. Inventor.
Lonnie Donegan (2002) – heart attack. Age 71. Skiffle musician.
Joe Bushkin (2004) – Age 83. Jazz pianist with Louis Armstrong (“Oh!
Look At Me Now”).
Paul Mauriat (2006) – Age 81. French conductor ("Love Is Blue").
Jerry Bock (2010) – heart failure. Age 81. Broadway composer (“If I
Were A Rich Man”).
Jim Clench (2010) – lung cancer. Age 61. Bassist for April Wine and
Bachman-Turner Overdrive.
Cory Smoot (2011) – coronary thrombosis. Age 34. Guitarist “Flattus
Maximus” for GWAR.
November 3 album releases –
Elvis Presley – Harum Scarum (1965)
The Easybeats – Volume 3 (1966)
Diana Ross and The Supremes – Cream Of The Crop (1969)
Smokey Robinson and The Miracles – Four In Blue (1969)
Hall & Oates – Abandoned Luncheonette (1973)
Neil Diamond – Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973)
Triumph – Rock And Roll Machine (1977)
Neil Young – Hawks & Doves (1980)
John Lennon – Menlove Ave. (1986)
Bon Jovi – Keep The Faith (1992)
Beck – Mutations (1998)
November 3 events –
1955 – Eddie Fisher records “Dungaree Doll” in New York.
1955 – Marty Robbins records "Singing The Blues" at Owen Bradley's
Quonset Hut Studio in Nashville.
1957 – Paul Anka, Jimmy Rodgers and Sam Cooke all appear on The Ed
Sullivan Show. Cooke’s performance of “You Send Me” at the end of the
show is cut off mid-song when the show runs out of time.
1957 – Danny and The Juniors release their single, “At The Hop” b/w
“Sometimes (When I’m Alone)” on Singular Records.
1958 – PFC Elvis Presley goes on maneuvers for two weeks with the 32nd
Tank Regiment near the border of Germany and Czechoslovakia.
1962 – Billboard magazine drops the "Western" from its Country and
Western chart title.
1963 – The Everly Brothers, Bo Diddley, The Rolling Stones, Mickie
Most and The Flintstones play the final night of their 30-day UK tour
at the Hammersmith Odeon in London.
1964 – Mayor Ralph Locker of Cleveland, Ohio, bans The Rolling Stones
from playing the city ever again after a teenager falls from a balcony
during the group's concert at the Public Hall, saying, "Such groups do
not add to the community's culture or entertainment."
1964 – Dean Martin records “You’ll Always Be The One I Love” in
Hollywood.
1964 – Elvis Presley releases his single, “Blue Christmas” b/w “Wooden
Heart” in the U.S.
1965 – The Beatles record the Paul McCartney song “Michelle.”
1966 – Jefferson Airplane records “Somebody To Love” at RCA Studios in
Los Angeles.
1967 – Filming for The Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour concludes at
Ringo Starr’s home with the group frolicking and pretending to play a
white cello in the backyard, and a bare-chested Mal Evans having
George Harrison’s “Blue Jay Way” segment projected onto him while the
group watches.
1973 – Neil Young appears at the Palace Theatre in Manchester, with
opening act The Eagles.
1977 – Elton John announces his retirement from touring at a charity
concert for the Variety Club Great Britain and Goaldiggers - an
organization providing football facilities for disadvantaged children
- at Wembley Stadium.
1983 – RCA International signs the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo to a
six-year, $30 million recording contract. One contract stipulation is
that they have to leave the group when they reach 16, because they’ll
be too old for the group.
1990 – The Righteous Brothers’ “Unchained Melody” hits #1 on the UK
singles chart after being prominently featured in the movie, Ghost.
1991 – An estimated 300,000 people attend a free concert in Golden
Gate Park to honor the late Bill Graham. Called "Laughter, Love and
Music," the concert features performances by Santana, The Grateful
Dead, John Fogerty, Journey, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
1993 – Little Richard guest-stars on an episode of the CBS-TV sitcom
Hearts Afire.
1995 – Hootie and The Blowfish reach an out-of-court settlement with
Bob Dylan for an undisclosed amount after courts rule the group lifted
lyrics from Dylan's "Tangled Up In Blue" for their recent hit "Only
Wanna Be With You."
1997 – Billy Preston is sentenced to three years in prison for cocaine
possession and violating parole by a Santa Monica court judge.
1997 – Metallica reaches an out-of-court settlement with a fan who
claims he lost his sense of smell after being dropped on his head by
fans at one of their shows in 1993.
1999 – Britain's first museum of pop music, The National Centre for
Popular Music, is saved from bankruptcy when creditors agree on a
deal, after the Sheffield museum had run up debts of over £1 million.
2000 – EMI drops the band Simple Minds from its roster when the band
shops its album, Our Secrets Are The Same, to other labels after EMI
refuses to release it.
2003 – P. Diddy runs the New York City Marathon, finishing in four
hours and eighteen minutes, and raises $2 million for the New York
school system.
2004 – In a ceremony at Buckingham Palace, Eric Clapton is made a
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).
2005 – The MTV Europe Awards is held at the Pavilhão Atlântico in
Lisbon. Winners include Coldplay for best UK act and best song (“Speed
Of Sound”), Green Day for best rock act and best album, Alicia Keys
for best R&B act, System Of A Down for best alternative act, and The
Black Eyed Peas for best pop act.
2006 – Donny Osmond appears as himself on the ABC-TV soap opera All My
Children.
2006 – Maksim Miakovsky is arrested for stalking U.S. singer/actress
Hilary Duff and threatening to kill her, after flying to the U.S. "for
the sole purpose of meeting and becoming romantically involved with
Ms. Duff." He is later sentenced to 117 days in jail and five years
probation after pleading no contest to the charges.
2010 – Singer David Cassidy is arrested for drunk driving in Florida
after swerving all over the road and nearly causing an accident.
