... and more November 4 birthdays – Harry Elston (1938) – The Hi-Fi’s, The Friends Of Distinction. Delbert McClinton (1940) – singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist. Michael Smith (1947) – saxophonist for Amen Corner. Denis Simpson (1950) – The Nylons. Jeff Scott Soto (1965) – vocalist for Yngwie Malmsteen. Kool Rock-Ski (aka Damon Wimbley, 1966) – The Fat Boys. Puff Daddy (aka P. Diddy, aka Diddy, aka Sean Combs, 1969)
November 4 R.I.P. – Ivory “Deek” Watson (1969) – Age 60. The Ink Spots. Ronnie Goodson (1980) – brain tumor. Age 35. Trumpet for John Fred and His Playboy Band. Fred “Sonic” Smith (1994) – heart failure. Age 45. Guitarist for MC5. Robert Heaton (2004) – pancreatic cancer. Age 43. Drummer for New Model Army. November 4 album releases – The Allman Brothers Band – The Allman Brothers Band (1969) David Bowie – Space Oddity (1969) David Bowie – The Man Who Sold The World (1970) U.S. The Temptations – House Party (1975) The Ramones – Rocket To Russia (1977) Rod Stewart – Foot Loose And Fancy Free (1977) Black Sabbath – Mob Rules (1981) The Clash – Cut The Crap (1985) Elton John – Ice On Fire (1985) The Pretenders – Get Close (1986) Simon and Garfunkel – Old Friends (1997) (box set) The Beach Boys – The Pet Sounds Sessions (1997) (box set) The Allman Brothers Band – Peakin’ At The Beacon (2000) November 4 events – 1938 – Bing Crosby records “You’re A Sweet Little Headache” for Decca Records. 1952 – Perry Como records “Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes” with The Ramblers for RCA Victor. 1957 – The top six Billboard singles on the Pop and R&B charts are exactly the same: Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock" sits at #1 on both charts, followed by "Wake Up Little Susie" by The Everly Brothers, "You Send Me" by Sam Cooke, "Silhouettes" by The Rays, "Be-Bop Baby" by Ricky Nelson, and "Honeycomb" by Jimmie Rodgers. 1957 – Jerry Lee Lewis performs “Great Balls Of Fire” on American Bandstand. 1963 – The Beatles make their infamous appearance at the Royal Command Performance at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London, in the presence of the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret, appearing seventh on the bill of 19 acts. 1963 – The Rolling Stones, having just come off a 30-date UK tour with The Everly Brothers, kick off another 25-date UK club tour at the Top Rank Ballroom in Preston. 1964 – Marvin Gaye releases his single, “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)” b/w “Forever” on the Tamla label. 1964 – Gerry and The Pacemakers, The Miracles, Ketty Lester, Glen Campbell and Gene Pitney all appear on Shindig! 1964 – The Hank Williams biopic, Your Cheatin’ Heart, premieres in Montgomery, Alabama. 1965 – The Beatles record John Lennon’s old Quarrymen song “What Goes On,” and jam on “12-Bar Original” in an attempt to complete the recording of their album Rubber Soul. 1966 – The Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations” hits the UK singles chart. 1968 – Pink Floyd records “Point Me At The Sky” and “Careful With That Axe, Eugene” at Abbey Road Studios with Norman Smith producing. 1970 – The Beach Boys play the first of four nights at the Whiskey A Go-Go with opening act The Flame. 1971 – The Who performs on opening night of the newly re-named Rainbow Theatre in London. 1971 – Bob Dylan records his song “George Jackson” at Columbia Studios in New York. 1973 – Pink Floyd plays two shows at London's Rainbow Theatre to benefit musician Robert Wyatt, former drummer of Soft Machine, who fell from a fourth story bathroom window, breaking his back and leaving him paraplegic. The concerts raise £10,000 for Wyatt. 1975 – Hank Williams’ first wife and mother of Hank Jr., Audrey Williams passes away from heart failure after years of alcohol and drug abuse at age 52. 1976 – A bomb threat delays the start of Bruce Springsteen's concert at the Palladium in New York. When he takes the stage, Springsteen jokes that the threat was made by former manager Mike Appel, who is currently suing him. 1978 – Former Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young bassist Greg Reeves sues the group for $1 million for unpaid royalties from sales of the hit 1970 album Déjà Vu. 1978 – Van Morrison is the musical guest on Saturday Night Live, performing "Wavelength" and "Kingdom Hall." 1980 – An ailing Bob Marley is baptized a "Christian Rastafarian" at the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Kingston, Jamaica. 1981 – Dr. George Nichopoulos is acquitted on 11 counts of criminally over-prescribing drugs to Elvis Presley. 1984 – Prince debuts his new band The Revolution and begins his Purple Rain Tour, playing the first of seven nights at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. 1986 – In Chicago, soul singer Jerry "The Iceman" Butler is elected to the Cook County Board of Commissioners, a position he still holds. 1988 – U2’s film Rattle And Hum opens in theaters in the U.S. 1989 – Elton John’s latest single “Sacrifice” hits the UK charts, becoming his 50th British chart hit. 1990 – Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story opens at the Shubert Theatre on Broadway, where it will run for 225 performances. 1992 – Elton John and Bernie Taupin sign a $39 million songwriting deal with publishing giant Warner/Chappell. 1993 – Singer Nia Peeples files for divorce from her second husband Howard Hewett, lead singer of the R&B trio Shalamar. 1993 – Depeche Mode's Martin Gore is arrested at the Denver Westin Hotel after refusing to turn down the volume of his music in his room. 1993 – Elton John is awarded $518,700 in his libel lawsuit against the UK's Sunday Mirror newspaper for an article discussing Elton’s diet. 1995 – Bryan White makes his Grand Ole Opry debut. 1996 – Melissa Etheridge and her partner Julie Cypher appear on the cover of Newsweek magazine in conjunction with an article about gay adoption. 1997 – Michael Jackson announces that wife Debbie Rowe is pregnant with his second child. 1998 – The Fall singer Mark E. Smith appears in Manhattan Criminal Court on assault charges, accused of kicking, punching and choking his girlfriend and band keyboard player Julia Nagle at a New York Hotel, and is ordered into rehab. 1998 – Oasis’ Liam Gallagher is arrested after a drunken brawl with photographer Mel Bouzac at a London pub, for breaking the photographer’s camera. 2002 – Elton John and Bernie Taupin receive the Music Industry Trusts Award. 2008 – Bee Gee Robin Gibb’s housekeeper, Claire Yang, gives birth to his fourth child, Snow. 2009 – Country singer/songwriter Taylor Swift makes Billboard Hot 100 history when she debuts five singles in the Top 30. 2009 – Former members of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Robin Bachman and Blair Thornton, file a lawsuit over the rights to use the name of the band, claiming Randy Bachman and Fred Turner signed away their rights in 1977. 2010 – On doctors’ orders, Aretha Franklin cancels all appearances for the next seven months.
