Happy Birthday Sharleen Spiteri, vocalist with Texas! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharleen_Spiteri The young Sharleen and Texas performing their first hit single http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjsxvqlNct8
On Wednesday, November 7, 2012 5:15:54 PM UTC, Eidem wrote: > ... and more November 7 birthdays – > Joe Bushkin (1916) – Jazz pianist with Louis Armstrong (“Oh! Look At > Me Now”). > Joan Sutherland (1926) – Australian opera singer. > Jack Neal (1930) – bassist for Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps. > Kevin MacMichael (1951) – guitarist for Cutting Crew. > Robin Beck (1954) – singer (“First Time”). > Jellybean (aka John Benitez, 1957) – session drummer. > Tommy Thayer (1960) – guitarist for KISS. > Liam Ó Maonlaí (1964) – Hothouse Flowers. > Sandra “Pepa” Denton (1964) – Salt-N-Pepa. > Robin Finck (1971) – guitarist for Nine Inch Nails and Guns ‘N Roses. > > November 7 R.I.P. – > Carter Cornelius (1991) – myocardial infarction. Age 43. Cornelius > Brothers And Sister Rose (“Treat Her Like A Lady”). > Shorty Rogers (1994) – Age 70. Jazz trumpeter, arranger for The > Monkees. > Jerry Daniels (1995) – Age 79. The Ink Spots. > Howard Keel (2004) – colon cancer. Age 85. Actor, Broadway singer > (Carousel). > Lenny Mayes (2004) – lung cancer. Age 53. The Dramatics. > Jody Reynolds (2008) – liver cancer. Age 75. Singer/guitarist > (“Endless Sleep”). > Andrea True (2011) – heart failure. Age 68. Porn star, disco singer > (“More, More, More”). > > November 7 album releases – > John Lennon – Wedding Album (1969) > Bette Midler – Divine Miss M (1972) > Neil Young – Journey Through The Past (1972) > Chris Squire – Fish Out Of Water (1975) UK > The Eagles – Eagles Live (1980) > Ozzy Osbourne – Diary Of A Madman (1981) > The Rolling Stones – Undercover (1983) > U2 – Under A Blood Red Sky (1983) > Bob Dylan – Biograph (1985) > R.E.M. – Green (1988) > Eric Clapton – Journeyman (1989) > Alice In Chains – Alice In Chains (1995) > Foo Fighters – Skin And Bones (2006) > > November 7 events – > 1930 – Wayne King “The Waltz King” records his theme song, “The Waltz > You Saved For Me.” > 1949 – Country artist Red Foley records "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" > at Castle Studio in Nashville. The record will become the first > million-selling country music hit. > 1951 – Frank Sinatra marries his second wife, actress Ava Gardner. > 1956 – Elvis Presley becomes the first artist to chart an EP 45 record > when the four-song Love Me EP enters the Billboard charts. > 1956 – Country artist Ferlin Husky records “Gone” at Music City > Recordings in Nashville. > 1958 – Eddie Cochran’s “Summertime Blues” hits the UK singles chart. > 1958 – Andy Williams records "The Hawaiian Wedding Song (Ke Kali Nei > Au)." > 1958 – Carl Dobkins, Jr. records “My Heart Is An Open Book” at Owen > Bradley’s Quonset Hut Studio in Nashville. > 1959 – Bill “Smokey” Robinson marries Claudette Rogers. They will stay > married for 27 years. > 1959 – Conway Twitty records "Lonely Blue Boy" at Owen Bradley's > Quonset Hut Studio in Nashville. > 1960 – Elvis Presley records “Wild In The Country” and several other > songs at Radio Recorders in L.A. for the Wild In The Country > soundtrack album. > 1960 – Johnny Preston records "Leave My Kitten Alone" at Owen > Bradley's Quonset Hut Studio in Nashville. > 1961 – Ray Charles is arrested in Indianapolis for possession of > marijuana and heroin in his hotel room. > 1963 – Pat Boone marries Shirley Lee Foley, the daughter of country > music legend Red Foley. > 1963 – The Beatles make their only visit to Ireland as a group, > performing two shows in Dublin at the Adelphi Cinema. > 1965 – The Righteous Brothers, Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass, and > Peggy Lee all appear on The Ed Sullivan Show. > 1966 – Elvis Presley finishes filming his 23rd movie, Easy Come, Easy > Go: his last movie for Paramount. > 1967 – Reg Dwight and Bernie Taupin sign a songwriting contract with > Dick James Music. Since they are minors, their parents stand witness. > 1969 – Paul McCartney appears on the cover of Life magazine, very much > alive. > 1969 – The Rolling Stones kick off their Let It Bleed Tour at Fort > Collins State University in Colorado. Also on the bill are Ike and > Tina Turner, Chuck Berry and B.B. King. > 1970 – Head of MCA Records Mike Curb announces a dismissal of 18 acts > from his roster, claiming the move is to drop acts that "exploit and > promote hard drugs through music." When label mates such as Connie > Stevens and The Cowsills are also dropped, observers begin to suspect > that Curb's motivation is in removing artists that aren't selling, and > when ex-Animal Eric Burdon goes public with his drug use and demands > to be released from his contract, the ruse is exposed. > 1974 – Ted Nugent wins the National Squirrel Shooting Archery Contest > after picking off a squirrel at 150 yards. The heavy metal guitarist > also shoots 27 other animals dead during the three day event. > 1975 – A new world record is set for continuous guitar string plucking > by Steve Anderson who played for 114 hours 17 minutes. > 1979 – Bette Midler’s movie, The Rose, premieres in theaters in the > U.S. and Canada. > 1980 – Mark David Chapman flies to Atlanta from New York to buy hollow > point bullets from a cop friend. > 1981 – The Kingston Trio reunites for a concert at Magic Mountain > amusement park near L.A., and film the show for a PBS program entitled > The Kingston Trio And Friends Reunion. > 1986 – Willie Nelson appears as a corrupt cop in the “El Viejo” > episode of Miami Vice. > 1991 – Izzy Stradlin quits Guns ‘N Roses. > 1991 – Frank Zappa is diagnosed with prostate cancer. > 1995 – Daryl Dragon and Toni Tennille renew their vows in Virginia > City, Nevada, four days shy of their 20th anniversary. > 2001 – Actor/singer Rod Lauren is accused of stabbing his actress wife > Nida Blanca to death in the Philippines, but flees the country before > he is charged and can stand trial. > 2002 – 12 Guns ‘N Roses fans are arrested during a riot when the > band's gig in Vancouver is cancelled. > 2002 – Bobby Brown is arrested in Atlanta for possession of marijuana, > speeding, driving without a license and no proof of insurance. > 2003 – The Rolling Stones appear at the Tamar Festival Site in Hong > Kong after officials spend nearly $100 million in a desperate effort > to reassure visitors that the SARS outbreak is no threat. > 2006 – Orleans lead singer John Hall is elected to the U.S. House of > Representatives from his home state of New York. > 2009 – Joe Jackson files papers in a Los Angeles court requesting a > monthly allowance from his late son Michael’s estate to cover his > $20,000 in monthly expenses. >
