... and more November 8 birthdays –
Ken Dodd (1927) – British comedian/singer/songwriter (“Tears”).
Chris Connor (aka Mary Loutsenhizer, 1927) – Jazz singer with Stan
Kenton.
Bert Berns (1929) – songwriter (“Hang On Sloopy”).
Laura Webb (1941) – The Bobbettes.
Rodney Slater (1941) – saxophonist for The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band.
John Perez (1942) – drummer for The Sir Douglas Quintet.
Robert Nix (1944) – drummer for Atlanta Rhythm Section.
Butch Rillera (1945) – drummer for Redbone.
Don Murray (1945) – drummer for The Turtles.
John “The Big Figure” Martin (1946) – drummer for Dr. Feelgood.
Minnie Ripperton (1947) – singer/songwriter ("Lovin' You").
Alan Berger (1949) – bassist for Southside Johnny and The Asbury
Jukes.
Gerald Alston (1951) – The Manhattans.
Rickie Lee Jones (1954)
Alan Frew (1956) – singer for Glass Tiger.
Paul Thompson (1957) – guitarist for The Cure.
Leif Garrett (aka Leif Nervik, 1961) – teen idol.
Jack Osbourne (1985)November 8 R.I.P. – Lester Bowie (1999) – liver cancer. Age 58. Jazz trumpeter. Heavy D (aka Dwight Myers, 2011) – pulmonary embolism. Age 44. Rapper. Jimmy Norman (2011) – Age 74. R&B singer/songwriter/lyricist (“Time Is On My Side”). November 8 album releases – The Beach Boys – Beach Boys’ Party! (1965) The Supremes/The Temptations – Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations (1968) Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin IV (1971) Lou Reed – Transformer (1972) Queen – Sheer Heart Attack (1974) Styx – Man Of Miracles (1974) Thin Lizzy – Nightlife (1974) The Eagle – Hell Freezes Over (1994) November 8 events – 1887 – German immigrant Emile Berliner receives his patent, number 372,786, for the Gramophone. 1932 – Songwriting team Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein's first production, Music In The Air, opens at the Alvin Theatre on Broadway. 1941 – Glenn Miller and His Orchestra records “A String Of Pearls” for the RCA Bluebird label. 1947 – Bing Crosby and the Ken Darby Choir record “Now Is The Hour” and “Silver Threads Among The Gold” for Decca. 1952 – The New Musical Express music newspaper publishes its first pop singles chart after asking 53 record shops to divulge their sales returns. “Here In My Heart” by Al Martino is at #1. 1953 – The country music duo Buddy & Bob (aka Buddy Holley and Bob Montgomery) debut their Sunday radio show on KDAV in Lubbock, Texas. 1956 – Patsy Cline records "Walkin' After Midnight," "A Poor Man's Roses," "The Heart You Break May Be Your Own" and "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down" at the Bradley Film and Recording Studios in Nashville. 1957 – Chuck Berry makes his national television debut on American Bandstand, lip-synching to “Rock And Roll Music.” Also on the show is Lu Ann Simms. 1957 – Three weeks after its Memphis premiere, Elvis Presley’s movie Jailhouse Rock opens in theaters across the U.S. and Canada. 1959 – Johnny Mathis appears on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing “Misty.” Also on the show are The Barry Sisters. 1961 – Bobby Darin records "Multiplication" at Radio Recorders in Hollywood. 1962 – A shot is fired at Motown's tour bus while traveling through Savannah, Georgia. None of the performers are hurt. 1963 – After hearing that Priscilla Beaulieu is staying with Elvis in L.A., Ann-Margret tells the L.A. press that she’s in love with Elvis and they are thinking of marrying. Priscilla, on the Colonel's advice, is sent back to Memphis to avoid controversy. 1963 – Dick Clark’s latest Caravan Of Stars Tour begins at the Armory in Teaneck, New Jersey, featuring The Ronettes, Little Eva, Bobby Vee, Brian Hyland, and The Dovells. 1963 – Dusty Springfield begins her first UK tour in Halifax, West Yorkshire, sharing the bill with Freddie and The Dreamers, The Searchers, and Brian Poole and The Tremelos. 1964 – The Rolling Stones record their second version of "Time Is On My Side." 1964 – Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli perform together at the London Palladium before a standing room only audience. The performance is recorded and filmed for release as Live At The London Palladium. 1965 – The Dave Clark 5 perform for Queen Elizabeth II at the annual Royal Variety Performance at the Palladium in London. 1965 – The Beatles record George Harrison’s “Won’t Be There With You,” which will eventually become “Think For Yourself.” Afterward, the group records their third Christmas record for their fan club. 1967 – Harry Nilsson begins recording “Everybody’s Talkin’.” 1968 – The Who, Joe Cocker and The Grease Band, The Mindbenders and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown all appear at the Granada Theatre in Walthamstow. 1969 – Diana Ross quits The Supremes to pursue a solo career. 1970 – The Four Tops, The Carpenters, Freda Payne and Hank Williams, Jr. all appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, taped at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C. for wounded Viet Nam G.I.s. 1971 – Paul McCartney throws a party at the Empire Ballroom to launch his new band, Wings. 1974 – Connie Francis is attacked at knifepoint and raped in her Howard Johnson's hotel room in Jericho, Connecticut, following a show at the nearby Westbury Music Fair. Francis will successfully sue the chain for $3 million for neglecting to repair a broken lock and torn screen on her room before the attack, but she is so shattered by the incident she quits touring for seven years and eventually divorces her husband, Joseph Garzilli. Her rapist is never brought to justice. 1975 – David Bowie makes his U.S. television debut, performing "Fame" on CBS' Cher show. 1975 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono name Elton John as the godfather of their newborn son, Sean. 1976 – Former Guess Who lead singer Burton Cummings begins his solo career with a concert at Centennial Concert Hall in his hometown of Winnipeg, Canada. 1977 – Suzi Quatro makes her first appearance as Leather Tuscadero on ABC-TV's Happy Days. 1987 – Beach Boy Carl Wilson marries his second wife, Gina Martin. 1988 – Jerry Lee Lewis declares bankrupycy. 1994 – Sonny Bono is elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. 1994 – A memorial service is held for guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith at Mariner's Church in Detroit. 1995 – A financially strapped Michael Jackson merges his company ATV Music Publishing - carrying The Beatles’ catalog - with Sony Music Publishing in a deal worth $110 million. Jackson keeps half-ownership of the new company, but loses much of it over time as his debts mount. 1997 – Johnny Paycheck finally joins the Grand Ole Opry. 2000 – Spice Girl Mel C makes a foul-mouthed attack on boy band Westlife, calling them “a useless bunch of talentless tossers” and “hyped-up shit.” 2003 – Duran Duran begins their 25th anniversary tour at the Borgata Casino Event Centre in Atlantic City, New Jersey. 2009 – Former Smiths frontman Morrissey stops a concert halfway through his second song after being hit in the eye by a thrown beer bottle. The 50-year-old singer says goodnight to the 8,000 strong crowd in Liverpool and walks off stage.
