... and more November 21 birthdays –
Coleman Hawkins (1904) – saxophonist with Louie Armstrong and The
Fletcher Henderson Orchestra.
Buck Ram (1907) – American songwriter.
Jean Shepard (1933) – Honky-tonk singer/songwriter.
Andrew Love (1941) – saxophonist for The Memphis Horns.
Andy “Thunderclap” Newman (1942) – keyboardist for Thunderclap Newman.
Mark Tulin (1948) – The Electric Prunes.
John “Rabbit” Bundrick (1948) – session keyboardist for The Who and
Bob Marley.
Randy Zehringer (1949) – drummer for The McCoys and Johnny Winter.
Gary Pihl (1950) – guitarist for Sammy Hagar and Boston.
Lorna Luft (1952) – actress/singer.
Björk Guðmundsdóttir (1965) – vocalist for The Sugarcubes.
Margrét Örnólfsdóttir (1967) – keyboardist for The Sugarcubes.
Alex James (1968) – bassist for Blur.
November 21 R.I.P. –
Peter Grant (1995) – heart attack while driving. Age 60. Manager for
Led Zeppelin.
Alvin Cash (1999) – ulcers. Age 60. The Crawlers (“The Barracuda”).
Ralph Burns (2001) – pneumonia. Age 79. Bandleader/composer (Chicago).
Hadda Brooks (2002) – complications from open heart surgery. Age 86.
Pianist/singer/songwriter, “Queen of the Boogie.”
Jules “Buddy” Kaye (2002) – Age 84. Songwriter (I Dream Of Jeannie).
Teddy Randazzo (2003) – Age 68. Songwriter ("Hurt So Bad").
November 21 album releases –
The Animals – Animalisms (1966) U.S.
The Moody Blues – To Our Children’s Children’s Children (1969)
Neil Diamond – Tap Root Manuscript (1970)
Queen – A Night At The Opera (1975)
Earth, Wind & Fire – All ‘N All (1977)
Rod Stewart – Foolish Behaviour (1980)
Steely Dan – Gaucho (1980)
REO Speedwagon – Hi Infidelity (1980)
Duran Duran – Seven And The Ragged Tiger (1983)
Frank Zappa – Francesco Zappa (1984)
Rush – Presto (1989)
Bruce Springsteen – The Ghost Of Tom Joad (1995)
Stevie Wonder – Natural Wonder (1995)
November 21 events –
1877 – Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a
machine that can record and play sound.
1934 – The Cole Porter musical Anything Goes opens at the Alvin
Theatre on Broadway.
1944 – The Mutual radio network debuts The Roy Rogers Show, which also
features The Whippoorwills and The Sons Of The Pioneers.
1955 – On her 22nd birthday, Jean Shepard joins the Grand Ole Opry.
1957 – The Crickets appear on American Bandstand.
1959 – Duane Eddy records "Bonnie Came Back" at Audio Recorders of
Arizona in Phoenix.
1959 – DJ Alan Freed is fired from his WABC radio show and WNEW
television show after refusing to sign a statement saying he had never
accepted "payola" or gifts in exchange for airplay.
1960 – George Harrison is deported from Hamburg, Germany, after being
found to be under age and playing in a bar. The Beatles perform at
the Kaiserkeller without him.
1960 – Ray Charles has four singles on the Billboard Hot 100: "Georgia
On My Mind" at #5, "Ruby" at #51, "Hard Hearted Hannah" at #66, and
"Come Rain Or Come Shine" at #95.
1961 – Elvis Presley releases his single, “Can’t Help Falling In Love”
b/w “Rock-A-Hula Baby.”
1962 – Elvis Presley's 11th film, Girls! Girls! Girls! opens in U.S.
theaters.
1968 – Rolling Stone Brian Jones buys Cotchford Farm in Sussex: the
former home of Winnie The Pooh writer A.A. Milne.
1968 – Diana Ross & The Supremes and The Temptations release their
single, “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me” b/w “A Place In The Sun” on
Motown.
1968 – Yoko Ono miscarries John Lennon’s second son, John Ono Lennon
II. Earlier in the day, John uses a tape recorder to tape the baby’s
dying heartbeat.
1969 – The Doors cancel their scheduled appearance at Madison Square
Garden’s Felt Forum, and are replaced by Sam & Dave and Ike and Tina
Turner.
1971 – Elton John kicks off a 13-date UK tour at the Coventry Theatre
to promote his new album Madman Across The Water.
1974 – Wilson Pickett is arrested in New York for illegal possession
of a firearm after pulling a gun during an argument.
1974 – Marty Balin joins Jefferson Starship on stage at the Winterland
Ballroom in San Francisco, and joins the band.
1975 – David Bowie releases his single, “Golden Years” b/w “Can You
Hear Me.”
1975 – Elton John receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in
conjunction with “Elton John Week” in L.A.
1976 – Chelsea opens for The Stranglers at the Nashville in London.
This is the last gig for Chelsea singer Billy Idol before joining
Generation X.
1980 – A one-hour documentary film, "Van Morrison In Ireland,"
premieres at London's National Film Theater.
1982 – Joni Mitchell marries her bass player, Larry Klein.
1983 – Michael Jackson's 14-minute video for “Thriller” premieres in
select theaters in Los Angeles.
1988 – Jimmy Page begins his first ever solo tour of the UK at the
Hummingbird in Birmingham.
1990 – Mick Jagger marries Jerry Hall in a six hour ceremony in Bali.
1991 – Aerosmith “appears” as themselves in the “Flaming Moe’s”
episode of The Simpsons.
1997 – In Böblingen, Germany, rapper Coolio and members of his band
are arrested and charged with assaulting a female clerk in a clothing
store and stealing $2,000 in clothes.
2000 – Jonathan Shalit, former manager of soprano Charlotte Church,
sues the singer for £5 million for unpaid wages and fees.
2001 – Jonathan King - of "Everyone's Gone To The Moon" fame - is
sentenced to seven years in prison for a series of sexual assaults on
teenage boys between 1982 and 1987.
2003 – The acoustic guitar on which Beatle George Harrison learned to
play fetches £276,000 at a London auction.
2003 – Phil Spector's chauffeur, Adriano De Souza, testifies in court
that Phil Spector told him, “I think I killed somebody” after shooting
actress Lana Clakson.
2009 – Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty is arrested as he arrives to
court when he drops a cellophane packet as he is being frisked before
entering the courtroom.
