... and more November 25 birthdays – Paul Desmond (1924) – saxophonist for The Dave Brubeck Quartet. Etta Jones (1928) – Jazz singer (“Don’t Go To Strangers”). Nat Adderly (1931) – Jazz trumpeter. Percy Sledge (1941) – R&B singer (“When A Man Loves A Woman”). Bob Lind (1942) – Folk singer. Jocelyn Brown (1950) – R&B/dance music singer (“Love’s Gonna Get You”). Steve Rothery (1959) – guitarist for Marillion. Amy Grant (1960) – Christian music singer. Stacey Lattisaw (1966) – R&B/dance/gospel singer (“Love On A Two-Way Street”). Rodney Sheppard (1967) – guitarist for Sugar Ray.
November 25 R.I.P. – Albert Ayler (1970) – suicide. Age 34. Avant-garde jazz saxophonist. Nick Drake (1974) – overdose of antidepressants. Age 26. Fenton Robinson (1997) – brain cancer. Age 62. Blues singer/guitarist. Kevin DuBrow (2007) – cocaine overdose. Age 52. Singer for Quiet Riot. November 25 album releases – The Beatles – Beatlemania! With The Beatles (1963) Canada The Beatles – The Beatles (1968) U.S. Laura Nyro – Christmas And The Beads Of Sweat (1970) Poco – A Good Feelin’ To Know (1972) Siouxsie and The Banshees – Nocturne (1983) Garth Brooks – Sevens (1997) Counting Crows – Films About Ghosts (The Best Of Counting Crows) (2003) Roy Buchanan – Live In Japan (2003) Johnny Cash – Unearthed (2003) (box set) November 25 events – 1949 – Gene Autry’s “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer” hits the U.S. singles chart. 1957 – An article in Billboard magazine claims that the era of the "package tour" is dead, with rock and roll artists feeling they can take a bigger cut from individual record hops. 1958 – The Kalin Twins record “Forget Me Not” at Decca Studios in the Pythian Temple in New York City. 1959 – Jack Scott records “What In The World’s Come Over You” at Bell Sound in New York City. 1961 – The Everly brothers arrive at Camp Pendleton in California and join the 8th Battalion of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. 1964 – The Righteous Brothers, Chad & Jeremy, Neil Sedaka, Tina Turner and Matt Monro all appear on Shindig! 1965 – Harrods luxury department store in Knightsbridge, London stays open for two hours after locking its doors to the public especially for The Beatles to allow the group to do their Christmas shopping. 1966 – The Jimi Hendrix Experience makes their London debut at Bag O' Nails club in front of an audience filled with press and music celebrities. 1966 – The Beatles record their fourth fan club Christmas disc, “Pantomime: Everywhere It’s Christmas,” in the first floor demo studio of Dick James’ home. 1968 – NBC airs the Frank Sinatra special, Francis Albert Sinatra Does His Thing, featuring The 5th Dimension and Diahann Carroll. 1968 – Cream performs their final concert together at the Royal Albert Hall. The group will reunite in 2005. 1971 – In an article in Rolling Stone magazine, the surviving members of The Doors say they intend to continue on as a trio despite the loss of lead singer Jim Morrison. 1972 – The Hollies’ lead singer Allan Clarke announces that he's leaving the group. He doesn’t. 1975 – Deep in debt, Elvis Presley takes out a $350,000 loan from the National Bank of Commerce in Memphis. Graceland is put up as collateral. 1976 – The Band appears at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco with a host of special guests. Movie director Martin Scorsese films the concert for a proposed concert documentary entitled The Last Waltz. 1984 – The cream of the British pop world gathers at S.A.R.M. West Studios in Notting Hill, London to record “Do They Know It's Christmas?” The song, written by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, features Paul Young, Bono, Boy George, Sting, George Michael and many others. 1984 – Singer Andy Gibb appears as himself in the “Miss Adorable” episode of NBC’s Punky Brewster. 1985 – New Edition singer Bobby Brown announces that he is leaving the group for a solo career. 1988 – Ringo Starr and his wife Barbara Bach return to England after successfully completing their stint in an Arizona rehab clinic. 1988 – Chuck Berry pays a $250 fine to resolve assault charges against him in New York City. 1992 – Whitney Houston’s acting debut film, The Bodyguard, opens in theaters. 1995 – Radiohead’s concert in Munich, Germany ends abruptly when singer Thom Yorke loses his voice mid-show and storms off stage. 1997 – All five of the original Zombies reunite at the Jazz Cafe in London's Camden Town and perform "She's Not There” and “Time Of The Season” to celebrate the release of their box set, Zombie Heaven. 2000 – Alice Cooper's home in Paradise Valley, California is burglarized, with the thieves stealing over $6,400 of his daughter's clothes, electronics, and four of Alice's gold records. 2003 – Michael Jackson launches a website to defend himself following allegations of sexual abuse of a 12-year old boy. The singer posts a message saying the charges are based on “a big lie” and he wants to end “this horrible time” by proving they are false in court. 2003 – Glen Campbell issues an apology to his family and fans for his drunk driving arrest the previous day. 2003 – Meatloaf undergoes heart surgery to repair an irregular heartbeat after collapsing on stage at Wembley on November 17. 2005 – The band Take That announces they are reuniting for an 11-date tour after ten years apart. 2005 – Gary Glitter is formally charged in Viet Nam for the molestation of two under-age girls and is held in jail. 2008 – A $4.7 million lawsuit brought against Michael Jackson by the King of Bahrain's son, Sheikh Abdulla Bin Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa, for reneging on a music contract, reaches an "amicable settlement" out of court. 2010 – An imposter wearing a fake pass for a Dylan concert orders 178 pizzas from Antonio's restaurant, worth more than $3,900, claiming they are for Bob Dylan and his crew who are playing a concert in nearby Amherst, Massachusetts. The staff at Antonio’s works until 5:30 a.m. to make the pizzas, and are left stunned when no one returns to collect the order. 2011 – Columbia Records executive and producer, Don DeVito, passes away from prostate cancer after a 16-year battle. DeVito worked extensively with Bob Dylan, as well as Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, and Aerosmith. He was 72. ____________________ Events correction -- "Rock Around The Clock" hit #1 on the UK singles chart on November 20, 1955. http://classicrock.about.com/b/2008/11/20/classic-rock-almanac-november-20.htm http://top5000-rocketman5000.blogspot.com/2012/11/this-date-in-rock-music-history_6975.html http://www.musicstack.com/forum/this-date-in-music-history-november-20-2911.html
