... and more November 26 birthdays – Neshui Ertegun (1917) – Record producer, executive. Michael Holliday (aka Norman Milne, 1924) – British crooner (“The Story Of My Life”). Marian Mercer (1935) – actress, Broadway singer (Promises, Promises). Ray Brown (1938) – The Four Freshmen. Tina Turner (aka Anna Mae Bullock, 1939) Davey Graham (1940) – British folk guitarist. Alan Henderson (1944) – bassist for Them. Jean Terrell (1944) – The Supremes. John Rossall (1948) – saxophonist for The Glitter Band. Gayle McCormick (1948) – singer for Smith. Martin Lee (1949) – vocalist for Brotherhood Of Man. Adam Gaynor (1963) – guitarist for Matchbox Twenty. John Stirratt (1967) – bassist/multi-instrumentalist for Wilco. Ron Jones (1970) – guitarist for The Flaming Lips.
November 26 R.I.P. – John Rostill (1973) – electrocuted by his bass. Age 31. Bassist for The Shadows. Frank Rosolino (1978) – suicide. Age 52. Jazz trombonist for Gene Krupa and Stan Kenton. David Briggs (1995) – lung cancer. Age 51. Producer for Neil Young and Crazy Horse. Frank Smith (2000) – Age 62. The Monotones. James Carter (2003) – Age 77. Amateur singer, inmate (“Po’ Lazarus” from O Brother, Where Art Thou?) Tony “Champagne” Silvester (2006) – multiple myeloma. Age 65. The Main Ingredient. Keith "Keef" Hartley (2011) – Age 67. November 26 album releases – The Kinks – The Kink Kontroversy (1965) Yes – Fragile (1971) The Kinks – Muswell Hillbillies (1971) UK Badfinger – Ass (1973) U.S. Eurythmics – Touch (1983) Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – Pack Up The Plantation: Live! (1985) Michael Jackson – Dangerous (1991) Fine Young Cannibals – The Finest (1996) The Beach Boys – Good Timin’: Live At Knebworth England 1980 (2002) November 26 events – 1954 – Elvis Presley, appearing at the Paladium Club in Houston, Texas, sends a telegram to his parents: "Hi babies, Here's the money to pay the bills, don't tell no one how much I sent I will send more next week. There is a card in the mail. Love Elvis." 1958 – Johnny Cash makes his debut on the U.S. country chart when “Cry! Cry! Cry!” appears at #14. 1962 – The Beatles record both songs of what will become their second single, “Please Please Me” and “Ask Me Why.” 1965 – The Marvelettes release their single, “Don’t Mess With Bill” b/ w “Anything You Wanna Do” on the Tamla label. 1967 – The Beatles’ video for “Hello Goodbye” airs on The Ed Sullivan Show. 1969 – John Lennon spends the day at Abbey Road Studios mixing and preparing “You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)” and “What’s The New Mary Jane” for a Plastic Ono Band single. It’s the last time Lennon will spend in the studio working on Beatles tracks. The single never materializes. 1973 – The New York Dolls make their live debut at Biba's Rainbow Room in London, a club situated on the top floor of a trendy fashion store. 1976 – Lol Creme and Kevin Godley quit the group 10CC, leaving it a duo. 1976 – The Sex Pistols release their debut single, “Anarchy In The UK” b/w “I Wanna Be Me” on EMI: the only Sex Pistols record released by the company. 1979 – In London on what would be his last tour of the UK, Bill Haley plays for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Command Performance. 1979 – At his concert in Tempe, Arizona, Bob Dylan berates his audience when they boo his new Christian music, and refuses to play an encore. 1980 – Paul McCartney’s movie of Wings’ 1976 North American tour, Rockshow, premieres at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York. McCartney does not attend. 1982 – Miles Davis marries his third wife, actress Cicely Tyson. 1988 – Russian cosmonauts aboard Soyuz 7 take a cassette (minus the case for weight reasons) of Pink Floyd’s album Delicate Sound Of Thunder and play it in orbit, making Pink Floyd the first rock band to be played in space. 1989 – The Rolling Stones play in South Carolina for the first time ever at Death Valley Stadium in Clemson to help raise money for the victims of Hurricane Hugo. 1990 – The inaugural Billboard Music Awards are held in Santa Monica, California. Janet Jackson is the main winner, winning in eight categories, including Top Pop Album, Top R&B Album and Top R&B Artist. 1991 – ABC-TV airs the musical special The Gladys Knight Holiday Family Reunion, featuring guests Dionne Warwick, Melba Moore, and The Winans. 2001 – Elton John appears as himself in the “I Want Love” episode of Fox’s Ally McBeal. 2001 – Elton John, Cher, and Donny Osmond perform for Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Command Performance in London. 2002 – Actor Nicholas Cage files for divorce from Lisa Marie Presley after less than four months, citing "irreconcilable differences." 2003 – Rapper Soulja Slim is gunned down in front of his grandmother’s home in New Orleans on his way to a gig. He was 26.
