... and more November 27 birthdays –
Buffalo Bob Smith (aka Robert Schmidt, 1917) – singer, radio and
television show host.
Derroll Adams (aka Derroll Thompson, 1925) – folk singer.
Eddie Rabbitt (1941) – singer/songwriter ("Kentucky Rain").
Trevor “Dozy” Ward-Davies (1944) – Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich.
Dave Winthrop (1948) – flute/saxophone for Supertramp.
Charlie Burchill (1959) – guitarist for Simple Minds.
Charlie Benante (1962) – drummer for Anthrax.
Mike Bordin (1962) – drummer for Faith No More.
Fiachna Ó Braonáin (1965) – guitarist/vocalist for Hothouse Flowers.
Terry Corso (1971) – guitarist for Alien Ant Farm.
November 27 R.I.P. –
James Widener (1973) – murdered. Age 55. Guitarist for Hank Snow.
Lotte Lenya (1981) – cancer. Age 83. Austrian actress/singer (“Alabama
Song”).
Allan Ramsay (1985) – plane crash. Age 42. Bassist for Gary Lewis and
The Playboys.
Barbara Acklin (1998) – pneumonia. Age 55. Soul singer.
Joe Jones (2005) – complications from heart surgery. Age 79. Singer/
songwriter ("You Talk Too Much").
Al Alberts (2009) – renal failure. Age 87. The Four Aces (“Three Coins
In The Fountain”).
November 27 album releases –
The Crickets – The “Chirping” Crickets (1957)
The Beatles – Magical Mystery Tour (1967) U.S.
The Temptations – The Temptations In A Mellow Mood (1967)
Stevie Wonder – Someday At Christmas (1967)
The Hollies – Butterfly (1967)
George Harrison – All Things Must Pass (1970)
Badfinger – No Dice (1970) UK
Gentle Giant – Gentle Giant (1970)
The Kinks – Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One (1970)
The Jacksons – The Jacksons (1976)
10cc – Ten Out Of 10 (1981)
Ozzy Osbourne – Speak Of The Devil (1982)
Mr. Mister – Welcome To The Real World (1985)
Dokken – Back For The Attack (1987)
November 27 events –
1947 – Bing Crosby, along with Victor Young and His Orchestra, records
“Galway Bay.”
1957 – Bill Haley and His Comets appear on American Bandstand,
performing “Rock Around The Clock.”
1958 – Army Private Elvis Presley is promoted to Private First Class.
1962 – The Beatles record their first BBC radio show for the program
The Talent Spot at the BBC Paris Studio on Regent Street, where they
perform “Love Me Do,” “P.S. I Love You” and “Twist And Shout.”
1963 – Elvis Presley’s 13th movie, Fun In Acapulco, opens in theaters.
1964 – The Dave Clark 5 appears at the Minneapolis Amory in Minnesota.
I was there.
1964 – Mick Jagger is fined £16 for driving offenses by a court in
Tettenhall, Staffs.
1965 – The Lovin’ Spoonful releases their single, “You Didn’t Have To
Be So Nice” b/w “My Gal.”
1969 – The Rolling Stones play the first of two nights at Madison
Square Garden in New York, and record both shows for a live album
release.
1969 – Frankie Avalon guest stars in the “A Friend Indeed” episode of
ABC’s It Takes A Thief.
1970 – Black Sabbath, Cactus, and Steel Mill, featuring Bruce
Springsteen, appear at the Sunshine Inn in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
1976 – Brian Wilson is the musical guest on Saturday Night Live,
performing “Good Vibrations,” “Love Is A Woman” and “Back Home.” The
Beach Boys, who are also in New York, are furious when Brian appears
without them.
1981 – The British phonographic industry, backed by musicians like
Elton John, Cliff Richard, and 10cc, place advertisements in the
British press claiming, "Home taping is wiping out music."
1981 – A concert scheduled at the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando, Florida
by The Allman Brothers Band and The Grateful Dead is cancelled when
only 10,000 tickets of 60,000 are sold for the show.
1989 – Paul McCartney appears at the L.A. Forum, and is joined onstage
by Stevie Wonder for a duet of their song “Ebony And Ivory.”
1991 – A private funeral service for Freddie Mercury is held and
officiated over by a Zoroastrian priest for 35 of his close friends
and family, including Elton John and the remaining members of Queen.
1993 – Country artist Joe Diffie becomes a member of the Grand Ole
Opry.
1994 – Rod Stewart and The Faces appear at the Odeon in Lewisham,
London, and Paul and Linda McCartney join the band on stage for a few
numbers.
1995 – In one week, The Beatles’ Anthology 1 logs in sales of 855,473
units and sits in the #1 spot on the Billboard 200.
1997 – The funeral for INXS singer Michael Hutchence takes place at
St. Andrew's Cathedral in Australia.
2005 – Multimillionaire defense contractor David H. Brooks books New
York’s Rainbow Rooms and his daughter Elizabeth’s favorite acts for
her bat mitzvah coming-of-age celebration. Appearing at the $10
million party are Tom Petty, Aerosmith, Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Stevie
Nicks and 50 Cent.
2006 – Cliff Richard loses his battle to extend the number of years
that musicians can receive royalties for their records when an
independent review board rules the terms will not change. Richard
wanted copyrights to last 95 years rather than the present 50.
2007 – Singer Pat Boone undergoes partial knee replacement surgery at
Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
2008 – U2’s Bono strikes a deal with the Starbucks coffee company to
donate a percentage of their sales to help fight the spread of AIDS in
Africa. The deal will run till January 2, 2009.
