... and more November 28 birthdays – Dick Vance (1915) – Jazz trumpeter, arranger. Ethel Ennis (1932) – Jazz singer. Roy McCurdy (1936) – drummer for Blood, Sweat & Tears. Gary Troxel (1939) – The Fleetwoods (“Come To Me Softly”). Bruce Channel (1940) – singer (“Hey Baby”). Glen Curtis (1940) – The Fortunes (“You’ve Got Your Troubles”). Ronald “R.B.” Greaves III (1943) – singer (“Take A Letter Maria”). Billy Kinsley (1946) – The Merseybeats. Gary Taylor (1947) – bassist for The Herd. Beeb Birtles (aka Gerard Bertelkamp, 1948) – guitarist for Little River Band. Paul Schaffer (1949) – The Blues Brothers, the CBS Orchestra. Alan Murphy (1953) – guitarist for Kate Bush and Level 42. David Jaymes (1954) – bassist for Modern Romance. Matt Cameron (1962) – drummer for Pearl Jam and Soundgarden.
November 28 R.I.P. – Papa Lightfoot (1971) – respiratory failure. Age 47. Blues singer/ harmonica player. Jerry Edmonton (1993) – car crash. Age 47. Drummer for Steppenwolf. Kal Mann (2001) – Alzheimer’s disease. Age 84. Lyricist (“Teddy Bear”). Tony Meehan (2005) – head injuries from a fall. Age 62. The Shadows. Bob Keane (2009) – renal failure. Age 87. Producer, owner of Del-Fi Records. November 28 album releases – Slade – Play It Loud (1970) Rory Gallagher – Deuce (1971) The Blues Brothers – Briefcase Full Of Blues (1978) The Jam – Sound Affects (1980) Neil Diamond – On The Way To The Sky (1981) Technotronic – Pump Up The Jam: The Album (1989) Donovan – Catch The Wind (2000) Australia Incubus – Light Grenades (2006) Events – 1925 – George Hay and fiddler Uncle Jimmy Thompson debut the WSM Barn Dance radio show, broadcast from the National Life & Accident Insurance Company in Nashville. The radio show will become the Grand Ole Opry on December 10, 1927. 1938 – Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys record ten songs, including “San Antonio Rose.” 1941 – Country singer Eddy Arnold marries one of his fans, Sally Gayhart. They remain married for 67 years, until their deaths in 2008. 1942 – Boston's premier nightclub, the Cocoanut Grove, burns to the ground with a packed house, becoming the deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history, killing 492 people (32 more than the building's authorized capacity) and injuring hundreds more. 1944 – Vincente Minnelli’s musical Meet Me In St. Louis, starring Judy Garland, opens in theaters. 1953 – Hank Locklin makes his Grand Ole Opry debut. 1957 – Elvis Presley goes to see the latest Pat Boone movie, April Love, at Loew's Palace in Memphis. 1960 – Johnny Burnette records “Little Boy Sad” at United in Hollywood. 1962 – The Beatles play two evening gigs in Liverpool - the first at the Cavern, then a late evening show at the 527 Club. 1964 – Willie Nelson makes his Grand Ole Opry debut. 1965 – Petula Clark, Glen Yarbrough, Sally Ann Howes and Sammy Kaye all appear on The Ed Sullivan Show. 1966 – The Four Tops release their single, “Standing In The Shadows Of Love” b/w “Since You’ve Been Gone” on Motown. 1967 – The Beatles record their fifth fan club Christmas disc, “Christmas Time (Is Here Again).” The recording session is their last of 1967. Equally, this is the last Christmas disc The Beatles will record together as a group. 1968 – Deep Purple, It’s A Beautiful Day and Cold Blood play the first of four nights at Fillmore West in San Francisco. 1972 – Charlie Rich records “Behind Closed Doors” at Columbia Studios in Nashville. 1973 – Pat Boone appears in the “Child Of Wednesday” episode of ABC’s Owen Marshall: Counselor At Law. 1974 – Elton John appears at Madison Square Garden and is joined on stage by John Lennon for three songs. It is Lennon’s last concert appearance. 1976 – The Sex Pistols make two television appearances: on the BBC show Nationwide, and the ITV program London Weekend Show. 1976 – The Tom Robinson Band makes their live debut at the Hope & Anchor in London. 1977 – The West End production of Elvis: The Musical opens at the Astoria Theatre in London. Elvis is portrayed by three actors: Tim Whitnall as Elvis in his early years, Shakin' Stevens as Elvis in his army and movie star years, and P.J. Proby as Elvis in his Las Vegas years. Live musical accompaniment is provided by the rock and roll revival group, Fumble. 1979 – Fire destroys Ringo Starr’s home in L.A., and much of his Beatles collection is lost. The house was owned by Harry Nilsson. 1984 – Prince releases his single, “I Would Die 4 U” b/w “Another Lonely Chrsitams.” 1991 – Nirvana appears on Top Of The Pops in London, and when asked to lip-sync “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” Kurt Cobain sings in a low-pitched funny voice, and the rest of the band doesn’t even try to mime in time to the track. 1992 – Marty Stuart becomes a member of the Grand Ole Opry. 1992 – Neil Diamond’s Christmas Special airs on HBO. 2000 – David Bowie is crowned the “musician's musician” in a poll by the New Musical Express that asked hundreds of top rock and pop stars to name their biggest musical influence. 2000 – Gabriel Gomez is arrested for the murder of his half-sister, Sandra Rosas, wife of Los Lobos bassist Cesar Rosas. 2001 – Aretha Franklin files a $50 million defamation lawsuit against the publisher of the Star tabloid magazine for an article claiming that the singer has problems with alcohol. 2002 – Original Oasis drummer Tony McCarroll fails in his bid to sue the group's lawyers after he was sacked because he took too long to file his claim. Judge Justice Gray at the High Court in London tells McCarroll his case can not proceed because he brought his claim outside of the six-year time limit. 2002 – Britney Spears ends her partnership in the restaurant at the Dylan Hotel in New York after it is plagued by lousy reviews and slow business. 2006 – Citing “irreconcilable differences,” Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson each file for divorce in L.A. to end their four month marriage. 2007 – Rapper Kanye West and stuntman Evel Knievel settle a copyright lawsuit over West's use of the name "Evel Kanyevel" in a music video. Knievel claimed his image was tarnished by the video’s "vulgar, sexual nature." 2008 – Paul Anka’s wife Anna is arrested on felony domestic violence charges when she throws ice at the singer, hitting him in the head that requires stitches. The charges will later be dropped and the couple will divorce. 2010 – Michael Jackson's father, Joe, re-files a wrongful death lawsuit against Dr. Conrad Murray, and also includes the pharmacist who sold the drug used in his son's death.
