November 3 Born –
Billy Mitchell (1926) – Jazz saxophonist with Woody Herman and Dizzy
Gillespie.
Mabel John (1930) – Blues singer (“Your Good Thing Is About To End”).
John Barry (aka John Prendergast, 1933) – film score composer (“007”).
Bert Jansch (1943) – Pentangle.
Nick Simper (1945) – Johnny Kidd and The Pirates, Deep Purple.
Tommy Dee (1946) – guitarist for John Fred and His Playboy Band (“Judy In
Disguise”).
Lulu (aka Marie Lawrie, 1948) – British singer (“To Sir With Love”).
Adam Ant (aka Stuart Goddard, 1954) – singer/songwriter, Adam and The Ants.
James Prime (1960) – keyboardist for Deacon Blue.
Matthew Ashman (1960) – guitarist for Adam and The Ants, Bow Wow Wow.
Ian McNabb (1960) – singer/songwriter, The Icicle Works.
Marilyn (aka Peter Robinson, 1962) – British pop singer.
Fred Fairbrass (1963) – Right Said Fred.
Mark Roberts (1967) – vocalist for Catatonia.
Mick Thomson (1973) – guitarist for Slipknot.
Dan Marsala (1980) – vocalist for Story Of The Year.
November 3 R.I.P. –
Mary Martin (1990) – colorectal cancer. Age 76. Broadway actress/singer.
Léon Theremin (1993) – Age 97. Inventor.
Lonnie Donegan (2002) – heart attack. Age 71. Skiffle musician.
Joe Bushkin (2004) – Age 83. Jazz pianist with Louis Armstrong (“Oh! Look
At Me Now”).
Paul Mauriat (2006) – Age 81. French conductor ("Love Is Blue").
Jerry Bock (2010) – heart failure. Age 81. Broadway composer (“If I Were A
Rich Man”).
Jim Clench (2010) – lung cancer. Age 61. Bassist for April Wine and
Bachman-Turner Overdrive.
Cory Smoot (2011) – coronary thrombosis. Age 34. Guitarist “Flattus
Maximus” for GWAR.
November 3 album releases –
Elvis Presley – Harum Scarum (1965)
The Easybeats – Volume 3 (1966)
Diana Ross and The Supremes – Cream Of The Crop (1969)
Smokey Robinson and The Miracles – Four In Blue (1969)
Diana Ross – Everything Is Everything (1970)
Hall & Oates – Abandoned Luncheonette (1973)
Neil Diamond – Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973)
Triumph – Rock And Roll Machine (1977)
The Jam – All Mod Cons (1978)
Sly and The Family Stone – Back On The Right Track (1979)
Neil Young – Hawks & Doves (1980)
ABBA – Super Trouper (1980)
John Lennon – Menlove Ave. (1986)
Kim Wilde – Another Step (1986) UK
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – Your Funeral… My Trial (1986)
Bon Jovi – Keep The Faith (1992)
Grand Funk Railroad – Grand Funk Railroad (1992)
Rage Against The Machine – Rage Against The Machine (1992)
Angra – Angels Cry (1993)
Front Line Assembly – [FLA]vour Of The Week (1997)
Beck – Mutations (1998)
Oasis – The Masterplan (1998)
Alanis Morissette – Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998) U.S.
Vintersorg – Cosmic Genesis (2000)
November 3 events –
1941 – Glenn Miller and His Orchestra records “A String Of Pearls” for the
RCA Bluebird label.
1955 – Eddie Fisher records “Dungaree Doll” in New York City.
1955 – Marty Robbins records "Singing The Blues" at Owen Bradley's Quonset
Hut studio in Nashville.
1957 – Paul Anka, Jimmy Rodgers and Sam Cooke all appear on The Ed Sullivan
Show. Cooke’s performance of “You Send Me” at the end of the show is cut
off mid-song when the show runs out of time.
1957 – Danny and The Juniors release their single, “At The Hop” b/w
“Sometimes (When I’m Alone)” on Singular Records.
1957 – Jerry Lee Lewis releases his single, “Great Balls Of Fire” b/w “You
Win Again” on Sun Records.
1958 – PFC Elvis Presley goes on maneuvers for two weeks with the 32nd Tank
regiment near the border of Germany and Czechoslovakia.
1962 – Billboard magazine drops the "Western" from its Country and Western
chart title.
1963 – Gale Garnett records “We’ll Sing In The Sunshine” for RCA.
1963 – The Everly Brothers, Bo Diddley, The Rolling Stones, Mickie Most and
The Flintstones play the final night of their 30-day UK tour at the
Hammersmith Odeon in London.
1963 – The Beatles play two shows at the Odeon Cinema in Leeds, with
opening acts The Brooks Brothers, Peter Jay and The Jaywalkers, The Vernon
Girls, and The Kestrals.
1964 – Mayor Ralph Locher of Cleveland, Ohio, bans The Rolling Stones from
playing the city ever again after a teenager falls from a balcony during
the group's concert at the Public Hall, saying, "Such groups do not add to
the community's culture or entertainment."
1964 – Dean Martin records “You’ll Always Be The One I Love” at United in
Hollywood.
1964 – Elvis Presley releases his single, “Blue Christmas” b/w “Wooden
Heart” in the U.S.
1964 – Roger Miller records "King Of The Road" and "You Can't Roller SkateIn A
Buffalo Herd" at
Owen Bradley's Quonset Hut studio in Nashville.
1965 – The Beatles record the Paul McCartney song “Michelle.”
1966 – Jefferson Airplane records “Somebody To Love” at RCA Studios in Los
Angeles.
1967 – Filming for The Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour concludes at Ringo
Starr’s home with the group frolicking and pretending to play a white cello
in the backyard, and a bare-chested Mal Evans having George Harrison’s
“Blue Jay Way” segment projected onto him while the group watches.
1972 – Singers James Taylor and Carly Simon are married by a judge in
Taylor’s apartment in New York City. In the evening, Taylor performs at
Radio City Music Hall and announces their marriage. They stay married 11
years.
1973 – Neil Young appears at the Palace Theatre in Manchester, with opening
act The Eagles.
1977 – Elton John announces his retirement from touring at a charity
concert for the Variety Club Great Britain and Goaldiggers - an
organization providing football facilities for disadvantaged children - at
Wembley Stadium.
1983 – RCA International signs the Puerto Rican boy band Menudo to a
six-year, $30 million recording contract. One contract stipulation is that
they have to leave the group when they reach 16, because they’ll be too old
for the group.
1987 – David Bowie plays the first of eight sold-out nights at the Sydney
Entertainment Centre in Australia on his Glass Spider Tour.
1990 – 25 years after its initial release, The Righteous Brothers’
“Unchained Melody” hits #1 on the UK singles chart after being prominently
featured in the movie Ghost.
1991 – An estimated 300,000 people attend a free concert in Golden Gate
Park<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate_Park>
to honor the late Bill Graham. Called "Laughter, Love and Music," the
concert features performances by
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, The Grateful Dead <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grateful_Dead>, John
Fogerty <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fogerty>,
Journey<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_(band)>,
and Crosby, Stills, Nash &
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.
1993 – Little Richard guest-stars on an episode of the CBS-TV sitcom Hearts
Afire.
1995 – Hootie and The Blowfish reach an out-of-court settlement with Bob
Dylan for an undisclosed amount after courts rule the group lifted lyrics
from Dylan's "Tangled Up In Blue" for their recent hit "Only Wanna Be With
You."
1997 – Billy Preston is sentenced to three years in prison by a Santa
Monica court judge for cocaine possession and violating parole.
1997 – Metallica reaches an out-of-court settlement with a fan who claims
he lost his sense of smell after being dropped on his head by fans at one
of their shows in 1993.
1999 – Britain's first museum of pop music, The National Centre for Popular
Music, is saved from bankruptcy when creditors agree on a deal, after the
Sheffield museum had run up debts of over £1 million.
2000 – EMI drops the band Simple Minds from its roster when the band shops
its album, Our Secrets Are The Same, to other labels after EMI refuses to
release it.
2000 – Bon Jovi begins the North American leg of his Crush Tour at the
Independence Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina.
2003 – P. Diddy runs the New York City Marathon, finishing in four hours
and eighteen minutes, and raises $2 million for the New York school system.
2004 – In a ceremony at Buckingham Palace, Eric Clapton is made a Commander
of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).
2005 – The MTV Europe Awards is held at the Pavilhão Atlântico in Lisbon.
Winners include Coldplay for Best UK Act and Best Song (“Speed Of Sound”),
Green Day for Best Rock Act and Best Album (American Idiot), Alicia Keys
for Best R&B Act, System Of A Down for Best Alternative Act, and The Black
Eyed Peas for Best Pop Act.
2006 – Donny Osmond appears as himself on the ABC-TV soap opera All My
Children.
2006 – Maksim Miakovsky is arrested for stalking U.S. singer/actress Hilary
Duff and threatening to kill her, after flying to the U.S. "for the sole
purpose of meeting and becoming romantically involved with Ms. Duff." He is
later sentenced to 117 days in jail and five years probation after pleading
no contest to the charges.
2010 – Singer David Cassidy is arrested for drunk driving in Florida after
swerving all over the road and nearly causing an accident.
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