November 4 Born –

Harry Elston (1938) – The Hi-Fi’s, The Friends Of Distinction.

Delbert McClinton (1940) – singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist.

Michael Smith (1947) – saxophonist for Amen Corner.

Denis Simpson (1950) – The Nylons.

Van Stephenson (1953) – Country music singer/songwriter, BlackHawk.

Chris Difford (1954) – singer/songwriter, Squeeze.

James Honeyman-Scott (1956) – guitarist for The Pretenders.

Lena Zavaroni (1963) – Scottish singer.

Jeff Scott Soto (1965) – vocalist for Yngwie 
Malmsteen<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yngwie_Malmsteen>, 
Talisman, Journey.

Wayne Static (aka Wayne Wells, 1965) – vocalist/guitarist for Static-X.

Kool Rock-Ski (aka Damon Wimbley, 1966) – The Fat Boys.

Puff Daddy (aka P. Diddy, aka Diddy, aka Sean Combs, 1969) – rapper, record 
executive.

 

November 4 R.I.P. –

Ivory “Deek” Watson (1969) – Age 60. The Ink Spots.

Ronnie Goodson (1980) – brain tumor. Age 35. Trumpet for John Fred and His 
Playboy Band.

Fred “Sonic” Smith (1994) – heart failure. Age 45. Guitarist for MC5.

Robert Heaton (2004) – pancreatic cancer. Age 43. Drummer for New Model 
Army.

 

November 4 album releases –

The Allman Brothers Band – The Allman Brothers Band (1969)

David Bowie – Space Oddity (1969)

David Bowie – The Man Who Sold The World (1970) U.S.

Jean-Luc Ponty – Imaginary Voyage (1974)

The Temptations – House Party (1975)

The Ramones – Rocket To Russia (1977)

Rod Stewart – Foot Loose And Fancy Free (1977)

Black Sabbath – Mob Rules (1981)

Paul Simon – Hearts And Bones (1983)

Hawkwind – This Is Hawkwind, Do Not Panic (1984)

The Clash – Cut The Crap (1985)

Elton John – Ice On Fire (1985)

The Pretenders – Get Close (1986)

They Might Be Giants – They Might Be Giants (1986)

Sinéad O'Connor – The Lion And The Cobra (1987)

Teenage Fanclub – Bandwagonesque (1991)

Aphex Twin – Richard D. James Album (1996)

Simon and Garfunkel – Old Friends (1997) (box set)

Bad Manners – Heavy Petting (1997)

Shania Twain – Come On Over (1997)

Asia – Live In Philadelphia (1997)

Harmonia ’76 – Tracks And Traces (1997)

The Beach Boys – The Pet Sounds Sessions (1997) (box set)

The Allman Brothers Band – Peakin’ At The Beacon (2000)

Evanescence – Origin (2000) U.S.

Jimmy Buffett – Live In Auburn, WA (2003)

Sarah McLachlan – Afterglow (2003) Canada

Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band – Greatest Hits 2 (2003)

Coldplay – Live 2003 (2003) U.S.

Stephen Stills – Turnin’ Back The Pages (2003)

Lou Reed – Berlin: Live At St. Ann’s Warehouse (2008)

ZZ Top – Live From Texas (2008)

 

November 4 events –

1938 – Bing Crosby records “You’re A Sweet Little Headache” for Decca 
Records.

1952 – Perry Como, along with The Ramblers, records “Don’t Let The Stars 
Get In Your Eyes” at the Manhattan Center in New York City for RCA Victor.

1957 – The top six Billboard singles on the Pop and R&B charts are exactly 
the same: Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock" sits at #1 on both charts, 
followed by "Wake Up Little Susie" by The Everly Brothers, "You Send Me" by 
Sam Cooke, "Silhouettes" by The Rays, "Be-Bop Baby" by Ricky Nelson, and 
"Honeycomb" by Jimmie Rodgers.

1957 – Jerry Lee Lewis performs “Great Balls Of Fire” on American Bandstand.

1961 – Bob Dylan makes his Carnegie Hall debut at the Carnegie Chapter 
Hall, a small auditorium located above the main recital hall. Approximately 
50 people, mostly Dylan’s friends, attend the show.

1963 – The Beatles make their infamous appearance at the Royal Command 
Performance at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London, in the presence of 
the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret, appearing seventh on the bill of 19 
acts.

1963 – The Rolling Stones, having just come off a 30-date UK tour with The 
Everly Brothers, kick off another 25-date UK club tour at the Top Rank 
Ballroom in Preston.

1964 – Marvin Gaye releases his single, “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By 
You)” b/w “Forever” on the Tamla label.

1964 – Gerry and The Pacemakers, The Miracles, Ketty Lester, Glen Campbell, 
The Righteous Brothers and Gene Pitney all appear on Shindig!

1964 – The Hank Williams biopic, Your Cheatin’ Heart, premieres in 
Montgomery, Alabama.

1965 – The Beatles record John Lennon’s old Quarrymen song “What Goes On,” 
and jam on several takes of “12-Bar Original” in an attempt to complete the 
recording of their album Rubber Soul. “What Goes On” is the only song in 
The Beatles’ catalog credited to Lennon/McCartney/Starkey.

1966 – The Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations” hits the UK singles chart.

1967 – Done with his hobby of owning horses, Elvis Presley holds an auction 
at his Circle G Ranch in Horn Lake, Mississippi, selling off his riding 
equipment.

1968 – Pink Floyd records “Point Me At The Sky” and “Careful With That Axe, 
Eugene” at Abbey Road studios with Norman Smith producing.

1970 – The Beach Boys play the first of four nights at the Whiskey A Go-Go, 
with opening act The Flame.

1971 – The Who performs on opening night of the newly re-named Rainbow 
Theatre in London.

1971 – Bob Dylan records his song “George Jackson” at Columbia Studios in 
New York City.

1973 – Pink Floyd plays two shows at London's Rainbow 
Theatre<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_Theatre>
 to benefit musician Robert Wyatt<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Wyatt>
, former drummer of Soft Machine <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_Machine>, 
who fell from a fourth story bathroom window, breaking his back and leaving 
him paraplegic <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraplegic>. The concerts 
raise £10,000 for Wyatt.

1975 – Hank Williams’ first wife and mother of Hank Jr., Audrey Williams, 
passes away from heart failure after years of alcohol and drug abuse at age 
52.

1976 – A bomb threat delays the start of Bruce Springsteen's concert at the 
Palladium in New York. When he takes the stage, Springsteen jokes that the 
threat was made by former manager Mike Appel, who is currently suing him.

1977 – The Mystery Girls, featuring Pete Wylie, Julian Cope, and Phil 
Hurst, open for Sham 69 at Eric’s in Liverpool.

1978 – Former Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young bassist Greg Reeves sues the 
group for $1 million for unpaid royalties from sales of the group’s 1970 
album Déjà Vu.

1978 – Van Morrison is the musical guest on Saturday Night Live, performing 
"Wavelength" and "Kingdom Hall."

1978 – Boston appears at Brooklyn College in New York on their Don’t Look 
Back Tour, with opening act Sammy Hagar.

1980 – An ailing Bob Marley is baptized a "Christian Rastafarian" at the 
Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Kingston, Jamaica.

1981 – Dr. George Nichopoulos is acquitted on 11 counts of criminally 
over-prescribing 
drugs to Elvis Presley by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners.

1984 – Prince debuts his new band, The Revolution, and begins his Purple 
Rain Tour, playing the first of seven nights at the Joe Louis Arena in 
Detroit.

1986 – In Chicago, soul singer Jerry "The Iceman" Butler is elected to the 
Cook County Board of Commissioners, a position he still holds.

1988 – U2’s film Rattle And Hum opens in theaters in the U.S.

1989 – Elton John’s latest single, “Sacrifice,” hits the UK charts, 
becoming his 50th British chart hit.

1990 – The musical Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story opens at the Shubert 
Theatre on Broadway, where it will run for 225 performances.

1992 – Elton John and Bernie Taupin sign a $39 million songwriting deal 
with publishing giant Warner/Chappell.

1993 – Singer Nia Peeples files for divorce from her second husband Howard 
Hewett, lead singer of the R&B trio Shalamar.

1993 – Depeche Mode's Martin Gore is arrested at the Denver Westin Hotel in 
Colorado after refusing to turn down the volume of his music in his room.

1993 – Elton John is awarded $518,700 in his libel lawsuit against the UK's 
Sunday Mirror newspaper for an article discussing Elton’s diet.

1995 – Bryan White makes his Grand Ole Opry debut.

1996 – Melissa Etheridge and her partner Julie Cypher appear on the cover 
of Newsweek magazine in conjunction with an article about gay adoption.

1997 – Michael Jackson announces that wife Debbie Rowe is pregnant with his 
second child.

1998 – The Fall’s singer Mark E. Smith appears in Manhattan Criminal Court 
on assault charges, accused of kicking, punching and choking his girlfriend 
and band keyboard player Julia Nagle at a New York Hotel. He is ordered 
into rehab.

1998 – Oasis’ Liam Gallagher is arrested after a drunken brawl with 
photographer Mel Bouzac at a London pub, for breaking the photographer’s 
camera.

2002 – Elton John and Bernie Taupin receive the Music Industry Trusts Award.

2008 – Bee Gee Robin Gibb’s housekeeper, Claire Yang, gives birth to his 
fourth child, Snow.

2009 – Country music singer/songwriter Taylor Swift makes Billboard Hot 100 
history when she debuts five singles in the Top 30.

2009 – Former members of Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Robin Bachman and Blair 
Thornton, file a lawsuit over the rights to use the name of the band, 
claiming Randy Bachman and Fred Turner signed away their rights in 1977.

2010 – On doctors’ orders, Aretha Franklin cancels all appearances for the 
next seven months.

2012 – In Chicago, a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by songwriter Guy 
Hobbs against Elton John and songwriting partner Bernie Taupin over their 
hit song “Nikita” is thrown out of court, with the Judge ruling that even 
though both songs shared similar themes and phrases, they were already 
prevalent in much of modern music.

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