November 6 Born –
Antoine-Joseph “Adolphe” Sax (1814) – inventor of the saxophone.
John Philip Sousa (1854) – composer/conductor, developer of the sousaphone.
Juanita Hall (1901) – singer/theater actress, The Juanita Hall Choir.
Ray Conniff (1916) – bandleader/arranger, The Ray Conniff Singers.
Stonewall Jackson (1932) – Country music artist.
Joseph Pope (1933) – The Tams.
Jim Pike (1936) – The Lettermen.
Eugene Pitt (1937) – The Jive Five.
P.J. Proby (aka James Smith, 1938) – American singer/songwriter.
Doug Sahm (1941) – The Sir Douglas Quintet.
Guy Clark (1941) – Country/folk singer/songwriter.
George Young (1946) – The Easybeats.
John Wilson (1947) – drummer for Them.
Rushton Moreve (aka John Morgan, 1948) – bassist for Steppenwolf.
Glenn Frey (1948) – The Eagles.
Chris Glen (1950) – bassist for The Sensational Alex Harvey Band.
Craig Goldy (1961) – guitarist for Dio.
Paul Brindley (1963) – bassist for The Sundays.
Corey Glover (1964) – singer for Living Colour.
Greg Graffin, Ph.D (1964) – college professor/author, vocalist for Bad
Religion
Paul Gilbert (1966) – guitarist for Mr. Big and Racer X.
November 6 R.I.P. –
Billy Murcia (1972) – overdose, choked to death. Age 21. Drummer for The
New York Dolls.
Dickie Goodman (1989) – suicide. Age 55. Record producer ("Ben Crazy").
Don Julian (1998) – pneumonia. Age 61. The Larks (“The Jerk”).
Anthony “Sooty” Jones (1999) – meningitis. Age 46. Bassist for Humble Pie.
Pete Jolly (2004) – multiple myeloma. Age 72. Jazz pianist with Ray
Conniff, TV theme musician.
Jance Garfat (2006) – motorcycle accident. Age 62. Dr. Hook & The Medicine
Show.
Hank Thompson (2007) – lung cancer. Age 82. Country music singer (“The Wild
Side Of Life”).
November 6 album releases –
The Monkees – Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd. (1967)
The Stylistics – The Stylistics (1971)
The Cars – Shake It Up (1981)
Rod Stewart – Tonight I’m Yours (1981)
Rod Stewart – Absolutely Live (1982)
The Pointer Sisters – Break Out (1983)
Stevie Wonder – Characters (1987)
Various Artists – Less Than Zero (1987) (soundtrack)
N.W.A. – N.W.A. And The Posse (1987)
Scorpions – Crazy World (1990)
The Pogues – Hell’s Ditch (1990)
Steve Winwood – Refugees Of The Heart (1990)
Queen – Made In Heaven (1995)
Elton John – Love Songs (1995) UK
Gram Parsons with The Flying Burrito Bros. – Archives Volume One: Live At
The Avalon Ballroom 1969
Aerosmith – Music From Another Dimension (2012)
November 6 events –
1935 – Edwin H. Armstrong publishes his findings on the development of FM
broadcasting after conducting months of large-scale field tests of his new
radio technology at RCA’s facilities on the 85th floor of the Empire State
Building in New York City from May 1934 to October 1935.
1936 – Bandleader Woody Herman holds his first recording session with his
orchestra, and records “Wintertime Dreams” for Decca Records.
1940 – Guy Lombardo records “The Moon Fell In The River” in New York City
for Decca.
1947 – Hank Williams records “Honky Tonkin’,” “I Can’t Get You Off My Mind”
and “I’m A Long Gone Daddy” for Sterling Records.
1953 – BBC radio bans both Frankie Laine's "Answer Me" and Lee Lawrence's
"Crying In The Chapel" after religious groups protest the lyrics.
1954 – Elvis Presley signs a year-long contract with the Shreveport concert
radio show Louisiana Hayride. Later in the day, Elvis records his first and
only commercial, a radio spot for the city's Southern Maid Doughnuts
outlets, singing the company jingle: "You can get them piping hot after 4
p.m. You can get them piping hot. Southern Maid Donuts hit the spot. You
can get them piping hot after 4 p.m."
1957 – The Biggest Show Of Stars ’57 package tour hits the Kiel Opera House
in St. Louis, Missouri, for a show, featuring Eddie Cochran, Jimmy Bowen
and The Rhythm Orchids, Fats Domino, The Everly Brothers, Chuck Berry,
Frankie Lymon, LaVerne Baker, Paul Anka, Buddy Knox, Clyde McPhatter, The
Crickets and The Drifters.
1958 – Connie Francis records “My Happiness” at the Radio Recorders in
Hollywood.
1961 – Fats Domino records “Jambalaya (On The Bayou)” at Cosimo Studio in
New Orleans.
1963 – Tony Bennett records “I’ll Be Around” at CBS Studios in New York
City.
1964 – The Beach Boys make their UK television debut on Ready, Steady, Go!
performing “I Get Around,” “When I Grow Up (To Be A Man),” and “Dance,
Dance, Dance.”
1964 – Joe Tex records "Hold What You've Got" at Fame Studios in Muscle
Shoals, Alabama.
1965 – The Rolling Stones, Fontella Bass, Jackie Wilson, Billy Joe Royal,
The Strangeloves, and Tony and The Bandits all appear on Shindig!
1965 – Bob Dylan, Rolling Stone Brian Jones, and Robbie Robertson are
visiting in Dylan’s Hilton hotel room when New York City is hit with its
infamous total blackout. The three light candles and jam through the night.
1965 – Promoter Bill Graham puts on his first show - a concert by Jefferson
Airplane and The Fugs at the Calliope Ballroom in San Francisco - to help
raise legal fees for the radical San Francisco Mime Troupe, who are facing
obscenity charges.
1966 – Beatles manager Brian Epstein turns down a request for the group to
appear on a television special to aid the victims of a mining disaster in
South Wales that killed 144 people.
1966 – Lou Rawls appears on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing “Love Is A
Hurtin’ Thing” and “In The Evening.” Other musical guests include Nancy
Ames, The Kim Sisters, and The U.S. Air Force Academy Chorale.
1967 – Bob Dylan holds his second session at Columbia Studios in Nashville
for his up-coming John Wesley Harding album, recording five songs: “All
Along The Watchtower," "John Wesley Harding," "As I Went Out One Morning,"
"I Pity The Poor Immigrant," and "I Am A Lonesome Hobo.”
1968 – The Monkees’ movie Head premieres in New York City.
1970 – Aerosmith plays their first ever gig at Nipmuc Regional High School
in Mendon, Massachusetts.
1971 – Elvis Presley performs an afternoon and evening show at the Public
Hall Auditorium in Cleveland, Ohio.
1973 – Michael Martin and Phil Kaufman, manager of the recently-deceased
country-rock singer Gram Parsons, are fined $300 each for stealing the
singer's coffin and body from the Los Angeles International Airport; both
men claiming that it was Parson’s last wish that his body be cremated and
his ashes scattered near the Joshua Tree National Monument, a favorite spot
of the singer.
1973 – Bob Dylan, along with The Band, records “Hazel,” “Something There Is
About You” and “Tough Mama” at Village Recorders in Los Angeles.
1975 – The Sex Pistols make their live debut at St. Martin's School of Art
in central London, with opening act Bazooka Joe.
1978 – Boston plays the first of two sold-out nights at the Boston Gardens
on their Don’t Look Back Tour, with opening act Sammy Hagar.
1979 – Paul Simon kicks off his latest British tour at London's Hammersmith
Odeon, and buys everyone in the audience a drink from the bar. The tab
comes to almost $2,000.
1980 – The remaining members of Led Zeppelin, along with manager Peter
Grant, meet on the island of Jersey in the Channel Islands to decide what
to do next in the wake of John Bonham’s death. All four agree the band
would simply not be the same without Bonham, and decide to split up.
1982 – R.E.M. appears at Tupelo’s Tavern in New Orleans, Louisiana.
1983 – The ABC-TV miniseries Princess Daisy debuts, featuring Ringo Starr
as a gay fashion designer.
1999 – Country music singer Lee Ann Womack marries her second husband,
record producer Frank Liddell. They are still married.
2003 – Metallica kicks off their 137-date year-long Madly In Anger With The
World Tour at Yoyogi Taiikukan in Tokyo, Japan.
2005 – The Four Seasons’ stage musical, Jersey Boys, begins its official
Broadway run at the August Wilson Theatre.
2006 – Singer Marianne Faithfull announces that she has conquered her
battle with breast cancer.
2007 – Meat Loaf cancels his entire European tour after being diagnosed
with a cyst on his vocal cords.
2007 – Jimmy P. Stagg - renowned disc jockey and owner of the store chain
Record City - passes away from esophageal cancer at age 72.
2010 – In Los Angeles, singer Scott McKenzie is hospitalized after being
diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome, which affects the peripheral
nervous system. McKenzie will die from the disease in less than two years.
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