November 8 Born –
Ken Dodd (1927) – British comedian/singer/songwriter (“Tears”).
Patti Page (aka Clara Fowler, 1927) – singer (“Tennessee Waltz”).
Chris Connor (aka Mary Loutsenhizer, 1927) – Jazz singer with Stan Kenton.
Bert Berns (1929) – songwriter (“Hang On Sloopy”).
Laura Webb (1941) – The Bobbettes.
Rodney Slater (1941) – saxophonist for The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band.
John Perez (1942) – drummer for The Sir Douglas Quintet.
Bonnie Bramlett (aka Bonnie O’Farrell, 1944) – Delaney & Bonnie.
Robert Nix (1944) – drummer for Atlanta Rhythm Section.
Butch Rillera (1945) – drummer for Redbone.
Don Murray (1945) – drummer for The Turtles.
John “The Big Figure” Martin (1946) – drummer for Dr. Feelgood.
Roy Wood (1946) – The Move, and Electric Light Orchestra.
John Farrar (1946) – The Mustangs, The Strangers.
Minnie Ripperton (1947) – singer/songwriter ("Lovin' You").
Alan Berger (1949) – bassist for Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes.
Bonnie Raitt (1949) – singer/songwriter.
Lee Freeman (1949) – guitarist for Strawberry Alarm Clock.
Larry Burnett (1951) – singer/guitarist for Firefall.
Gerald Alston (1951) – The Manhattans.
Rickie Lee Jones (1954) – singer/songwriter.
Alan Frew (1956) – singer for Glass Tiger.
Porl Thompson (1957) – guitarist for The Cure.
Terry Miall (1958) – drummer for Adam and The Ants.
Leif Garrett (aka Leif Nervik, 1961) – teen idol.
Jimmy Chaney (1969) – drummer for Jimmie’s Chicken Shack.
Gareth Pring (1970) – guitarist for Ned’s Atomic Dustbin.
November 8 R.I.P. –
Ivory Joe Hunter (1974) – lung cancer. Age 60. Singer/songwriter/pianist.
Lester Bowie (1999) – liver cancer. Age 58. Jazz trumpeter.
Lenny Mayes (2004) – lung cancer. Age 53. The Dramatics.
Heavy D (aka Dwight Myers, 2011) – pulmonary embolism. Age 44. Rapper.
Jimmy Norman (2011) – Age 74. R&B singer/songwriter/lyricist (“Time Is On
My Side”).
November 8 album releases –
The Beach Boys – Beach Boys’ Party! (1965)
The Supremes and The Temptations – Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The
Temptations (1968)
Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
Billy Preston – I Wrote A Simple Song (1971) U.S.
Lou Reed – Transformer (1972)
Queen – Sheer Heart Attack (1974)
Cat Stevens – Saturnight (1974)
Styx – Man Of Miracles (1974)
Thin Lizzy – Nightlife (1974)
Elton John – Elton John’s Greatest Hits (1974)
Sly Stone – High On You (1975)
George Harrison – The Best Of George Harrison (1976) U.S.
Motörhead – Ace Of Spades (1980)
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Architecture & Morality (1981)
The Waitresses – I Could Rule The World If I Could Only Get The Parts
(1982) (EP)
ABBA – The Singles: The First Ten Years (1982)
George Harrison – Gone Troppo (1982) U.S.
John Cougar Mellencamp – Uh-Huh (1983)
New Edition – All For Love (1985)
W.A.S.P. - Inside The Electric Circus (1986)
Iron Maiden – Live At Donington (1993) UK
The Eagle – Hell Freezes Over (1994)
Big Audio Dynamite – Higher Power (1994)
Limp Bizkit – Greatest Hitz (2005)
Pablo Cruise – It’s Good To Be Live (2011)
Rush – Time Machine 2011: Live In Cleveland (2011)
November 8 events –
1887 – German immigrant inventor Emile Berliner receives his patent, number
372,786, for the Gramophone.
1932 – Songwriting team Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein's first
production, Music In The Air, opens at the Alvin Theatre on Broadway.
1939 – Frank Sinatra makes his final recordings with Harry James and His
Orchestra, recording “Every Day Of My Life” and “Ciribiribin” for Columbia.
1941 – Glenn Miller and His Orchestra record the first of three live Sunset
Serenade dates for the Jazz Hour label.
1947 – Bing Crosby, along with The Ken Darby Choir, records “Now Is The
Hour” and “Silver Threads Among The Gold” for Decca.
1952 – The New Musical Express music newspaper publishes its first pop
singles chart after asking 53 record shops to divulge their sales returns.
“Here In My Heart” by Al Martino is at #1.
1953 – The country music duo Buddy & Bob (aka Buddy Holley and Bob Montgomery)
debut their Sunday radio show on KDAV in Lubbock, Texas.
1956 – Patsy Cline records "Walkin' After Midnight," "A Poor Man's Roses,"
"The Heart You Break May Be Your Own" and "Pick Me Up On Your Way Down" at
the Bradley Film and Recording Studios in Nashville.
1957 – Chuck Berry makes his national television debut on American
Bandstand, lip-synching to “Rock And Roll Music.” Also on the show is Lu
Ann Simms.
1957 – Three weeks after its Memphis premiere, Elvis Presley’s movie,
Jailhouse Rock, opens in theaters across the U.S. and Canada.
1959 – Johnny Mathis appears on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing “Misty.”
Also on the show are The Barry Sisters.
1961 – Bobby Darin records "Multiplication" at Radio Recorders in Hollywood.
1962 – A shot is fired at Motown's tour bus while traveling through
Savannah, Georgia. None of the performers are hurt.
1963 – After hearing that Priscilla Beaulieu is staying with Elvis in Los
Angeles, Ann-Margret tells the L.A. press that she’s in love with Elvis and
they are thinking of marrying. Priscilla, on the Colonel's advice, is sent
back to Memphis to avoid controversy.
1963 – Dick Clark’s latest Caravan Of Stars Tour begins at the Armory in
Teaneck, New Jersey, featuring The Ronettes, Little Eva, Bobby Vee, Brian
Hyland, and The Dovells.
1963 – Dusty Springfield begins her first UK tour in Halifax, West
Yorkshire, sharing the bill with Freddie and The Dreamers, The Searchers,
and Brian Poole and The Tremelos.
1964 – The Rolling Stones record their second version of "Time Is On My
Side."
1964 – Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli perform together at the London
Palladium before a standing-room-only audience. The performance is recorded
and filmed for release as Live At The London Palladium.
1965 – The Dave Clark Five perform for Queen Elizabeth II at the annual Royal
Variety Performance at the Palladium in London.
1965 – The Beatles record George Harrison’s “Won’t Be There With You,”
which will eventually become “Think For Yourself.” Afterward, the group
records their third Christmas record for their fan club.
1967 – Harry Nilsson begins recording “Everybody’s Talkin’.”
1968 – Cynthia Lennon’s divorce from John becomes finalized.
1968 – The Who, Joe Cocker and The Grease Band, The Mindbenders, and The
Crazy World of Arthur Brown all appear at the Granada Theatre in Walthamstow
.
1969 – Diana Ross quits The Supremes to pursue a solo career.
1970 – The Four Tops, The Carpenters, Freda Payne, and Hank Williams, Jr.
all appear on The Ed Sullivan Show, which is taped at the Walter Reed Army
Medical Center in Washington DC for wounded Viet Nam G.I.s.
1971 – Elvis Presley performs at the Spectrum in Philadelphia.
1971 – Paul McCartney throws a party at the Empire Ballroom to launch his
new band, Wings.
1972 – Elvis Presley begins a short, 11-show tour at the Municipal
Auditorium in Lubbock, Texas.
1974 – Connie Francis is attacked at knifepoint and raped in her Howard
Johnson's hotel room in Jericho, Connecticut, following a show at the
nearby Westbury Music Fair. Francis will successfully sue the chain for $3
million for neglecting to repair a broken lock and torn screen on her room
before the attack, but she is so shattered by the incident she quits
touring for seven years and eventually divorces her husband, Joseph
Garzilli. Her rapist is never brought to justice.
1975 – David Bowie makes his U.S. television debut, performing "Fame" on
CBS' Cher show.
1975 – John Lennon and Yoko Ono name Elton John as the godfather of their
newborn son, Sean.
1976 – Former Guess Who lead singer Burton Cummings begins his solo career
with a concert at Centennial Concert Hall in his hometown of Winnipeg,
Canada.
1977 – Suzi Quatro makes her first appearance as Leather Tuscadero on
ABC-TV's Happy Days.
1980 – KISS kicks off the Australian leg of their Unmasked Tour, playing
the first of four nights at the Perth Entertainment Centre. It is the
group’s first tour with new drummer Eric Carr, and their first tour without
any U.S. dates. Despite the name of the tour, the group still performs in
make-up.
1985 – Sting’s concert movie, Bring On The Night, premieres in theaters in
the U.S.
1987 – Beach Boy Carl Wilson marries his second wife, Gina Martin; daughter
of Dean Martin.
1988 – Jerry Lee Lewis declares bankruptcy in Memphis, Tennessee.
1994 – Sonny Bono is elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
1994 – A memorial service is held for guitarist Fred "Sonic" Smith at
Mariner's Church in Detroit.
1995 – A financially strapped Michael Jackson merges his company ATV Music
Publishing - which carries The Beatles’ catalog - with Sony Music
Publishing in a deal worth $110 million. Jackson keeps half-ownership of
the new company, but loses much of it over time as his debts mount.
1997 – Johnny Paycheck finally joins the Grand Ole Opry.
1997 – Bluegrass artist Alison Kraus marries Nashville session guitarist
Pat Bergeson. They stay married four years.
2000 – Spice Girl Mel C makes a foul-mouthed attack on boy band Westlife,
calling them “a useless bunch of talentless tossers” and “hyped-up shit.”
2003 – Duran Duran begins their 25th anniversary tour at the Borgata Casino
Event Centre in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
2007 – Police raid the Camden home of singer Amy Winehouse and arrest four
men on suspicion of perverting the course of justice in connection with a
court case involving Winehouse's husband Blake Fielder-Civil, who is facing
charges of causing grievous bodily harm.
2009 – Former Smiths frontman Morrissey stops a concert halfway through his
second song after being hit in the eye by a thrown beer bottle. The 50-year
old singer says goodnight to the 8,000 strong crowd in Liverpool and walks
off stage.
2011 – Singer Shakira receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2012 – Jermaine Jackson files legal papers in Los Angeles County Superior
Court to have the spelling of his surname altered to Jacksun for "artistic
reasons."
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