November 16 Born –
W. C. Handy (1873) – Blues composer/musician, "Father of the Blues."
Eddie Condon (1905) – Jazz guitarist/bandleader.
Herb Abramson (1916) – record executive, producer.
Bob Gibson (1931) – Folk singer.
Hubert Sumlin (1931) – Blues guitarist for Howlin’ Wolf.
Garnet Mimms (1933) – R&B singer/songwriter (“Cry Baby”).
Toni Brown (1938) – Joy Of Cooking.
Troy Seals (1938) – singer/songwriter (“Lost In The Fifties Tonight”).
John Ryanes (1940) – The Monotones.
Dan Penn (aka Wallace Pennington, 1941) – singer songwriter (“Cry Like A
Baby”).
Winfred “Blue” Lovett (1943) – The Manhattans.
Chi Coltrane (1948) – singer/songwriter.
Pattie Santos (1949) – It’s A Beautiful Day (“White Bird”).
Harry Rushakoff (1958) – drummer for Concrete Blonde.
Mani (aka Gary Mounfield, 1962) – bassist for The Stone Roses.
Diana Krall (1964) – Canadian singer/pianist.
Dave Kushner (1965) – guitarist for Velvet Revolver.
Christian “Flake” Lorenz (1966) – keyboardist for Rammstein.
Bryan Abrams (1969) – Color Me Badd.
November 16 R.I.P. –
Overton “O.V.” Wright (1980) – heart attack. Age 41. Soul singer (“That’s
How Strong My Love Is”).
Frank Luther (1980) – Age 80. Country singer, dance band vocalist.
Dino Valenti (1994) – Age 57. Singer/songwriter (“Get Together”).
J.D. Sumner (1998) – Age 73. Gospel singer, The Stamps.
Grady Owen (1999) – Guitarist for Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps.
Russ Conway (2000) – Age 75. British pianist ("Roulette").
Joe C. (2000) – coeliac disease<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coeliac_disease>.
Age 26. Rapper with Kid Rock.
November 16 album releases –
The Beach Boys – The Beach Boys’ Christmas Album (1964)
Tony Bennett – Who Can I Turn To? (1964)
Stevie Wonder – Down To Earth (1966)
Martha and The Vandellas – Watchout! (1966)
The J. Geils Band – The J. Geils Band (1970)
Stephen Stills – Stephen Stills (1970)
John Lennon – Mind Games (1973) UK
The Kinks – Preservation Act 1 (1973)
Denny Laine – Ahh…Laine! (1973)
Bette Midler – Bette Midler (1973)
Natalie Cole – Thankful (1977)
Chic – Take It Off (1981)
Sade – Promise (1985) UK
Pebbles – Pebbles (1987)
Rick Astley – Whenever You Need Somebody (1987)
Dokken – Beast From The East (1988)
Paul McCartney – Paul Is Live (1993)
Blondie – Blonde And Beyond (1993)
Better Than Ezra – Deluxe (1993)
Heart – Desire Walks On (1993)
The Pointer Sisters – Only Sisters Can Do That (1993)
Dr. Dre – 2001 (1999)
Korn – Issues (1999)
Gov’t Mule – Live…With A Little Help From Our Friends (1999)
Britney Spears – In The Zone (2003)
November 16 events –
1937 – Bob Crosby and His Orchestra records “South Rampart Street Parade”
in Los Angeles for Decca Records.
1940 – WSB radio in Atlanta begins airing WSB Barn Dance, a program that
features live “hillbilly” music. The show runs for 10 years.
1954 – Perry Como records his first version of “(There’s No Place Like)
Home For The Holidays” at Webster Hall in New York City.
1955 – The Four Lads record “No, Not Much” at Columbia Studios in New York
City.
1959 – The original Broadway production of Sound Of Music, starring Mary
Martin, opens at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
1960 – Patsy Cline records “I Fall To Pieces” at Owen Bradley’s Quonset Hut
studio in Nashville.
1962 – The Beatles make their second appearance on Radio Luxembourg for the
program The Friday Spectacular. After being interviewed, they play both
sides of their latest single, “Love Me Do” and “P.S. I Love You” in front
of a live audience.
1964 – Jay and The Americans record “Let’s Lock The Door (And Throw Away
The Key)” in New York City.
1964 – The Animals record “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood.”
1964 – Sam Cooke holds his last recording session, and records “Shake” and
“It’s Got The Whole World Shakin’” at RCA Studios in New York City.
1965 – CBS-TV airs the Frank Sinatra documentary, Sinatra: An American
Original, hosted by Walter Cronkite.
1965 – George Martin sequences the running order for The Beatles’ new album
Rubber Soul.
1968 – B.J. Thomas’ “Hooked On A Feeling” hits the Billboard Hot 100 at #97.
1968 – Led Zeppelin plays their first ever show in northern England when
they appear at Manchester College of Science & Technology.
1968 – Simon and Garfunkel record “The Boxer” at Columbia Studios in
Nashville.
1969 – Creedence Clearwater Revival and Jerry Lee Lewis appear on The Ed
Sullivan Show.
1971 – Frank Zappa is the only guest on The Old Grey Whistle Test.
1971 – Elvis Presley appears at the Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah.
1974 – Stevie Wonder releases his single, “Boogie On Reggae Woman” b/w
“Seems So Long.”
1976 – Brian Wilson gives an interview to BBC 2's music show The Old Grey
Whistle Test. Also on the show are Be Bop Deluxe and Cajun Moon.
1978 – The movie Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, starring The Bee
Gees, Peter Frampton, Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, and Earth Wind & Fire, opens
in theaters across the U.S. The film is a notorious flop and is widely
panned by critics, and does quite a bit of damage to the careers of all who
appear in it.
1978 – Queen plays the first of two nights at Madison Square Garden, and
replicates their infamous promo stunt for their single "Bicycle Race" by
having a dozen nude, semi-overweight women on bikes during their
performance of the song.
1979 – Paul McCartney releases his single, “Wonderful Christmastime” b/w
“Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reggae.”
1985 – U2 launches their own record label, Mother Records.
1987 – Former Clash drummer Topper Headon is jailed for 15 months by
Maidstone Crown Court for supplying heroin to a man who later died.
1987 – Romeo Blue (aka Lenny Kravitz) marries actress Lisa Bonet. The
marriage lasts six years.
1988 – Stan Love, brother and manager of Beach Boy Mike Love, is sentenced to
a five year suspended sentence after being found guilty of embezzling over
$300,000 from the group.
1996 – The Beatles’ Anthology 3 hits #1 on the UK charts, making the group
first act to score three #1 albums in the same year.
1996 – Country music singer Lorrie Morgan marries her third husband,
songwriter Jon Randall. They stay married three years.
1998 – Saxophonist and founding member of The Skatalites, Roland Alphonso,
slips into a coma due to a broken blood vessel in his head, which occurred
while on stage at the Key Club in Hollywood on November 2.
2000 – Testifying in his lawsuit case against Andrew Haydon, former
managing director of John Reid Enterprises, Elton John tells a London High
Court that his former lover and manager Reid betrayed him over touring
costs, and that he had been "caught with his hands in the till.”
2000 – Cher appears as herself in the “Gypsies, Tramps and Weed" episode of
Will and Grace.
2001 – The city of Palm Springs, California, unveils a statue in its
downtown area honoring the late Sonny Bono.
2002 – Texas multi-billionaire David Bonderman pays The Rolling Stones $7
million to play at his 60th birthday party held at the Hard Rock Hotel in
Las Vegas. John Cougar Mellencamp is the opening act, and the event is
emceed by comedian Robin Williams.
2006 – After performing at a concert in Jackson, Tennessee, Frankie Ford of
"Sea Cruise" fame is accidentally struck by a car, but suffers no major
injuries.
2006 – In its 13th wave of pre-litigation mass mailings, the Recording
Industry Association of America (RIAA) sends 417 more letters to sixteen
college administrators threatening mass lawsuits if file-sharing is found
happening on university servers.
2006 – Michael Jackson is booed off the stage at the World Music Awards in
London when he chooses to ramble on aimlessly rather than sing.
2010 – Singer Avril Lavigne’s divorce from Deryck Whibley becomes
finalized, ending their four year marriage.
2010 – The Beatles’ catalog becomes available on iTunes.
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