November 21 Born –
Coleman Hawkins (1904) – saxophonist with Louie Armstrong and The Fletcher
Henderson Orchestra.
Buck Ram (1907) – American songwriter.
Jean Shepard (1933) – Honky-tonk singer/songwriter.
Dr. John (aka Malcolm "Mac" Rebennack, Jr., (1940) –
singer/songwriter/pianist.
David Porter (1941) – Stax songwriter (“Hold On, I’m Comin’”).
Andrew Love (1941) – saxophonist for The Memphis Horns.
Andy “Thunderclap” Newman (1942) – keyboardist for Thunderclap Newman.
Mark Tulin (1948) – The Electric Prunes.
Alphonse Mouzon (1948) – Jazz drummer/percussionist.
John “Rabbit” Bundrick (1948) – session keyboardist for The Who and Bob
Marley.
Leroy “Lonnie” Jordan (1948) – vocalist for War.
Randy Zehringer (1949) – drummer for The McCoys and Johnny Winter.
Gary Pihl (1950) – guitarist for Sammy Hagar and Boston.
Livingston Taylor (1950) – singer/songwriter.
Lorna Luft (1952) – actress/singer.
Pete Koppes (1955) – guitarist for The Church.
Steven Curtis Chapman (1962) – Christian music singer/songwriter.
Björk Guðmundsdóttir (1965) – vocalist for The Sugarcubes.
Margrét Örnólfsdóttir (1967) – keyboardist for The Sugarcubes.
Alex James (1968) – bassist for Blur.
Kelsi Osborn (1974) – SHeDAISY.
November 21 R.I.P. –
Matthew Ashman (1995) – diabetes. Age 35. Guitarist for Adam and The Ants,
Bow Wow Wow.
Peter Grant (1995) – heart attack while driving. Age 60. Manager for The
Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin.
Alvin Cash (1999) – ulcers. Age 60. The Crawlers (“The Barracuda”).
Ralph Burns (2001) – pneumonia. Age 79. Bandleader/composer (Chicago).
Hadda Brooks (2002) – complications from open heart surgery. Age 86.
Pianist/singer/songwriter, “Queen of the Boogie.”
Jules “Buddy” Kaye (2002) – Age 84. Television theme songwriter (I Dream Of
Jeannie).
Teddy Randazzo (2003) – Age 68. Songwriter ("Hurt So Bad").
November 21 album releases –
The Animals – Animalisms (1966) U.S.
Joan Baez – Noël (1966)
The Moody Blues – To Our Children’s Children’s Children (1969)
Neil Diamond – Tap Root Manuscript (1970)
Sly and The Family Stone – Greatest Hits (1970)
Queen – A Night At The Opera (1975)
Scorpions – Virgin Killer (1976)
Earth, Wind & Fire – All ‘N All (1977)
Rod Stewart – Foolish Behaviour (1980)
Steely Dan – Gaucho (1980)
REO Speedwagon – Hi Infidelity (1980)
Duran Duran – Seven And The Ragged Tiger (1983)
Frank Zappa – Francesco Zappa (1984)
Don Henley – Actual Miles: Henley’s Greatest Hits (1995)
Frank Zappa – Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention (1985)
Rush – Presto (1989)
Skinny Puppy – Rabies (1989)
Chicago – Greatest Hits 1982-1989 (1989)
Kenny G – Kenny G Live (1989)
Tiffany – Dreams Never Die (1993)
Bruce Springsteen – The Ghost Of Tom Joad (1995)
Stevie Wonder – Natural Wonder (1995)
Ace Of Base – The Bridge (1995)
Garth Brooks – Fresh Horses (1995)
Backstreet Boys – Black & Blue (2000)
Elton John – One Night Only - The Greatest Hits (2000)
Korn – Take A Look In The Mirror (2003)
Daughtry – Daughtry (2006)
Kylie Minogue – X (2007)
Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band – Ultimate Hits: Rock And Roll Never
Forgets (2011)
November 21 events –
1877 – Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph: a machine
that can record and play sound.
1934 – The Cole Porter musical, Anything Goes, opens at the Alvin Theatre
on Broadway.
1944 – The Mutual radio network debuts The Roy Rogers Show, which also
features The Whippoorwills and The Sons Of The Pioneers.
1944 – Harry James and His Orchestra, along with “Pretty” Kitty Kallen on
vocals, records “I’m Beginning To See The Light” for Columbia Records.
1955 – On her 22nd birthday, Jean Shepard joins the Grand Ole Opry.
1959 – Duane Eddy records "Bonnie Came Back" at Audio Recorders of Arizona
in Phoenix.
1960 – George Harrison is deported from Hamburg, Germany, after being found
to be under age and playing in a bar. The Beatles perform at the
Kaiserkeller without him.
1960 – Ray Charles has four singles on the Billboard Hot 100: "Georgia On
My Mind" at #5, "Ruby" at #51, "Hard Hearted Hannah" at #66, and "Come Rain
Or Come Shine" at #95.
1961 – Elvis Presley releases his single, “Can’t Help Falling In Love” b/w
“Rock-A-Hula Baby.”
1962 – Elvis Presley's 11th film, Girls! Girls! Girls! opens in U.S.
theaters.
1968 – Diana Ross & The Supremes and The Temptations release their single,
“I’m Gonna Make You Love Me” b/w “A Place In The Sun” on Motown.
1968 – Yoko Ono miscarries John Lennon’s second son, John Ono Lennon II.
Earlier in the day, John uses a tape recorder to tape the baby’s dying
heartbeat.
1969 – The Doors cancel their scheduled appearance at Madison Square
Garden’s Felt Forum, and are replaced by Sam & Dave, and Ike and Tina
Turner.
1971 – Elton John kicks off a 13-date UK tour at the Coventry Theatre to
promote his new album Madman Across The Water.
1974 – Wilson Pickett is arrested in Andes, New York, for illegal
possession of a firearm after pulling a gun during an argument in a hotel.
1974 – Marty Balin joins Jefferson Starship on stage at the Winterland
Ballroom in San Francisco, and joins the band.
1975 – David Bowie releases his single, “Golden Years” b/w “Can You Hear
Me.”
1975 – Elton John receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in
conjunction with “Elton John Week” in Los Angeles.
1976 – Chelsea opens for The Stranglers at The Nashville in London. This is
the last gig for Chelsea singer Billy Idol before joining Generation X.
1980 – Eagle Don Henley is arrested after a naked 16-year old girl is found
at his home in Los Angeles suffering from a drug overdose.
1980 – A one-hour documentary film, "Van Morrison In Ireland," premieres at
London's National Film Theater.
1982 – Joni Mitchell marries her bass player, Larry Klein. They remain
married for ten years.
1983 – Michael Jackson's 14-minute video for “Thriller” premieres in select
theaters in Los Angeles.
1985 – A 60th anniversary celebration for the Grand Ole Opry is held in
Nashville, with hundreds of Country music stars in attendance. Singer Reba
McEntire joins the Opry at the event. CBS films the event for future
broadcast.
1988 – Jimmy Page begins his first ever solo tour of the UK at The
Hummingbird in Birmingham.
1990 – Mick Jagger marries Jerry Hall in a six hour ceremony in Bali.
1991 – Aerosmith “appears” as themselves in the “Flaming Moe’s” episode of
The Simpsons.
1994 – The Stones Roses release their single, “Love Spreads” b/w “Breakout.”
1995 – Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong is arrested and fined $141 for
mooning his audience during their show at the Mecca Arena in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin.
1995 – Bruce Springsteen begins his 128-date The Ghost Of Tom Joad Tour at
the State Theatre in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
1997 – In Böblingen, Germany, rapper Coolio and members of his band are
arrested and charged with assaulting a female clerk in a clothing store and
stealing $2,000 in clothes.
2000 – Jonathan Shalit, former manager of soprano Charlotte Church, sues
the singer for £5 million for unpaid wages and fees.
2001 – Jonathan King - of "Everyone's Gone To The Moon" fame - is sentenced
to seven years in prison for a series of sexual assaults on teenage boys
between 1982 and 1987.
2003 – The acoustic guitar on which the late Beatle George Harrison learned
to play - an Egmond acoustic originally bought for George by his father for
£3.50 - sells for £276,000 at a London auction. Also up for auction is a
signed invitation to the post-premiere celebrations for The Beatles’ A Hard
Day’s Night film, which goes for £17,250.
2003 – Phil Spector's chauffeur, Adriano De Souza, testifies in court that
Spector told him, “I think I killed somebody” after shooting actress Lana
Clakson.
2009 – Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty is arrested as he arrives to court
when he drops a cellophane packet as he is being frisked before entering
the courtroom.
2012 – Stone Roses guitarist John Squire's art studio burns down at his
Macclesfield home in Cheshire, England. Two paintings from Squire's recent
Celebrity series were lost, but no other works were in the studio at the
time.
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