November 30 Born –
Walter “Brownie” McGhee (1915) – Blues singer/guitarist. Allan Sherman (aka Allan Copelon, 1924) – television writer, song parodist (“My Zelda”). Dick Clark (1929) – radio/television host, American Bandstand. Teddy Wilburn (1931) – The Wilburn Brothers. Bob Moore (1932) – Nashville session bassist, Moby Grape. Jack Reno (1935) – Country music singer. Frank Ifield (1937) – Australian singer. Jimmy Bowen (1937) – producer. Luther Ingram (1937) – R&B singer (“(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right"). Rob Grill (1943) – singer for The Grass Roots. David “Leo” Lyons (1943) – bassist for Ten Years After. Roger Glover (1945) – bassist for Deep Purple. Ruby Starr (aka Constance Mierzwiak, 1949) – singer with Black Oak Arkansas. David Sancious (1953) – session keyboardist, The E Street Band. June Pointer (1953) – The Pointer Sisters. Shuggie Otis (aka Johnny Veliotes, Jr., 1953) – singer/songwriter (“Strawberry Letter 23”). George McArdle (1954) – bassist for Little River Band. Billy Idol (aka William Broad, 1955) – Generation X. John Ashton (1957) – guitarist for The Psychedelic Furs. Richard Barbieri (1957) – keyboardist for Japan. Stacey Q (aka Stacey Swain, 1958) – singer (“Two Of Hearts”). Jalil Hutchins (1963) – rapper for Whodini. Paul Wheeler (1965) – drummer for Icehouse. John Moyer (1973) – bassist for Disturbed. Malinda “Mindy” McCready (1975) – Country music singer. Clay Aiken (1978) – singer. Dougie Poynter (1987) – bassist/vocalist for McFly. November 30 R.I.P. – David Houston (1993) – brain aneurysm. Age 57. Country music artist (“Livin’ In A House Full Of Love”). Conrad “Connie” Kay (1994) – Age 67. Jazz drummer for The Modern Jazz Quartet. Tiny Tim (1996) – heart attack. Age 64. Singer, ukulele player. Don "Sugarcane" Harris (1999) – Age 61. Violinist/guitarist. Munetaka Higuchi (2008) – hepatocellular carcinoma<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatocellular_carcinoma>. Age 49. Drummer for Loudness. Monty Sunshine (2010) – Age 82. Clarinetist for The Chris Barber Jazz Band. November 30 album releases – Jefferson Airplane – After Bathing At Baxter’s (1967) Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – Solar Fire (1973) Cat Stevens – Numbers (1975) Stevie Wonder – Looking Back (1977) Steely Dan – Greatest Hits (1978) Pink Floyd – The Wall (1979) Yes – Classic Yes (1981) ABBA – The Visitor (1981) Michael Jackson – Thriller (1982) Sammy Hagar – Three Lock Box (1982) Teddy Pendergrass – Love Language (1984) Pete Townshend – White City: A Novel (1985) The Who – Who’s Missing (1985) The Samples – Underwater People (1991) Freddie King – Live At The Texas Opry House (1992) FM – Mac Of The Roundtable (1992) Shadows Fall – Somber Eyes To The Sky (1997) Kylie Minogue – Intimate And Live (1998) Cher – The Greatest Hits (1999) November 30 events – 1939 – Harry James and His Orchestra records “Concerto For Trumpet” for Columbia Records. 1940 – Cuban bandleader Desi Arnaz marries actress Lucille Ball. They stay married for 20 years. 1940 – Minnie Pearl makes her Grand Ole Opry debut. 1943 – The Nat “King” Cole Trio records “Straighten Up And Fly Right,” “Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good To You,” “Jumpin’ At Capitol” and “If You Can’t Smile And Say Yes (Please Don’t Cry And Say No)” at C.P. MacGregor Studios in Los Angeles. 1954 – Nat “King” Cole plays the first of six nights at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York. 1955 – Ray Charles records “Hallelujah, I Love Her So” and “Drown In My Own Tears” at Atlantic Studios in New York City. 1956 – The “anti-rock and roll” movie, Shake, Rattle And Rock! premieres in theaters. 1958 – The Crests release their single, “16 Candles” b/w “Beside You” on Coed Records. 1959 – Billboard magazine reports that the payola scandal "will substantially damage the careers of at least twenty-five DJs." Alan Freed is quoted as saying, “My career has gone down the drain.” 1960 – Paul McCartney and Pete Best are deported from Germany after being released from jail on an attempted arson charge. 1962 – For the first time, The Beatles make the "favorite group" list in the New Musical Express readers’ poll. 1964 – Gary Lewis and The Playboys, along with members of the Wrecking Crew, record the backing track for “This Diamond Ring” at Western in Hollywood. 1968 – Sly and The Family Stone release their single, “Everyday People” b/w “Sing A Simple Song.” 1969 – Neil Diamond makes his debut appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing “Sweet Caroline.” Other musical guests include Julie Budd, Sergio Franchi, and The Voices Of Harlem. 1969 – NBC airs the Simon and Garfunkel television special, Songs Of America, even after sponsor AT&T backs out over the show's plan to show footage of the Bobby Kennedy funeral and the Vietnam war. 1969 – The Monkees - Mike, Davy and Mickey - make their last live appearance, playing the Oakland Coliseum in California. The group will reunite in 1986 after MTV re-ignites interest in the band by airing marathon showings of the television series. 1969 – The Rolling Stones play the final night of their 17-date North American tour at the International Raceway Festival in West Palm Beach, Florida. Also appearing are The Moody Blues, Ten Years After, King Crimson, Janis Joplin, The Band, Steppenwolf and Iron Butterfly. 1969 – David Bowie, The Graham Bond Organisation, and Dusty Springfield all perform at a fund raising show in London for struggling teen music magazine, Rave. 1972 – Wings release their single, “Hi, Hi, Hi” b/w “C Moon.” The BBC immediately bans the song for its drug and sexual references. 1974 – The Eagles’ single “Best Of My Love” hits the Billboard Hot 100 at #83. 1977 – Bing Crosby’s 42nd, and final, Christmas special airs on CBS, featuring a duet with David Bowie on “Little Drummer Boy.” 1989 – The Happy Mondays and The Stone Roses both make their debut appearance on Top Of The Pops. 1991 – Milli Vanilli’s Rob Pilatus attempts suicide by slitting his wrists and taking an overdose of sleeping pills. He doesn’t succeed. 1994 – Rapper Tupac Shakur is shot five times and robbed by two men in army fatigues after entering the lobby of Quad Recording Studios in Manhattan. He is treated in a local hospital, and Shakur checks himself out after three hours. 1995 – Martina McBride becomes a member of the Grand Ole Opry. 1996 – Rapper Ice Cube obtains a restraining order to keep an obsessed fan away from him and his family. Cynthia Renee Collins is told to stop harassing the 26-year old rapper and stay at least 100 feet away from him. 1996 – Country music artist and actor Mark Wills marries Kelly Mangus outside Atlanta, Georgia. They’re still married. 1997 – Chumbawamba's Danbert Nobacon is arrested in Florence, Italy, for wearing a skirt, and is jailed overnight. 1999 – Elton John is blasted by the Boy Scouts Association after appearing on stage at London's Albert Hall performing “It's A Sin” with six male dancers dressed as Boy Scouts, who peeled of their uniforms during the performance. 2000 – Loverboy bassist Scott Smith is washed overboard by a 26-foot wave in shark-infested waters off the coast of San Francisco. His body is never recovered. 2001 – The first Top Of The Pops Awards are held in Manchester, with categories voted on by viewers of the BBC show. Winners include Westlife for Best Pop Act, Destiny’s Child for Best R&B Act, U2 for Best Rock Act, and Fatboy Slim for Best Dance Act. Best Newcomer goes to Nelly Furtado, Best Single to Kylie Minogue’s “Can't Get You Out Of My Head,” Best Album to Travis for The Invisible Band. Artist on Top of the World goes to Jennifer Lopez, and the Hall of Fame Award is taken by Paul McCartney. 2002 – High Court probate records reveal that George Harrison left his fortune of £99 million in a trust to his wife Olivia and his son Dhani, depriving the taxman of £40 million. His English mansion near Henley-on-Thames is said to be worth £15 million. 2003 – A block of East 2nd Street in New York City is officially renamed Joey Ramone Place. By 2010, the "Joey Ramone Place" sign will be New York City's most stolen sign. 2005 – Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty is arrested for drug possession after being stopped by police while driving his car in Ealing, West London. Police stopped the vehicle because it was being driven "in an erratic manner." 2005 – Police begin investigating claims that Michael Jackson is trafficking drugs to feed his 40 pills-a-day habit from the U.S. to his current home in Bahrain. 2005 – Rapper 50 Cent announces plans to create a vibrator of his manhood so his female fans can pretend to have sex with him. The rapper also announces plans to sell a line of condoms and waterproof sex toys designed to excite his female fans. 2006 – Syd Barrett's final belongings are sold by Cheffins auctioneers in Cambridge, England. The sale of the 77 items - including paintings, two bicycles, his armchair, his home-made bread bin, tools, notebooks and binders and books - raises £119,890. 2006 – High School Musical: The Concert tour begins at the ipayOne Center in San Diego, California. The tour 51-date tour, which features cast members from the highly-popular Disney Channel television show, will run for seven months. 2007 – A Christies Rock and Roll auction held at the Rockefeller Plaza in New York City sells a collection of 276 ticket stubs compiled by a rock journalist who covered many of the greatest rock concerts at New York City venues between the late 1960s to the 1990s. The ticket stubs - which include concerts by Jimi Hendrix, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Frank Zappa, The Beach Boys, Pink Floyd, Traffic, The Allman Brothers Band, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac, The Grateful Dead, and Bruce Springsteen - sell for $2,000. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Diamond Headz" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
