On This Day In Music ♫ - 7th November. Please share your favourite music for the day 1922 Al Hirt born in New Orleans, Louisiana. was an American trumpeter and bandleader. He died April 27, 1999 aged 76, in New Orleans of liver failure. 1937 Mary Travers, Peter Paul and Mary, (1969 US No.1 & 1970 UK No.2 single Leaving On A Jet Plane, written by John Denver). 1938 Dee Clark – US Singer 1942 Johnny River born in New York City, New York. US singer, songwriter, (1966 US No.1 single Poor Side Of Town plus over 15 other US Top 40 hits). 1943 Joni Mitchell (Roberta Joan Anderson) born in Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada. Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter. 1970 UK No.11 single Big Yellow Taxi, 1974 US No.7 single ‘Help Me’. Wrote Both Sides Now hit for Judy Collins and Woodstock. Crosby Stills Nash an 1951 Kevin Scott MacDonald, Cutting Crew, (1987 US No.1 & 1986 UK No.4 single I Just Died In Your Arms) 1957 John Benitez, better known as Jellybean Benitez or Jellybean born in South Bronx, New York. an American drummer, guitarist, songwriter, DJ, remixer and music producer of Puerto Rican descent. Benitez has produced and remixed artists such as Madonna, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, and the Pointer Sisters. 1958 Eddie Cochran made his UK chart debut with Summertime Blues. It reached No.18 in the UK & No.8 in the US. 1963 Clint Mansell, guitarist, Pop Will Eat Itself, (1991 UK No.15 single X Y & Zee). 1964 Liam OMaonlai, vocals, guitar, piano, Hothouse Flowers, (1988 UK No.11 single Dont Go). 1967 Sharleen Spiteri, vocals, Texas, (1997 UK No.3 single Say What What You Want, 1997 UK No.1 album Blonde On Blonde). 1967 Reg Dwight (Elton John) and his song writing partner Bernie Taupin signed to DJM publishing. Their signatures had to be witnessed by their parents because they were both under 21 years of age. 1969 The Rolling Stones kicked off their 6th 17 date North American tour at Fort Collins state University, Colorado. Also on the bill, Ike and Tina Turner, Chuck Berry and BB King. 1970 Neil Hannon, singer, Divine Comedy, (1999 UK No. 8 single National Express). 1970 Led Zeppelin released their third album, which entered the UK chart at No.1 and spends a total of 40 weeks on the top 75. 1974 Ted Nugent won a National Squirrel-shooting contest after picking off a squirrel at 150 yards. The heavy metal guitarist also shot dead 27 other mammals during the three day event. 1965 A new world record was set for continuous guitar string plucking by Steve Anderson who played for 114 hours 17 minutes. 1971 Robin Finck, American guitarist, Nine Inch Nails and Guns N Roses. 1975 Elton John started a three week run at No.1 on the US album chart with Rock Of The Westies, the singers seventh US No.1. 1978 Mark Daniel Read, vocals, A1, (2000 UK No.1 single, Same Old Brand New You). 1981 Hall and Oates Hall and Oates started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with Private Eyes, the duos third US No.1, a No.32 hit in the UK. 1981 Shakin Stevens went to No.1 on the album chart for one week with Shaky. 1987 Jam Appearing at St Andrews University, Scotland, The Jam. 1987 Bruce Springsteen went to No.1 on the US album chart with Tunnel Of Love. 1987 Tiffany became the youngest act to score a US No.1 since Michael Jackson (Ben, in 1972) with I Think were Alone Now. 1988 English rapper, Tinie Tempah, (born Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu). Scored the 2010 UK No.1 Pass Out, and Written in the Stars. 1996 New Zealand singer-songwriter, Ella Yelich-OConnor, known by her stage name Lorde who had the 2013 worldwide hit Royals, making her the first New Zealand solo artist to have a No.1 song in the United States. 1997 The Spice Girls sacked their manager Simon Fuller and his 19 management team. 1999 Geri Halliwell went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with Lift Me Up, beating former colleague Emma Buntons single which entered the chart at No.2. Sales of Geris single were helped by front-page press reports about her dating Chris Evans. 1999 Simply Red it was reported that Simply Red singer Mick Hucknall had met his mother for the first time in 37 years after she had left him when he was 2 years old. 2002 12 Guns N Roses fans were arrested during a riot after a gig in Vancouver was cancelled. Promoters pulled the gig after Axl Roses flight from Los Angeles was delayed. 2002 Whitney Houstons husband, Bobby Brown was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana, speeding, driving without a licence and having no proof of insurance after he was stopped by police in Atlanta City. 2004 Eminem went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with Just Lose It, his fourth UK No.1. The UK top five this week consisted of all American acts: No.2, Destinys Child - Lose My Breath, No.3, Britney Spears - My Prerogative, No.4, Christina Aguilera & Missy Elliott - Car Wash and No.5 Usher & Alicia Keys - My Boo. 2004 Jay-Z went to No.1 on the US album chart with Unfinished Business. 2004 Elton John turned the air blue live on BBC Radio 1 using the words; f****ing, w**k, and t**s. The singer was a guest on the Chris Moyles breakfast show. 2012 A woman died, and 19 others were injured, after scaffolding collapsed outside a Linkin Park concert in Cape Town, South Africa. The temporary scaffolding outside Green Point stadium came down in high winds just before the concert. The concert went ahead, with the band only learning of the death afterwards.
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