On This Day In Music

November 11th

1954 - Bill Haley

Bill Haley scored his first US Top ten single with 'Shake Rattle And Roll'. He had dropped his cowboy image about a year and a half earlier, while renaming The Saddlemen to Bill Haley and His Comets. The song became the theme song for the Springfield Indians of the American Hockey League. ‘Shake, Rattle and Roll’ was originally made popular by Big Joe Turner. Sexist song to beat all others, hands down!!

1965 - The Beatles

The final recording session for The Beatles' Rubber Soul album took place, at Abbey Road, London. They needed three new songs to finish the album so an old song ‘Wait’ was pulled off the shelf and the group recorded two new songs from start to finish. Paul's ‘You Won't See Me’ and John's ‘Girl’, the basic tracks for both songs being completed in two takes. Rubber Soul was completed, and finished copies of the album were in the shops by December 3 in the UK and December 6 in the US.

1969 - Jim Morrison

The FBI in Phoenix, Arizona arrested Jim Morrison for drunk and disorderly conduct aboard a plane. The Doors singer who was on his way to a Rolling Stones concert with actor Tom Baker (no, not THAT Tom Baker) had been drinking and annoying the stewardesses. The pair spent the night in jail and were released on $2,500 bail. [Not to be confused with Dr Who actor the Liverpudlian Tom Baker. The American Baker died in a seedy shooting gallery of a heroin overdose in the early eighties and for a while as the UK Tom Baker was by then more famous it was reported the British actor, a heavy drinker, had died ] The relationship he had with Morrison and Morrison's long term girlfriend Pamela Courson was described in a memoir, Blue Centre Light, and an extract was published in High Times in June 1981 just before his death

1971 - Top Of The Pops

BBC TV's Top Of The Pops celebrated its 400th show. The UK chart show was presented by Tony Blackburn with guests; Tom Jones, Dana, John Kongos, Cher, Slade, Cilla Black, The Piglets, Clodagh Rodgers and The Newbeats.

1972 - Berry Oakley

The Allman Brothers Band bass player Berry Oakley was killed when his motorcycle hit a bus at the same intersection as former band member Duane Allman, who had died a year earlier. Oakley was 24 years old.

Berry on bass

Berry and Duane are buried side by side

1972 - Gilbert O'Sullivan

Gilbert O'Sullivan was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Clair', the singers first of two UK No.1's. The Irish singer songwriter would dress as a 1920s worker (not sure the work force took kindly to shorts and I always had the look figured as a cheeky schoolboy but hey . . . . . ) in flat cap, braces and baggy trousers.

1978 - David Bowie

David Bowie played the first night of his 8-date Low / Heroes tour of Australia and New Zealand at The Oval in Adelaide. This was Bowies first ever show in Australia.

1978 - Donna Summer

Donna Summer started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with her version of Jimmy Webb's 'MacArther Park', also a hit for actor Richard Harris in 1968, (made No.5 in the UK). Also on this day Summer went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Live And More'.

why?

1978 - Cars

The Cars released 'My Best Friend's Girl', the first picture-disc single commercially available, which went on to be a No.3 hit on the UK charts and top 40 in the US.


1983 - The Rolling Stones

Mick Jagger appeared on the UK TV show The Tube to defend the video to The Rolling Stones latest single 'Undercover Of The Night' which had been banned by the Independent Broadcasting Authority. The Tube aired the video, minus the scene where Mick was shot through the head. The single peaked at No.8 on the UK chart

1986 - Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd issued a press statement stating that they intend to continue using the name without Roger Waters and were recording their next album. This took a while and they came up with A Momentary Lapse of Reason . . . . . a fine album incidentally

Pink Floyd . . . . .and Who Owns The Pig?

Pink Floyd Later Years Box set

1989 - Chris Rea

Chris Rea started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'The Road To Hell.' The iconic album cover features art by the English artist, Adrian Chesterman who was also responsible for creating cover art for, amongst others, Motörhead for their 1979 'Bomber' album.




1989 - Lisa Stansfield

Lisa Stansfield was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'All Around The World'. The British singers debut solo single was a No.1 hit in 11 other countries and a No.3 hit in the US.

1998 - Paddy Clancy

Irish singer Paddy Clancy of the Clancy Brothers died aged 76, he wrote the classic Irish songs 'Wild Mountain Thyme' and 'Carrickfergus.'




1999 - Britney Spears

Britney Spears won four MTV Awards; Best Female Singer, Best Pop Act, Best Song, '...Baby One More Time', Best Breakthrough Artist. Best Rock Act went to The Offspring, Best Male Act, Will Smith and Bono won the Free Your Mind award.

I think one was for snake charming . . . . . 

2004 - Coldplay

Coldplay fan Sarah Sainsbury wrote to the band asking for their autographs so she could sell them to raise funds at her school charity. Coldplay sent her a triple platinum disc worth over £4,000.

2004 - Liza Minnelli

Liza Minnelli's former bodyguard accused the singer of forcing him to have sex with her in order to keep his job, court documents revealed. was suing Minnelli for $100m damages, saying she made "many repeated attempts" to compel him into sex and he "eventually succumbed".

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2009 - David Gilmour

David Gilmour received an honorary doctorate from the Anglia Ruskin University, England. Gilmour had attended Cambridgeshire College of Arts and Technology, now part of Anglia Ruskin University, which has campuses in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire and Chelmsford, Essex. Can't think of anyone more deserving. 

2011 - Black Sabbath

The four original band members of Black Sabbath announced that they were reuniting and recording a new album followed by a world tour in 2012.

2015 - Phil Taylor

Phil Taylor better known as "Philthy Animal" Taylor and drummer with Motorhead died aged 61. He was in the classic mark IV Motörhead line-up of Lemmy, Taylor, and Fast Eddie Clarke who recorded ten studio albums and the live album No Sleep 'til Hammersmith.

2016 - David Bowie

The first day of an auction of art owned by David Bowie took £24.3m ($30.7m), more than double the pre-sale estimate. The 47 artworks sold at Sotheby's in London, England had been valued at between £8.1m ($10.2m) and £11.7m ($14.8m). The most expensive lot was Jean-Michel Basquiat's Air Power, which went for £7.1m ($9m).

Jean-Michel Basquiat 'Air Power'

BIRTHDAYS

1953 - Andy Partridge

Andy Partridge, lead singer, songwriter, guitarist, XTC, (1982 UK No.10 single 'Senses Working Overtime'). I think I jjhave everything by XTC and much of the Andy Partridge projects too. I was hit for six when first heard the 3D EP that included 'Dance Band', etc. English Settlement remains a favourite and 'Skylarking' too. They still stand as the loudest band I ever heard play the local New Theatre. My ears were ringing for days and they HURT! 

1946 - Chris Dreja

English musician Chris Dreja, bass guitarist with The Yardbirds who had the 1965 UK No.3 & US No.6 single 'For Your Love'. The Yardbirds spawned such noteworthy musicians as Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page. I worshipped The Yardbirds and the story about asking my mother to go and buy by the single 'Over Under Sideways, Down' became a running family gag. I loved it and all the exotic names not least Chris'

oh you wanted some bass?

1927 - Mose Allison

a strikingly handsome man

American jazz and blues pianist, singer, and songwriter Mose Allison. His songs have been covered by The Who, John Mayall, Elvis Costello, Georgie Fame and many others. His music influenced many blues and rock artists, including Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, Tom Waits, and the Yardbirds. Allison died on 15 November 2016 aged 89. Legend . . . . 

I first got this on a John Mayall single and loved that sound ever since jazzer's, blues whatever it's Mysterious Mose!


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