ON THIS DAY IN MUSIC

November 14th

1960 - Ray Charles

Ray Charles went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Georgia On My Mind', a No.24 hit in the UK. His cover of Hoagy Carmichael's 1930 standard, became the first of three No.1 hits for the singer. I have said before how much I enjoyed the work of Ray Charles and his life story is fascinating, drug busts and all but that several of his songs as such enter the tribal consciousness is clear (What'd I Say, I got a Woman, Mess Around, Hit The Road Jack and this, Georgia on My Mind)

1962 - The Beatles

The Beatles played the final show of a 14 night run at the Star-Club, Hamburg, West Germany. 

1967 - Jimi Hendrix

Pink Floyd were added to a 16-date UK tour with Jimi Hendrix, The Move, The Nice, The Amen Corner, The Outer Limits and The Eire Apparent. It kicked off at the Royal Albert Hall, London. The headlining Hendrix was allotted exactly 40 minutes; The Move, who preceded him onstage, had just half an hour, and Pink Floyd, who appeared between after The Outer Limits, were allowed between 15 and 20 minutes per show.

who can you spot?

1981 - The Police

The Police had their fourth UK No.1 single with 'Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic', a No.3 hit in the US.

1987 - George Michael

George Michael went to No.1 on the UK album chart with his debut solo album 'Faith'. The album won several awards including the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1989. To date, the album has sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Between 1987 and 1988, Faith produced six Top 5 Billboard Hot 100 hits, four of which ('Faith', 'Father Figure', 'One More Try', and 'Monkey') reached No.1, making him the only British male singer to have four No.1 singles from one LP on the Billboard Hot 100.
Boy had to act . . . . . . . . . !!!

1987 - T'Pau

T'Pau started a five week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'China In Your Hand'. The song's title according to singer Carol Decker is the effect you get if you hold a china cup to a light, you can see your hand through it. The band took their name from a Vulcan elder character in Star Trek!

1996 - Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson married Debbie Rowe in Sydney Australia. The couple had met when he was diagnosed with vitiligo in the mid-1980s, and she was working as his dermatologist's assistant. The couple divorced on October 8, 1999, with Rowe giving full custody rights of the children to Jackson with Rowe receiving an $8-million settlement.

1999 - Robbie Williams

Robbie Williams went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'She's The One / It's Only Us', his second UK No.1. 'She's The One' was written by World Party leader Karl Wallinger. Williams scored six other chart toppers as a member of Take That.

2004 - The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones were refused permission to pursue a claim against their former record company Decca for unpaid royalties through the courts. A High Court judge in London said the dispute would go to arbitration and not be decided in court. The dispute was over their Forty Licks compilation CD, which was released in 2002 and was the first collection to span their entire career.

2006 - Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame by Roger Taylor of Queen. Jimmy Page personally accepted the award in front of a 3,000 strong audience during the 3rd annual induction ceremony which was held at the famed Alexandra Palace in London.

2013 - Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney posted a letter on his website calling on Russian President Vladimir Putin to release 30 Greenpeace activists whom Russian authorities arrested during a protest over Arctic oil drilling in September. All the activists involved had their charges dropped in late December of this year.

BIRTHDAYS

1972 - Douglas Payne

Douglas Payne, bassist with Scottish rock band Travis. Their 1999 UK album The Man Who spent nine weeks at No.1 on the UK Charts and one-hundred and thirty-four weeks in the top 100 of the chart. Travis had and 1999 UK No.10 single 'Why Does It Always Rain On Me', plus over 10 other UK Top 40 singles.

Gives me a reason to play some Travis - I liked them!

couldn't let them go without it's raining . . . . . . .cos frankly it's pouring cats and dogs here!

1938 - Cornell Gunter

Cornell Gunter seemed like he wanted to er give Little Richard a run for his money

Cornell Gunter, who was an original member of The Platters. He later joined The Coasters who scored the 1958 US No.1 single 'Yakety Yak', the 1959 US No.2 and UK No.6 single 'Charlie Brown', as well as 'Young Blood' and 'Poison Ivy'. Gunter was murdered in Las Vegas, Nevada, after being shot in his car on 26th February 1990.

1936 - Freddie Garrity

Freddie Garrity, singer and actor who was the frontman and comical element in the 1960s pop band Freddie and the Dreamers. They scored the 1963 UK No.3 single 'You Were Made For Me', and the 1965 US No.1 single 'I'm Telling You Now'. Garrity died on 19th May 2006 aged 69. Part of the Merseybeat scene the band were all in fact from Manchester and he was destined to be just another novelty act with his silly dancing antics and feckless grin and pebble glasses but actuallthte two great hits were ear worms and then some

They stuck in this innocents head for years and are prolly still there . . . . .deep deep down with P.J Proby or maybe Dave Berry . . . . . . . . . [walks off muttering]