ON THIS DAY IN MUSIC

November 26th

1958 - Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash made his debut on the US country chart when ‘Cry! Cry! Cry!’ made it to number 14. His next seven singles would all make the country top 10, with ‘I Walk the Line’ and ‘There You Go’ both hitting number 1.

1962 - The Beatles

The Beatles recorded their second single ‘Please Please Me’ in 18 takes and ‘Ask Me Why’ for the flip side at EMI studio’s London. When released in the US on the Vee-Jay label, the first pressings featured a typographical error: The band's name was spelled "The Beattles".

1967 - The Beatles 'Hello/Goodbye' on Ed Sullivan

The promotional film of The Beatles 'Hello, Goodbye' was aired on The Ed Sullivan show in the US. It was never shown at the time in the UK due to a musician's union ban on miming.

1968 - Cream

Cream played their farewell concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Also on the bill were Yes and Taste. The concert was filmed and released as Cream's Farewell Concert which has often been criticized for both its mediocre sound and visual effects: during Ginger Baker's drum solo, he seems to change clothes at lightning speed due to careless post-editing.

1973 - John Rostill

John Rostill former bassist with The Shadows died after being electrocuted at his home recording studio. A local newspaper ran the headline, 'Pop musician dies, guitar apparent cause'. After the break up of The Shadows Rostill worked with Tom Jones and wrote songs covered by Elvis Presley and Olivia Newton-John.


1973 - New York Dolls

The New York Dolls made their live UK debut at Biba's Rainbow Room, London. The American band who formed in New York in 1971 influenced the look of many new wave and 1980s-era glam metal groups.

1976 - Kevin Godley

Kevin Godley and Lol Creme left 10cc to work as a duo and concentrate on other projects including developing 'The Gizmo', a device used to make neo- orchestral sounds on a guitar. 

1976 - Sex Pistols

The Sex Pistols released the single 'Anarchy In The UK'. Originally issued in a plain black sleeve, the single was the only Sex Pistolsrecording released by EMI, and reached No.38 on the UK Singles Chart before EMI dropped the group on 6 January 1977.

1988 - Pink Floyd

Russian cosmonauts aboard Soyuz 7 took into space a cassette copy (minus the cassette box for weight reasons) of the latest Pink Floyd album Delicate Sound Of Thunder and played it in orbit, making Pink Floyd the first rock band to be played in space. David Gilmour and Nick Mason both attended the launch of the spacecraft.

Delicate Sound Of Thunder

2000 - The Beatles

The Beatles went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Beatles 1.' The album features virtually every number-one single released from 1962 to 1970. Issued on the 30th anniversary of the band's break-up, it was their first compilation available on one CD. The world's best-selling album of the 21st century, 1 has sold over 31 million copies.

2003 - Soulja Slim

Rapper Soulja Slim was shot to death in front of his home in New Orleans aged 25. The rapper was featured on Juvenile's 2004 US No.1 single 'Slow Motion.' I have absolutely no idea who this was but I am sorry that gun culture gangsta and associations with rap music seem to have become so dangerous

2008 - Manic Street Preachers

Richey's parents Sherry and Graham died without knowing their son's fateCredit: Wales News Service

The parents of missing Manic Street Preachers guitarist and lyricist Richey Edwards were granted a court order for him to be declared presumed dead, after he disappeared nearly 14 years ago. Despite alleged sightings all over the world many believed to be Edwards, whose car was found near the Severn Bridge, where he was thought to have taken his own life at the age of 27.

2010 - Willie Nelson

Willie Nelson was arrested for possession of six ounces of marijuana found in his tour bus while travelling from Los Angeles to Texas. He was released after paying bail of $2,500. Prosecutor Kit Bramblett supported not sentencing Nelson to jail due to the amount of marijuana being small, but suggested instead a $100 fine and told Nelson that he would have him sing "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" for the court. Slightly worried about Willie now after his recent appearance at the CMAs where he sang and seemed to be struggling and have difficulty breathing.

2016 - Malcolm McLaren's son burns mementos

Punk memorabilia said to be worth £5m ($6m) was set on fire in the middle of the River Thames in London, England. Joe Corre, the son of Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren and fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood, burnt the items on the 40th anniversary of the Sex Pistols debut single. The 48-year-old told the crowd that "punk was never meant to be nostalgic".

BIRTHDAYS

1990 - Rita Ora

British singer-songwriter and actress, Rita Ora. Her debut studio album Ora (2012) debuted at No.1 in the UK, and spawned the No.1 singles 'R.I.P.' and 'How We Do (Party)'. I always kinda liked Rita and her attitude but lately we haven't seen so much of her (ahem) and whilst she remains a gorgeous young lady it is clear her sojourn in the USA is where she feels the money lies . . . . . if not her love interests. We haven't seen her on UK media tv or anything else for some time now and she appears to be concentrating on her fashion and modelling career as well her burgeoning social life. Still get it while you're young I say . . . . 

981 - Natasha Bedingfield

Natasha Bedingfield, singer, (2004 UK No.1 single 'These Words').Brother of Daniel and now seemingly concentrating on motherhood and marriage in USA she had a couple of hits on the back of her up tempo lively debut 'Unwritten' in 2004 which gave her a no1 in the UK and yet we haven't really heard anything since about 2012. 

1945 - John McVie

John McVie, bassist with the rock (originally blues based) band Fleetwood Mac who had the 1968 UK No.1 hit 'Albatross' and the hits 'Man of the World' and 'Oh Well. In 1977 they scored the US No.1 single 'Dreams' taken from their worldwide No.1 album Rumours which spent 31 weeks on the US chart. He was also a member of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers.

1939 - Tina Turner

American singer, songwriter Tina Turner, (Annie Mae Bullock), who with Ike & Tina Turner had the 1966 UK No.3 single 'River Deep Mountain High', 1971 US No.4 single 'Proud Mary', and 1973 'Nutbush City Limits and solo hits with the 1984 US No.1 single 'What's Love Got To Do With It', plus over 25 other Top 40 singles. Turner is one of the world's best-selling artists of all time, she has also been referred to as The Queen of Rock 'n' Roll and is one of the most successful female Rock 'n' Roll artist receiving eleven Grammy Awards.

1939 - David White

David White, American singer-songwriter. He formed, and was a founding member of the doo-wop quartet Danny & the Juniors as well as being a founding member of the pop trio The Spokesmen. He wrote the Rock and Roll anthem, 'Rock and Roll is Here to Stay' and co-wrote a number of other hit songs, including 'At the Hop,' a hit for Danny & the Juniors.

we gots just one thing to say to f**king hippies . . . . . . . .