[guide.chat] Music lovers
- From: "Carol O'Connor" <missbossyboots33@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:57:55 -0000
November 14th: On this Day
1960, 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.
1962, The Beatles played the final show of a 14 night run at the Star-Club,
Hamburg, West Germany.
1967, A 16 date UK package tour with Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, The Move, Nice
and Amen Corner kicked off at the Royal Albert Hall, London. All acts played
two shows per night.
1969, 'Sugar Sugar' by The Archies was at No.1 on the UK singles chart. The
single became the longest running one hit wonder in the UK with eight week's at
the top of the charts. It was the first No.1 performed by cartoon characters.
1971, Velvet Underground, Renaissance and Audience all appeared at Bumpers,
London, tickets 75p.
1975, Queen played the first of two nights at the Empire Theatre in Liverpool,
England, the first nights on their 78-date A Night At The Opera World Tour.
1976, The Flamin Groovies, The Troggs and The Damned all appeared at The
Roundhouse, London, tickets £1.70.
1977, Kiss played the first date on their 51-date Alive II Tour at the Myriad
Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
1981, Queen started a four-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with their
'Greatest Hits' album.
1981, 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 went to No.1 on the UK album chart with his debut solo
album 'Faith', also No.1 in the US
1987, The soundtrack from the film 'Dirty Dancing' went to No.1 on the US album
chart.
1987, 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.
1990, Record producer Frank Farin fired Milli Vanilli singers Rob Pilatus and
Fabrice Morvan because they were insisting on singing on their new album.
1991, Over 1,000 New Kids On The Block fans were given medical treatment after
a minor riot during a concert in Berlin, Germany.
1992, Bon Jovi went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Keep The Faith' their
second UK No.1 LP.
1992, The Heights started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with
'How Do You Talk To An Angel', taken from the US TV series 'The Five
Heartbeats'.
1995, Blur brought chaos to traffic in central London, England when over 3,000
fans turned up for a signing at 'Book's Etc' in Charring Cross Road.
1996, 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 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.
2000, UK Music shops HMV refused to stock the new single by The Offspring after
the band decided to give the track away as a free download on their official
website.
2000, Former Kajagoogoo singer Limahl narrowly missed death when a coach he was
travelling on crashed. Limahl, (Chris Hamil), was on his way to perform at High
Wycombe's Swan Theatre when the vehicle caught fire.
2004, 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.
2004, U2 went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Vertigo', the bands fifth
UK No.1, taken from 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb'.
2004, Eminem started a three week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with
'Encore', the rappers third UK No.1.
2005, Franz Ferdinand kicked off a 10 date UK tour at the Cardiff CIA with
special guests The Editors and The Rakes.
November 14th: Born on this day
1936, Born on this day, Freddie Garrity, vocals, Freddie & The Dreamers, (1963
UK No.3 single 'You Were made For Me', 1965 US No.1 single 'I'm Telling You
Now'). Died on 19th May 2006.
1938, Born on this day, Cornell Gunter, The Coasters, (1958 US No.1 single
'Yakety Yak', 1959 UK No.6 single 'Charlie Brown'). Gunter was murdered on 26th
February 1990.
1944, Born on this day, Sherri Payne, vocals, The Supremes, joined in 1973.
1949, Born on this day, James Young, guitar, Styx, (1979 US No.1 & 1980 UK No.6
single 'Babe').
1951, Born on this day, Steven Bishop, US singer, songwriter, 1976 album
'Careless', sang the theme for the film 'Tootsie', 1977 US No.11 single 'On And
On'.
1951, Born on this day, Frankie Banali, drummer, Quiet Riot, W.A.S.P. Billy
Idol.
1954, Born on this day, Alexander O'Neal, US singer, (1987 UK No.4 single
'Criticize')
1956, Born on this day, Alec John Such, bass, Bon Jovi, (1987 US No.1 & UK No.4
single 'Livin' On A Prayer', 1986 US No.1 album 'Slippery When Wet' has sold
over 8 million copies world wide).
1964, Born on this day, Andrew Banfield, Pasadenas, (1992 UK No.4 single 'I'm
Doing Fine Now').
1965, Born on this day, Stuart Stapels, vocals, guitar, Tindersticks, (1993
album 'Tindersticks').
1966, Born on this day, Joseph 'Run' Simmons, Run-DMC, (1986 UK No.8 single
with Aerosmith 'Walk This Way', 1998 UK No.1 single 'It's Like That').
1968, Born on this day, Brian Yale, Matchbox 20, (1998 UK No.38 single 'Push',
2000 US No.1 single 'Bent').
1970, Born on this day, Adina Howard, US singer, (1996 UK No.2 single with
Warren G, 'What's Love Got To Do With It').
1972, Born on this day, Douglas Payne, bass, Travis, (1999 UK No.1 album 'The
Man Who', 1999 UK No.10 single 'Why Does It Always Rain On Me', plus over 10
other UK Top 40 singles).
1975, Born on this day, Faye Tozer, Steps, (1998 UK No.1 single 'Heartbeat /
Tragedy').
1975, Born on this day, Travis Barker, drummer, Blink 182, (2000 UK No.2 single
'All The Small Things' 2001 US No.1 album 'Take Off Your...').
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