November 7 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

On November 7, 1988 In a bizarre twist of logic, John Fogerty is found not guilty at a San Francisco court of plagiarising his own 1970 single 'Run Through the Jungle' in writing 'Old Man Down the Road'



Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 Balt's Gregg Olson is 1st relief pitcher to win AL Rookie of Year
1989 Douglas Wilder elected 1st U.S. black governor (D-Va)
1989 New York City elects it's 1st black mayor (Dinkins) and female comp (Holtzman)
1988 In a bizarre twist of logic, John Fogerty is found not guilty at a San Francisco court of plagiarising his own 1970 single 'Run Through the Jungle' in writing 'Old Man Down the Road'
1988 MLB all stars beats Japan 16-8 (Game 3 of 7)
1988 Sugar Ray Leonard KO's Donnie LaLonde
1987 Tunisian premier Zine al-Abidine fires president Habib Bourguiba
1985 Colombian troops end 27-hour siege of Bogota's Palace of Justice
1984 STS-51-A launch scrubbed because of high shear winds
1983 Ali Haji-Sheikh kicks his 2nd New York Giant record 56 yard field goal
1983 Bomb explodes in U.S. Capitol, causing heavy damage but no injuries
1982 "Your Arms are Too Short to Box" closes at Alvin New York City after 69 performances
1982 Liz Taylor's 7th divorce (John Warner)
1982 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic
1982 Turkey adopts constitution
1981 France performs nuclear test

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 Cub reliever Bruce Sutter wins NL Cy Young Award
1978 Boston Red Sox Jim Rice wins AL MVP
1978 CDA-chairman W Aantjes resigns due to his war past
1976 "Gone With the Wind" televised
1975 Kidnapped AKZO director Herrema freed in Ireland
1974 63rd Davis Cup: South Africa beats India in (w/o)
1973 New Jersey becomes 1st state to allow girls into little league
1973 U.S. and Egypt announce restoration of full diplomatic links
1972 President Nixon (R) re-elected defeating George McGovern (D)
1970 "Purlie" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 689 performances
1970 Race riots in Daytona Beach Florida

Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1969 John and Yoko release their 2nd album "Wedding Album" in UK
1968 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.
1967 Carl B. Stokes elected 1st black mayor of a major city-Cleveland, Ohio
1967 Lyndon Baines Johnson signs a bill establishing Corporation for Public Broadcasting
1967 Richard G. Hatcher elected mayor of Gary, Indiana
1967 St. Louis Cardinals Orlando Cepeda is 1st unanimous NL MVP
1967 Surveyor 6 launched for soft landing on Moon
1966 Jean-Claude van Itallie's "America Hurrah," premieres in New York City
1966 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship
1966 Lunar Orbiter 2 launched by US
1965 Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open
1964 NL keeps Braves in Milwaukee in 1965, may move to Atlanta in 1966
1963 Carole Joan Crawford, 20, of Jamaica, crowned 13th Miss World
1963 New York Yankee Elston Howard is 1st black ever voted AL MVP
1962 Glenn Hall set NHL record of 503 consecutive games as goalie
1961 France performs underground nuclear test at Ecker Algeria
1960 KNRR TV channel 12 in Pembina, ND (IND) begins broadcsting

Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1959 13th Ryder Cup: U.S. wins 8 -3 at Eldorado CC California
1957 Phillies pitcher Jack Sanford wins NL Rookie of Year
1957 WEEQ (now WWTO) TV channel 35 in La Salle, IL (IND) 1st broadcast
1954 U.S. spy plane shot down North of Japan
1954 Cleveland Browns' Chet Hanulak sets club record with 7 punt returns and win by their largest margin of victory (59) beating Washington 62-3
1953 WIS TV channel 10 in Columbia, South Carolina (NBC) begins broadcasting
1951 Constitution of Jordan passes
1950 Carlo Terron's "Processo Agli Innocenti," premieres in Milan
1950 French women and children leaves Hanoi/Tonkin-delta



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November 6 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Glenn Frey!



Musicians Born On November 6

1916 Ray Conniff (orchestra leader)
1933 Joseph Pope (Tams)
1937 Eugene Pitt (The Jive Five)
1938 P.J. Proby (Hold Me)
1942 Doug Sahm (Sir Douglas Quintet)
1947 George Young (Easybeats)
1948 Glenn Frey (Eagles)
1950 Chris Glen (Sensational Alex Harvey Band)

Deaths On November 6

1972 Billy Murcia (New York Dolls)

Number 1 In The Charts On November 6

1961 Jimmy Dean: 'Big Bad John' US 45
1965 Rolling Stones: 'Get Off of My Cloud' US 45
1968 Joe Cocker: 'With a Little Help from My Friends' UK 45
1971 Cher: 'Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves' US 45
1971 'Shaft' soundtrack US LP
1976 Steve Miller: 'Rock 'N' Me' US 45
1982 Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes: 'Up Where We Belong' US 45
1993 Meatloaf : I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Wont Do That) : US single
1993 Pearl Jam : VS : US LP

Various Music Events On November 6

1959 Sandy Nelson's 'Teen Beat' hits UK chart

1965 Bill Graham (later to become America's biggest promoter) puts on his first show at Fillmore West, with Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane

1965 Bob Dylan and Robbie Robertson meet up with Brian Jones and jam through the night of the famous electricity blackout, at the New York Hilton Hotel

1970 Badfinger release 'No Matter What' in UK

1975 Sex Pistols play first live show, at St. Martin's School of Art

1979 Beat release 'Tears of a Clown' in UK, on Go-Feet Label.

1980 Paul Simon plays first UK concert in five years, at Hammersmith Odeon in London

1982 Soft Cell's 'Tainted Love' (at No. 97) logs its 43rd week on the Hot 100 singles chart - the longest unbroken run ever


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November 6 - Today in Beatles History

1963
Concert at the ABC, Northampton ('The Beatles Autumn Tour').

8.00-8.30pm. BBC's 'The Ken Dodd Show' broadcast (recorded 9 October 1963).

'She Loves You', 10th week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).
'Please Please Me' LP, 33rd week in the Top 10 (UK New Musical Express chart).

1964
UK EP release: 'Extracts from the film A Hard Day's Night'. UK EP release: 'Extracts from the album A Hard Day's Night'.

Brian records his first and only appearance on BBC Home Service's 'Desert Island Discs'. [18 November?]

18.15, 20.40. Concerts at the Gaumont, Southampton.

1965
Studio 2. 7.00pm-1.00am. Recording: 'I'm Looking Through You' [re-make] (takes 2-3). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott.

1966
Beach Boys concert at the Astoria Cinema, Finsbury Park. Sounds Incorporated is one of the support acts. Brian attends.
While Brian is in the concert, fans demonstrate outside his Chapel Street house (thinking he was here), demanding more Beatles concerts.

1967
Studio 3 (control room only). 2.30-6.00pm. Stereo mixing: 'Hello, Goodbye' (remixes 1, 2, from take 22); 'I Am The Walrus' (remixes 1-7, from take 17 and from remix mono 22); 'Your Mother Should Know' (remixes 1, 2, from take 52); 'Magical Mystery Tour' (remixes 1-4, from take 9). Editing: 'I Am The Walrus' (of stereo remixes 6, 7). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott.
The BBC transmission for 'I Am The Walrus' is added to the stereo mix from the mono mix.

1968
'With A Little Help From My Friends', with Joe Cocker, number 1 (UK New Musical Express chart).

1969
'Rape--Part II', John and Yoko's film, is showed at the Mannheim Film Festival, Germany.


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November 6 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

On November 6, 1965 Bill Graham (later to become America's biggest promoter) puts on his first show at Fillmore West, with Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane.



Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1988 18th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:28:07
1988 19th New York City Marathon won by Steve Jones in 2:08:20
1988 Japan and MLB all stars played to a 6-6 draw (Game 2 of 7)
1988 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic
1988 Steve Jones wins New York men's marathon; Grete Waitz 9th women's title
1986 Houston's Mike Scott (18-10) wins NL Cy Young
1986 Reagan signs landmark immigration reform bill
1986 Reverend Donald Wildmon begins a campaign against Howard Stern
1985 22nd Space Shuttle Mission (61A) -Challenger 9- lands at Edwards AFB
1985 Exploratory well at Ranger Tx, explodes spilling 6.3 m gallons of oil
1985 M-19 guerrilla's occupies Palace of Justice Bogota Colombia
1985 Space shuttle Challenger lands at Edwards AFB California
1984 President Reagan (R) landslide (won 49 states) re-election over Mondale (D)
1984 Willie Hernandez wins AL MVP Award
1983 Chako Higuchi wins LPGA Sports Nippon Team Match Golf Tournament
1983 Discovery transported to Vandenberg AFB, California
1983 Tor Bay Buccaneers James Wilder rushes for 219 yards vs Minnesota Vikings
1983 Turkey Turgut zals Moederland party wins elections
1982 Joe Altobelli succeeds Earl Weaver as Oriole manager
1981 Fernando Valenzuela is 1st rookie to win a Cy Young Award
1981 Larry Holmes TKOs Renaldo Snipes in 11 for heavyweight boxing title

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 Ayatolla Khomeini takes over in Iran
1978 Iranian general Gholan Reza Azhari forms government
1978 Shah of Iran places Iran under military rule
1977 "Hair" closes at Biltmore Theater New York City after 43 performances
1977 1st Emmy Sports Award presentation
1977 39 killed in an earthen dam burst at Toccoa Falls Bible College, Ga
1976 Benjamin Hooks, succeeds Roy Wilkins as executive director of NAACP
1976 Former Twins relief ace Bill Campbell is 1st free-agent to sign with a new team, joining the Red Sox for $1 million over 4 years
1975 "Hello, Dolly" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 51 performances
1975 1st appearance of Sex Pistols
1974 Dodger Mike Marshall is 1st relief pitcher to win Cy Young Award
1973 Abe Beame eleceted 1st Jewish mayor on New York City
1973 Coleman Young elected mayor of Detroit
1971 "Great Harp" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 7 performances
1971 U.S. performs underground nuclear test at Amchitka Island Aleutians
1970 Boog Powell wins AL MVP
1970 Twins Jim Perry wins AL Cy Young Award

Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1969 1st Cy Young Award tie (Mike Cuellar, Baltimore and Denny McLain, Detroit)
1968 Nixon elected 37th President of U.S., defeating Hubert Humphrey
1968 Students of San Francisco State Counsel go on strike
1967 Bridge at Annabaai crashes on Willemstad, Curaeao, kills 15
1967 U.S. launches Surveyor 6; makes soft landing on Moon Nov 9
1966 1st entire lineup televised in color (NBC)
1966 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Amarillo Ladies' Golf Open
1966 Lunar Orbiter 2 launched
1965 Bill Graham (later to become America's biggest promoter) puts on his first show at Fillmore West, with Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane
1964 WEIQ TV channel 42 in Mobile, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting
1962 BART bond issue just gets by with a 66.9% favorable vote
1962 Edward M. Kennedy 1st elected Senator
1962 Edward W Brooke (R) elected attorney general of Massachusetts
1962 Nixon tells press he won't be available to kick around any more
1962 Saudi Arabia proclaims abolishing slavery
1962 U.N. General Assembly adopts resolution condemning South Africa
1961 U.S. government issues a stamp honoring 100th birthday of James Naismith


Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1958 AL announces that Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959
1958 Belgium government of Eyskens and Lilar forms
1958 Wilber Snyder beats V Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ
1957 "Rumple" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 45 performances
1957 Felix Gaillard becomes premier of France
1956 Holland and Spain withdraw from Olympics, protest Soviets in Hungary
1956 President Eisenhower (R) re-elected defeating Adlai E. Stevenson (D)
1955 11th Ryder Cup: U.S., 8-4 at Thunderbird Ranch and CC California
1955 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.
1953 French National Meeting grants Saarland more autonomy
1953 Jimmy Dykes succeeds Marty Marion as manager of Baltimore Orioles
1953 Masao Oki's symphony "Atomic Bomb," premieres
1952 Dmitri Sjostakovitch's cantata "About our Fatherland," premieres
1950 Branch Rickey signs 5-yr contract as Vice President/General Manager of Pittsburgh Pirates
1950 Chinese offensive halts at Chongchon River, North Korea
1950 King Tribhuvana of Nepal flees to India

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November 5 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Art Garfunkel!




Musicians Born On November 5

1942 Art Garfunkel (Simon and Garfunkel)
1946 Gram Parsons (Grievous Angel)
1946 Peter Noone (Herman's Hermits)
1948 Pete Hammill (Van der Graaf Generator)
1948 Don McDougall (Guess Who)
1957 Mike Score (A Flock Of Seagulls)
1959 Bryan Adams (Everything I Do (I Do It for You))
1959 Rob Fisher (Climie Fisher)
1961 David Bryson (Counting Crows)
1971 Jon Greenwood (Radiohead)

Deaths On November 5

1954 Oran 'Hot Lips' Page (leader of Kansas City Jazz Band)
1956 Art Tatum (jazz pianist)
1960 Johnny Horton (Battle of New Orleans)

Number 1 In The Charts On November 5

1966 Monkees: 'Last Train to Clarksville' US 45
1977 Abba: 'The Name of the Game' UK 45
1977 Cliff Richard: '40 Golden Greats' UK LP
1983 Billy Joel: 'Uptown Girl' UK 45
1988 Beach Boys: 'Kokomo' US 45
1994 Various : Murder Was The Case : US LP

Various Music Events On November 5

1964 Spencer Davis Group debuts on UK chart with 'I Can't Stand It'

1973 A performance of 'Quadrophenia' by the Who at Newcastle City Hall is halted after Pete Townshend attacks group sound man Bobby Pridden, who plays a taped section fifteen seconds out of sequence

1977 Elvis Costello debuts on UK chart with 'Watching the Detectives'

1979 George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley play their first live gig in their band the Executives

1982 Channel 4 broadcasts first edition of the television pop show 'The Tube'

1988 Beach Boys hit No. 1 in US with 'Kokomo', establishing two new chart records: longest span of No. 1 hits (24 years 4 months since 'I Get Around') and longest gap between No. 1 hits (21 years 10 months since 'Good Vibrations')

1988 As Kylie Minogue hits No. 4, 'The Locomotion' becomes the first song to reach the US Top 5 for three different artists, having previously topped the chart for Little Eva and Grand Funk


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November 5 - Today in Beatles History

1963
Concert at the Adelphi, Slough ('The Beatles Autumn Tour'). Concert at the Granada, East Ham ('The Beatles Autumn Tour').

'Daily Mirror' headline: 'Beatlemania!'. Brian packs the press reports and, in the morning, flies from the London Airport to the Idlewild Airport, New York, with Billy J. Kramer.

1964
18.15, 20.30. Concerts at the Odeon, Nottingham.

1965
Princess Margaret is quoted on the Jewish Chronicle: 'I think the Beatles believe that MBE stands for Mister Brian Epstein'.

1966
''Yesterday'... And Today', 20th week in the Top 100 (Billboard).

1968
Paul goes to Scotland, on vacations.

1988
6th episode of a BBC series, essentially based on 'The Beatles At The Beeb' collection.

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November 5 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

On November 5, 1977 Elvis Costello debuts on UK chart with 'Watching the Detectives'.



Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 "Threepenny Opera" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 65 performances
1989 19th New York City Women's Marathon won by Ingrid Kristiansen in 2:25:30
1989 20th New York City Marathon won by Juma Ikangaa in 2:08:01
1989 Browns' Bernie Kosar sets club record of 16 cons pass completions
1989 Elaine Crosby wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic
1989 U.S. plays El Salvador, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup
1988 1st NBA game at Bradley Center, Milwaukee Bucks lose to Los Angeles Clippers 111-9
1988 1st NBA game at Miami Arena, Miami Heat loss to Los Angeles Clippers, 111-91
1988 1st NBA game at Palace of Auburn Hills, Pistons beat Hornets 94-85
1988 Cornell confirms grad student source of worst computer sabotage
1988 France performs nuclear test
1988 Gulch wins Breeder's Cup
1988 Japan beats MLB all stars 2-1 in Tokyo (Game 1 of 7)
1988 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Alysheba, Gt Communicator, Gulch, Is It True, Miesque, Open Mind, Personal Ensign at Churchill Downs
1987 "Into the Woods" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 764 performances
1987 France performs nuclear test
1987 Iceberg twice size of Rhode Island sighted in Antarctic
1987 South Africa ANC-leader Govan Mbeki freed
1987 Stephen Sondheim/James Lapine's musical "Into the Stars," premieres
1987 Supreme Court nominee Douglas H. Ginsburg admitted using marijuana
1985 "News" opens at Helen Hayes Theater New York City for 4 performances
1983 New York Rangers and Quebec Nordiques both score in 1st 14 seconds of 3rd period
1983 Orbiter Discovery (OV-103) moves overland to Dryden
1982 Cleveland Cavaliers lose 24th consecutive game (NBA record)
1982 George Harrison releases "Gone Troppo" album
1981 Charles Fuller's "Soldier's Play," premieres in New York City
1981 Former Dolphin, Mercury Morris, is sentenced to 20 years for drug trafficing, conspiracy, and possession of cocaine

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 Iran government of Bazargan resigns
1979 Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini declares U.S. The Great Satan
1978 Iranian Prime Minister Jaafar Sharif-Emami resigns to Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
1978 Khomeini followers attack British embassy/El Al office in Iran
1978 Oakland Raider's John Madden becomes 13th coach to win 100 NFL games
1977 Elvis Costello debuts on UK chart with 'Watching the Detectives'
1977 NCAA passing record set at 571 yards (Marc Wilson, Brigham Young)
1976 Baltimore Jim Palmer wins AL Cy Young Award
1976 New AL franchises in Seattle and Toronto fill up their rosters
1976 Pirates trade Manny Sanguillen and $100,000 to A's for manager Chuck Tanner
1976 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test
1975 British government sends troops to Belize
1975 Sao Tome and Principe adopts constitution
1974 Dmitri Sjotakovitch completes Michelangelo-liederen
1974 Ella Grasso (Ct) elected 1st woman U.S. Governor not related to previous gov
1974 Walter E. Washington, becomes 1st elected mayor of Washington D.C.
1973 BART starts SF-Daly City train shuttle service
1972 Jane Blalock wins LPGA Lady Errol Golf Classic
1971 Bolivia passes death penalty for political kidnapping
1971 NBA's Los Angeles Lakers starts a 33 game consecutive victory streak


Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1968 1st AL pitcher to win MVP, Denny McLain (wins unanimously)
1968 Nixon (R) beats Vice President Humphrey (D) and George C. Wallace for presidency
1967 ATS-3 launched by U.S. to take 1st pictures of full Earth disk
1967 Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Corpus Christi Civitan Golf Open
1967 New Orleans Saints 1st NFL victory, beat Philadelphia Eagles 31-24
1967 U.S. troops conquer Loc Ninh South Vietnam
1967 Yemen president Sallal flees
1966 Brigham Young QB Virgil Carter sets NCAA record of 599 yards gained
1966 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1964 U.S. launches Mariner 3 toward Mars; no data returned
1963 U.S. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson visits Netherlands
1961 India's premier Nehru arrives in New York
1961 St. Louis Cardinals Bill Stacy, returns 2 interceptions for TDs vs Dallas


Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1959 AFL announced with 8 teams
1958 "Maria Golovin" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 5 performances
1958 KGLD (now KSNG) TV channel 11 in Garden City, KS (NBC) 1st broadcast
1957 Felix Gaillard forms government in France
1957 Mrs Nellie McGrail wins $574,658 on a 2 cents soccer pool ticket
1956 Britain and France land forces in Egypt
1956 Dutch Communist Party office of Felix Meritis seized
1956 Israel liberates Sharm-el-Sheikh, reopening Gulf of Aqaba
1956 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Datis nuperrime
1955 Mont Canadien Jean Beliveau scores 2nd fastest hat trick (44 seconds)
1955 New Vienna Opera house opens (Austria)
1955 Date returned to in "Back to the Future" and "Back to the Future II"
1953 Nobel prize for physics awarded/appended on Frederik Zernicke
1953 Paul Searls saws a 32" log in 86.4 seconds
1953 Terence Rattigans' "Sleeping Prince," premieres in London
1951 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1950 Cleveland Browns' Tommy James intercepts 3 passes, club record
1950 Philippines president Quirino ends emergency crisis

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November 4 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Chris Difford!

Musicians Born On November 4

1931 Ike Turner (partner of Tina)
1940 Delbert McLinton (Hey Baby)
1954 Chris Difford (Squeeze)
1957 James Honeyman-Scott (Pretenders)
1966 Kool Rock (Damon Wimbley - Fat Boys)
1970 Puff Daddy

Number 1 In The Charts On November 4

1961 Cliff Richard: 'Twenty-One Today' UK LP
1965 Rolling Stones: 'Get off My Cloud' UK 45
1972 Johnny Nash: 'I Can See Clearly Now' US 45
1978 Anne Murray: 'You Needed Me' US 45
1978 Linda Ronstadt: 'Living in the USA' US LP
1990 Vanilla Ice : To The Extreme : US LP
1995 Simply Red : LIfe : UK LP

Various Music Events On November 4

1922 Rainbow Theatre opens

1957 Jackie Wilson debuts on US chart with 'Reet Petite'

1961 Bob Dylan makes his concert hall debut at Carnegie Hall, fifty people attend

1963 Beatles appear on the Royal Variety Show, John Lennon makes his famous 'rattle your jewellery' remark

1965 Roy Head's 'Treat Her Right' hits UK chart

1966 Beach Boys' 'Good Vibrations' enters US chart

1968 Cream play final US show in Providence, Rhode Island

1973 Benefit concert for Robert Wyatt held at Rainbow Theatre by Pink Floyd and Soft Machine

1991 Bobby "Blue" Bland, Booker T. & The M.G.'s, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, The Isley Brothers, Sam & Dave and The Yardbirds are elected to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.

1992 Elton John and his Bernie Taupin sign a $39 million publishing contract with Warner-Chappell music

1996 Singer Melissa Etheridge and partner Julie Cypher appear on the cover of Newsweek promoting an article on gay parents.


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November 4 - Today in Beatles History

1963
'With The Beatles' LP is cut at Abbey Road.

Appearance on the 'Royal Command (Variety) Performance', at the Prince Of Wales Theatre, London. Brian and Dezo Hoffmann attend. BBC-TV films the concert.
After, the Beatles retire to the bar of the Mapleton Hotel, 39 Coventry Street, London.

1964
Studio 2 (control room only). 10.00am-1.00pm. Stereo mixing: 'I'll Follow The Sun' (from take 8); 'Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby' (from take 1); 'Rock And Roll Music' (from take 1); 'Words Of Love' (from take 3); 'Mr Moonlight' (remixes 1, 2, from takes 4, 8); 'I Don't Want To Spoil The Party' (from take 19); 'I'm A Loser' (from take 8); 'Baby's In Black' (from take 14); 'No Reply' (from take 8); 'I Feel Fine' (from take 9). Editing: 'Mr Moonlight' (of stereo remixes 1, 2). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Mike Stone.
End of sessions for 'I Feel Fine'/'She's A Woman' and for 'Beatles For Sale'.

18.30, 20.40. Concerts at the Ritz, Luton.

1965
Studio 2. 11.00pm-3.30am. Recording: 'What Goes On' (take 1); '12-Bar Original' (takes 1-2). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott/Graham Platt.
1st attempt at recording an instrumental song for EMI.

1966
NEMS Enterprises moves from its offices at 13 Monmouth Street, WC2, London. Only the fan clubs are working there; they move to Sutherland House.

1968
Yoko is admitted into the Queen Charlotte's Hospital.
John and Yoko record 4 tracks at the Queen Charlotte's Hospital.

1981
US single release: 'Watching The Wheels'/'Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)'.


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November 4 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

On November 4, 1961 Bob Dylan maked his concert hall debut at Carnegie Hall, fifty people attend.



Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 Orlando Magic's 1st NBA game, loses to Nets, 111-106
1989 Rene Muawad elected president of Lebanon
1989 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Bayakoa, Dancing Spree, Go for Wand, Prized, Rhythm, Steinlen, Sunday Silence
1988 1st NBA game at Charlotte Coliseum - Hornets lose to Cavs, 133-93
1987 Benito Santiago, Padres catcher, wins NL Rookie of Year
1987 Lisa Steinberg, battered into coma by her adoptive father Joel
1987 NBA announces 4 new franchises; Charlotte and Miami for 1988 and Minneapolis and Orlando for 1989
1984 Nayoko Yoshikawa wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic
1984 Nicaragua holds 1st free elections in 56 years; Sandinistas win 63%
1983 Bomb attack on Israeli headquarter in Tyrus Lebanon, 60 killed
1983 Washington Capitals 1st NHL overtime victory beating Vancouver 5-4
1982 Ruud Lubbers becomes Dutch premier
1981 Beth Henley's "Crimes of the Heart," premieres in New York City
1981 Columbia shuttle launch scrubbed with 31 seconds remaining
1981 Dr. George Nichopoulas is acquitted of overprescribing addictive drugs for Elvis Presley
1980 Islanders start 15 game undefeated streak (13-0-2)
1980 Libyan invasion in Chad
1980 Ronald Reagan (R) defeats President Jimmy Carter (D) by a landslide
1980 Sadaharu Oh, 40, pro baseball's all-time home run run king with 868, retires
1980 Steve Carlton wins 3rd NL Cy Young Awards

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 500 Iranian "students" seize U.S. embassy, take 90 hostages (444 days)
1978 Iranian troops fire on anti-Shah student protesters by Tehran U
1978 Islanders start 15 game undefeated streak (12-0-3)
1978 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.
1978 3rd annual reentry free-agent draft, Pete Rose, Tommy John, and Darrell Evans, available
1977 U.N. Security council proclaims weapon embargo against South Africa
1976 1st mass-market free-agent reentry draft, Reggie Jackson, Joe Rudi, Gullett, Tenace, Fingers, Baylor, Grich and McCovey, available
1975 Orioles Jim Palmer wins his 2nd Cy Young Award
1973 1000s commemorates former premier Georgios Papandreou
1973 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lady Errol Golf Classic
1973 M. Medoff's "When you Comin' Back, Red Ryder?," premieres in New York City
1973 New Orleans Saints 1st shutout victory, 13-0 vs Buffalo Bills
1972 Bangladesh adopts constitution
1972 Kings score 3 goals within 45 seconds against Islanders
1970 Russian nuclear physicist Sacharov forms Human Rights Comittee

Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1968 Battles between Jordan army and Al Fatah-arm forces
1968 WRDU (now WPTF) TV chan 28 in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (NBC) 1st broadcast
1968 WTOG TV channel 44 in St. Petersburg-Tampa, Florida (IND) 1st broadcast
1966 Flooding of Arno River (Italy) destroys countless art works, kills 113
1965 Lee Breedlove sets female land speed record (308.56 MPH) in Utah
1963 John Lennon utters his infamous "Rattle your jewelry" line
1962 Murle Lindstrom wins LPGA San Antonio Civitan Golf Tournament
1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island
1961 Bob Dylan makes his concert hall debut at Carnegie Hall, fifty people attend
1961 Karamanlis becomes premier of Greece
1960 "Misfits" premieres, final movie for Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe


Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1959 Ernie Banks, Cubs shortstop, wins 2nd consecutive NL MVP
1958 Angelo G. Roncalli crowned as pope John XXIII
1958 Belgian government of Eyskens, resigns
1958 Democrats win U.S. congressional election
1957 2nd Soviet Earth-satellite launched
1956 200,000 Russian troops attack anti-Stalinist revolt in Budapest
1956 Israel captures Straits of Tiran and reach Suez Canal Egypt
1956 U.S.S.R. sends tanks into Hungary and threatens to bomb Budapest
1954 "Fanny" opens at Majestic Theater New York City for 888 performances
1954 Philadelphia A's move to Kansas City
1953 Eddie Joost succeeds Jimmy Dykes as the manager of Philadelphia A's
1953 New balk rule gives the batter option; of accepting the outcome of the pitch or the balk
1952 Earthquake and flood strike Kamshatka-South America
1952 Eisenhower (R) elected 34th President beating Adlai Stevenson (D)
1951 9th Ryder Cup: U.S. wins 9 -2 at Pinehurst CC NC
1951 New York Giants and New York Yankees score back-to-back TDs on kickoff returns
1951 Vijay Merchant scores 154 vs. England in his last Test Cricket innings
1950 "Barrier" closes at Broadhurst Theater New York City after 4 performances
1950 "Consul" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 269 performances
1950 Indonesian troops reconquer Ambonese capital Ambon
1950 U.S. troops vacate Pyongyang North Korea

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November 3 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Adam Ant!



Musicians Born On November 3

1933 John Barry (Hit and Miss)
1943 Bert Jansch (UK blues/folk guitarist)
1948 Lulu (Marie Lawrie - 'Shout')
1954 Adam Ant (Stuart Goddard) (Adam and the Ants)
1960 James Prime (Deacon Blue)
1962 Marilyn (Calling Your Name)
1962 Jan McNabb (Icicle Works)

Number 1 In The Charts On November 3

1956 Elvis Presley: 'Love Me Tender' US 45
1960 Elvis Presley: 'It's Now or Never' UK 45
1962 Crystals: 'He's a Rebel' US 45
1973 David Bowie: 'Pin Ups' UK LP
1979 M: 'Pop Muzik' US 45
1979 Eagles: 'The Long Run' US LP
1984 Paul McCartney: 'Give My Regards to Broad Street' UK LP
1984 Billy Ocean: 'Caribbean Queen' US 45
1990 Righteous Brothers: 'Unchained Melody' UK 45
1990 Vanilla Ice : Ice Ice Baby : US single
1996 Robson & Jerome : What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted : UK single

Various Music Events On November 3

1957 Elvis Presley places a record eight singles on UK Top 30 chart: 'Party' (3), 'Teddy Bear' (11), 'All Shook Up' (17), 'Got a Lot of Livin' to Do' (19), 'Trying to Get to You' (21), 'Loving You' (24), 'Paralyzed' (26) and 'Lawdy Miss Clawdy' (30)

1957 Sun Records release 'Great Balls of Fire' by Jerry Lee Lewis

1957 Danny and Juniors release 'At the Hop' in US

1961 Jimmie Rodgers (1897-1933) is unanimously elected the first member of the Country Music Hall of Fame

1961 Paul Raven (later Gary Glitter) releases a cover version of 'Tower of Strength'

1972 James Taylor marries Carly Simon

1979 2-Tone label hits LP chart as 'Specials' debut at No. 1 and Madness's 'One Step Beyond' goes in at No. 10

1988 U2's concert movie "Rattle And Hum" opens

1992 "Keep The Faith", Bon Jovi's first album in 5 years, is released.

1992 Breaking a long standing tradition, The Grateful Dead announces that for the first time they will not play a New Year's Eve concert in San Francisco.

1995 Bob Dylan and Hootie and the Blowfish reach an out of court settlement for the group's unauthorized use of Dylan's lyrics in their song "Only Want To Be With You"


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November 3 - Today in Beatles History

1963
Concerts at the Odeon, Leeds ('The Beatles Autumn Tour').

2.30-3.00pm. BBC's 'The Ken Dodd Show' broadcast (recorded 9 October 1963).
BBC's 'The Public Ear' broadcast (recorded 9 October 1963).
Performance broadcast on the Swedish TV programme 'Drop In' (recorded 30 October 1963).

1965
Studio 2. 2.30-7.00pm. Recording: 'Michelle' (take 1). Studio 2. 7.00-11.30pm. Recording: 'Michelle' (tape reduction take 1 into take 2, overdub onto take 2). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott.

1966
Opening of the review 'Way Out In Piccadilly', starring Cilla Black and Frankie Howerd, at the Prince Of Wales Theatre, London. Brian attends.

1967
'Sunny Heights' (rock garden). Shooting for 'Blue Jay Way' sequence in 'Magical Mystery Tour'.

1968
Broadcast of a fragment of 'Yellow Submarine' on the Ed Sullivan Show.

Appearance on a BBC-TV programme, with Donovan and Lulu.

1995
11.30am approx. Charlotte, North Carolina. Telephonic interview of yoko Ono with Ron Harper, of WWMG Magic 96.1 FM, from the Dakota Building, New York, on occasion of the exhibit of John's lithographs visiting the Charlotte area.

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November 3 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

On November 3, 1972 James Taylor married Carly Simon.




Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 100s of Bulgarian demonstrate in Sofia for democratic rights
1989 Lou Piniella is named manager of the Reds, replacing banned Pete Rose
1989 Minn Timberwolves' 1st NBA game, loses to Seattle, 106-94
1988 Pakistan claims it downed Afghan warplane
1988 Reagan signs credit-card disclosure-bill
1988 Soviet Union agrees to allow teaching of Hebrew
1988 Talk-show host Geraldo Rivera's nose is broken as Roy Innis brawls with skinheads at TV taping
1987 Oakland 1st baseman Mark McGwire wins AL Rookie of Year
1987 On Wall Street, after 5 consecutive gains, Dow Jones down 50.56
1986 Federated States of Micronesia signs Compact of Free Association with US
1986 Joaquim Chissano elected president Mozambique
1986 John Lennon releases "Menlove Avenue" album
1986 Lebanese magazine Ash Shirra reveals secret U.S. arms sales to Iran
1986 Northern Mariana Islands becomes a Commonwealth associated with US
1985 Argentine President Alfonsins Radical Burgerunie wins elections
1985 Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Nichirei Cup Team Match Golf Tournament
1984 3,000 die in 3 day anti-Sikh riot in India
1984 Body of assassinated Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi cremated
1983 Jesse Jackson launches his 1st campaign for presidency
1983 Nashville Network begins on cable TV
1982 Detroit blocks 20 Cleveland Cav shots tying NBA regulation game record
1982 Pete Vuckovich becomes Milwaukee's 2nd consecutive AL Cy Young
1981 Brewers reliever Rollie Fingers wins AL Cy Young Award
1980 Ianford Wilsons "5th of July," premieres in New York City
1980 Walter Hass, Jr. becomes CEO of Oakland A's

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 5 mortally wounded during anti-Ku Klux Klan demonstration in NC
1979 63 Americans taken hostage at U.S. Embassy (Teheran, Iran)
1979 Amy Alcott wins LPGA Mizuno Japan Golf Classic
1979 Marocco offensive against Polisario
1978 1st broadcast of "Diff'rent strokes" on NBC TV
1978 Dominica gains independence from U.K. and adopts constitution
1978 Michiko Okada wins LPGA Mizuno-Japan Golf Classic
1978 U.S.S.R. and Vietnam sign peace and friendship treaty
1977 Debbie Massey wins LPGA Mizuno-Japan Golf Classic
1976 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA/Japan Mizuno Golf
1974 "Lorelei" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 320 performances
1974 Chako Higuchi wins Japan LPGA Golf Classic
1973 Good Morning America premieres on ABC (David Hartman and Nancy Dussault)
1973 Mariner 10 launched-1st Venus pics, 1st mission to Mercury
1972 James Taylor marries Carly Simon
1971 "Play Misty For Me" premieres
1970 "President's Daughter" opens at Billy Rose Theater New York City for 72 performances
1970 Bob Gibson wins NL Cy Young Award
1970 President Nixon promises gradual troop removal of Vietnam
1970 Salvador Allende inaugurated as president of Chile

Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1969 Congo president Mobutu visits Belgium
1968 Bob Packwood is elected senator of Oregon
1968 Ex-premier Papandreou buried/300,000 demonstrate against fascist junta
1968 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Canyon Ladies Golf Classic
1968 New York Jet Jim Turner kicks 6 field goals to beat Buffalo 25-21
1967 Boston's Jim Lonborg wins AL Cy Young
1965 Sandy Koufax wins NL Cy Young Award unanimously
1964 Lyndon Baines Johnson defeats Barry Goldwater for president
1964 Philadelphia voters approve $25 million to build a new sports stadium
1963 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Cavern City Golf Open
1962 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.
1962 Wilt Chamberlain of NBA San Francisco Warriors scores 72 points vs Los Angeles Lakers
1961 General Assembly unanimously elects U Thant acting secretary general
1960 "Unsinkable Molly Brown" opens at Winter Garden New York City for 532 performances
1960 Ivory Coast adopts constitution
1960 Pittsburgh Pirates' Vern Law wins Cy Young Award
1960 Tammy Grimes' "Unsinkable Molly Brown," premieres in New York City

Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1959 Ben-Gurion's Mapai-party wins Israeli parliamentary election
1958 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test
1957 U.S.S.R. launches Sputnik 2 with a dog (Laika), 1st animal in orbit
1956 "Wizard of Oz" 1st televised (CBS-TV)
1955 1st virus crystallized (announced)
1955 Alabama woman bruised by a meteor
1955 Argentine ex-president Peron arrives in Nicaragua
1955 Australia takes control of Cocos Islands
1955 Bernardus J Alfrink installed as archbishop of Utrecht
1954 Linus Pauling wins Nobel Chemistry Prize
1954 Nobel for physics awarded to Max Born and Walter Bothe
1953 1939 sacrifice fly rule restored: no time at bat for sac fly
1953 1st live color coast-to-coast telecast (New York City)
1952 Clarence Birdseye markets frozen peas
1952 Egypt protests German retribution payments to Israel


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November 2 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Keith Emerson!



Musicians Born On November 2

1937 Earl 'Speedoo' Carroll (Cadillacs)
1938 Jay Traynor (Jay and the Americans)
1941 Bruce Welch (Shadows)
1941 Brian Poole (Tremeloes)
1944 Keith Emerson (Emerson, Lake and Palmer)
1945 Len 'Chip' Hawkes (Tremeloes, father of Chesney)
1947 Dave Pegg (Fairport Convention)
1949 Maxine Nightingale
1961 k.d. lang

Deaths On November 2

1966 Mississippi John Hurt (blues guitarist)

Number 1 In The Charts On November 2

1963 Peter, Paul and Mary: 'In the Wind' US LP
1974 Stevie Wonder: 'You Haven't Done Nothin' US 45
1974 Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young: 'So Far' US LP
1985 Simple Minds: 'Once Upon a Time' UK LP
1985 Stevie Wonder: 'Part Time Lover' US 45
1985 'Miami Vice' TV soundtrack US LP
1988 U2: 'Desire' UK 45
1991 Karyn White : Romantic : US single
1991 U2 : The Fly : UK single
1991 Simply Red : Stars : UK LP
1996 Beautiful South : Blue Is The Colour : UK LP

Various Music Events On November 2

1956 Responding to public demand, London Records finally release a Little Richard single - 'Rip It Up' - in UK

1961 Dion's 'Runaround Sue' hits UK chart

1967 Move and their manager appear in court to answer a suit filed by Harold Wilson in response to picture of the prime minister used on a postcard to promote the single Flowers in the Rain The group is fined and all copies of the card are confiscated

1968 Cream awarded platinum disc for sales of over $2 million for 'Wheels of Fire' LP, during concert at Madison Square Garden

1986 Billy Bragg arrested outside air base in Norfolk after cutting through perimeter fencing

1990 Prince's fourth film, "Graffiti Bridge" opens.

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November 2 - Today in Beatles History

1963
'Please Please Me' LP number 1, 26th week (UK Record Retailer chart).

Concert at the City Hall, Sheffield ('The Beatles Autumn Tour').

The 'Daily Express' says that this mass hysteria (over the Beatles) only serves to fill empty heads.

1964
Concert at the Ritz, Belfast.

US LP release: 'A Hard Day's Night' (instrumental version).

1965
End of shootings of 'The Music Of Lennon And McCartney', at the Granada Television Studios, Manchester.

1967
Studio 3. 2.30-6.00pm. Recording: 'Hello, Goodbye' (overdub onto take 22). Mono mixing: 'Hello, Goodbye' (remixes 1-6, from take 22). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Jeff Jarratt.

1968
'Hey Jude' number 1, 6th week, 9th week in the Top 30 (Billboard).

1973
LP release: 'Ringo'.
US LP release: 'Mind Games'.

1983
'Say Say Say' number 1, 4th week (Billboard).

1989
Paul's concert in Madrid ('Get Back Tour').


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November 2 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

On November 2, 1967 The Move and their manager appear in court to answer a suit filed by Harold Wilson in response to picture of the prime minister used on a postcard to promote the single Flowers in the Rain The group is fined and all copies of the card are confiscated.



Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 "Meet Me in St. Louis" opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 253 performances
1988 1st Mrs. America beauty pageant
1988 Computers virus strikes Pentagon, SDI research lab and 6 universities
1988 Mexican radio station erronously reports Mike Tyson dies in car crash
1988 Walt Weiss wins AL rookie of year (3rd straight for Oakland A's)
1987 Entertainer Lola Falona is diagnosed with multiple schlerosis
1987 Harrison releases "Cloud 9" and McCartney releases "All the Best"
1986 16th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:28:06
1986 17th New York City Marathon won by Gianni Poli in 2:11:06
1986 Ayako Okamoto wins Nichirei Ladies Cup US-Japan Team Golf Championship
1985 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Cozzene, Life's Magic, Pebbles, Precisionist, Proud Truth, Tasso, Twilight Ridge
1984 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1983 Abp Hickey conducts papal investigation of Abp Hunthausen, Seattle
1983 President Reagan signs a bill establishing Martin L. King day
1982 Fire in Salung tunnel, Afghanistan, 1,000+ Russians die
1982 Nayoko Yoshikawa wins LPGA Pioneer Cup Golf Tournament

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 Peter Shaffers musical "Amadeus," premieres in London
1978 Crew of Soyuz 29 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 31
1978 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1978 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1977 Phillies' Steve Carlton wins 2nd Cy Young Award
1976 Jimmy Carter defeats Gerald Ford for president
1976 New Jersey voters approve gambling for Atlantic City
1976 San Diego Padre Randy Jones wins NL Cy Young
1975 Ed Giacomin as a Red Wing returns to Mad Sq Garden beats Rangers 6-4
1975 Summit in Houston opens - Rockets beat Milwaukee Bucks, 104-89
1974 Art Modell gets snowed in and misses his 1st Cleveland Brown game in 33 yrs
1974 Braves trade Hank Aaron to Milwaukee Brewers for outfielder Dave May
1974 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.
1973 "Barbra Streisand ...and Other Musical Instruments" airs on CBS TV
1973 OLADE (Latin American Energy Organization) forms
1972 Construction begins on Kingdome, Seattle
1972 Phillies' Steve Carlton wins unanimous NL Cy Young Award
1972 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.
1971 "Great Harp" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 7 performances
1971 Orioles Pat Dobson no-hits Yomiuri Giants, 2-0
1970 Cleveland Cavaliers lose by biggest margin-54 pts (Philadelphia 141-87)

Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1969 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA River Plantation Women's Golf Open
1969 NFL record of 12 passing touchdowns, New Orleans Billy Kramer and St. L Charlie Johnson pass for 6 touchdowns each
1968 "Her First Roman" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 17 performances
1967 The Move and their manager appear in court to answer a suit filed by Harold Wilson in response to picture of the prime minister used on a postcard to promote the single Flowers in the Rain The group is fined and all copies of the card are confiscated.
1966 KHSD TV channel 11 in Lead, SD (ABC) begins broadcasting
1964 CBS purchases 80% of Yankees for $11,200,000, later buys remaining 20%
1964 Faisal succeeds Saudi as king of Saudi Arabia
1963 "Tambourines to Glory" opens at Little Theater New York City for 24 performances
1963 Only 1st-class cricket game played in Uganda, MCC vs. E African XI
1962 John F. Kennedy announces Cuban missile bases were being dismantled
1961 "Kean" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 92 performances
1961 Max Frisch' "Andorra," premieres in Zurich
1960 Dmitri Sjostakovitch's 8th String quartet, premieres in Leningrad
1960 George Weiss, at 66, resigns as General Manager of New York Yankees
1960 Penguin Books publishes "Lady Chatterley's Lover"
1960 Roger Maris nips Mickey Mantle as AL MVP, 225-222

Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1959 "Girls against the Boys" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 16 performances
1959 Charles Van Doren confesses, TV quiz show-"21," was fixed
1957 1st titanium mill opened, Toronto, Ohio
1956 Hungary appeals for United Nations assistance against Soviet invasion
1956 Israel captures Gaza and Sheham
1955 Clarton-Schwerdt and Schaffer discover polio virus
1955 David Ben-Gurion forms Israeli government
1954 Charles C. Diggs, Jr. elected Michigan's 1st black congressman
1954 J. S. Thurmond is 1st senator elected by write-in vote (SC)
1954 Taiwan and U.S. sign military pact
1953 Pakistan becomes islamic republic
1950 "Barrier" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 4 performances
1950 Phillies reliever Jim Konstanty wins NL MVP


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November 1 - Today In Rock Music History

Musicians Born On November 1

1946 Rick Grech (Family, Blind Faith)
1951 Ronald Bell (Kool and the Gang)
1957s Lyle Lovett (country singer)
1959 Eddie Macdonald (Alarm)
1962 Mags Kuruholmen (A-Ha)
1962 Anthony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

Number 1 In The Charts On November 1

1969 Elvis Presley: 'Suspicious Minds' US 45
1969 Beatles: 'Abbey Road' US LP
1975 Elton John: 'Island Girl' US 45
1986 Boston: 'Third Stage' US LP

Various Music Events On November 1

1947 Eddy Arnold begins 21-week run at top of American country music chart with 'I'll Hold You in My Heart'

1953 'Money Money' by Drifters hits US R&B chart, on way to No. 1

1962 Beatles open for a fourteen-day season at Star Club in Hamburg

1963 Rolling Stones release 'I Wanna Be Your Man' in UK

1963 Beatles begin their second headlining tour of UK at Odeon, Cheltenham. The 35-date tour is greeted with hysteria by fans

1967 Family plays its debut gig in Leicester

1968 George Harrison becomes the first Beatle to issue a solo recording when his 'Wonderful Music' LP is released on Apple

1969 Faces sign to Warner Brothers label in UK

1969 Elvis Presley hits No. 1 in US for the last time with 'Suspicious Minds'

1973 'Oz' magazine publishes its last issue

1973 Salvation play their first live gig, supporting Sweet at Glasgow Apollo. Band subsequently become Slik, featuring Midge Ure

1975 Bruce Springsteen debuts on UK chart with 'Born to Run'

1980 Graham Bonnet quits Rainbow


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November 1 - Today in Beatles History

1962
The Beatles and Brian fly to Hamburg. Start of 4th season of performances at the Star Club.

1963
Start of 'The Beatles Autumn Tour', 4th UK tour, along with The Brooks Brothers, and Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers.
Evening: Concert at the Odeon Cinema, Cheltenham.

UK EP release: 'The Beatles (No 1)'.
UK single release: 'I Wanna Be Your Man', with the Rolling Stones.
UK single release: 'I'll Keep You Satisfied', with Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas.

1964
18.00, 20.30. Concerts at the Astoria Theatre, Finsbury Park.

1965
Start of shootings of 'The Music Of Lennon And McCartney', at the Granada Television Studios, Manchester.

1966
Brian adds a 2nd show to the performance of the Four Tops at the Saville Theatre, once the first one was sold out.

1967
Abbey Road, Room 53. 10.00am-1.00pm. Mono mixing: 'All You Need Is Love' (remix 11, from take 58); 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds' (remix 20, from take 8). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Richard Lush. Studio 3 (control room only). 2.30-6.00pm. Recording: 'Untitled Sound Effects' (take 20); 'Hello, Goodbye' (tape reduction take 21 into takes 22-25). Stereo mixing: 'The Fool On The Hill' (remixes 1-5, from take 6). Editing: 'The Fool On The Hill' (of remix stereo 5). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Geoff Emerick; 2nd Engineer: Graham Kirkby.
Mono mixing of 'All You Need Is Love' and 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds' for the 'Yellow Submarine' film. Sound effects: applauses, for the 'Yellow Submarine' film.

1968
UK LP release: 'Wonderwall Music'. First solo Beatle record.

1969
'Cold Turkey', 1st week in the Top 28, 1st week in the ranking (Billboard). [?]

1980
'(Just Like) Starting Over', number 38 (Billboard).


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November 1 - Retro History From The 50s to 80s

On November 1, 1973 'Oz' magazine publishes its last issue.



Retro Events For The Decade 1980

1989 "Les Miserables," opens at Curran Theatre, San Francisco
1989 Pakistan beat West Indies by 4 wickets to win Cricket's Nehru Cup
1989 Scandinavian Airlines System bans smoking on many flights
1988 Actor Jeff Goldblum and actress Gena Davis wed in Las Vegas
1988 Chris Sabo, wins NL Rookie of Year award
1988 Staten Island ferry gets 1st pay phones
1987 17th New York City Women's Marathon won by Priscilla Welch in 2:30:17
1987 18th New York City Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein in 2:11:01
1987 22,000 run in New York City Marathon (won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya 2:11:01)
1987 Fukumi Tani wins Nichirei Ladies Cup US-Japan Team Golf Championship
1987 New York Jets retire Don Maynards #13
1987 New Orleans Saints shutout Atlanta Falcons 38-0
1986 Fire in Sandoz-factory Basel, 30 tons of chemicals in the Rhine
1986 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Brave Raj, Capote, Lady's Secret, Last Tycoon, Manila, Skywalker, Smile at Santa Anita
1985 Netherlands decides definative sites for cruise missiles
1985 Nostalgia Television begins on cable
1984 1st NBA game at LA Memorial Sports Arena - Clipper beat Knick, 107-105
1984 Larry Shues "Foreigner," premieres in New York City
1984 Willem de Kooning's "Two Women" sells for $1,980,000
1984 Despite Mike Bossy 4 goals Islanders lose 5-6 to Canadians making Islander record when scoring a hat trick-77-3-4
1982 Andrew "Dice" Clay and George Wendt appear in "Trick or Treatment"
1982 Major leagues vote not to renew Commissioner Bowie Kuhn's contract
1981 1st Class Mail raised from 18 cents to 20 cents
1981 3rd meeting of Giants-Jets, Jets up 2-1 with 26-7 win
1981 Antigua and Barbuda gains independence from Britain (National Day)
1981 Chako Higuchi wins LPGA Pioneer Cup Golf Tournament
1980 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test

Retro Events For The Decade 1970

1979 A. L. Webber musical "Joseph and Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," premieres
1979 Bolivia military coup under General Busch, President Guevara flees
1979 Edward Bennett Williams buys Orioles from Hoffberger for $12.3 million
1979 Federal government makes a $1.5 billion loan to Chrysler
1979 Tanker Burmah Agate off Galveston Bay, Texas, spills 10.7 m gallons of oil, in US's worst oil spill disaster
1978 New York Yankee Ron Guidry unanimously wins AL Cy Young Award
1977 Islander Goran Hogosta's only shut-out Flames 9-0-Trottier 4 goals
1977 President Carter raises minimum wages of $2.30 to $3.35 for Jan 1 1981
1977 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1976 "Don't Step on My Olive Branch" opens at Playhouse New York City for 16 performances
1976 Britain gives Gilbert Island (Kiribati) self rule
1976 West German Gens Krupinski/Franke admit to being Nazis
1974 Fire kills 189 in less than 25 minutes (Sao Paulo Brazil)
1974 U.N. affirms independence of Cyprus
1973 'Oz' magazine publishes its last issue
1973 "Molly" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 68 performances
1972 1st gay theme TV movie - "That Certain Summer"
1972 Germaoin Gagnon scores 1st Islander hat trick
1971 Eisenhower dollar put into circulation
1970 1st regular season Giants-Jets game, Giants win 22-10 at Shea
1970 Discotheque in Grenoble France burns, all exits padlocked and 142 die
1970 Fire on Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France, 144 die
1970 KGTF TV channel 12 in Agana, GU (PBS) begins broadcasting

Retro Events For The Decade 1960

1969 Beatles' "Abbey Road," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 11 weeks
1968 "Noel Coward's Sweet Potato" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 36 performances
1968 Detroit Tiger Denny McLain unanimously wins AL Cy Young Award
1968 Motion Picture Association of America introduces rating system (G, M, R, X)
1968 U.S. pro soccer 14 teams merged into 1 all star team
1968 University of Suriname opens
1966 Indian Haryana state created from Punjab; Chandigarh terr created
1966 NFL awards New Orleans its 16th franchise (All Saints Day)
1966 Sandy Koufax becomes 1st 3-time Cy Young Award winner
1966 William Dana in X-15 reaches 93 km
1965 1st concert at Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco
1965 Ernie Terrel beats George Chuvalo in 15 for heavyweight boxing
1965 Trackless trolley plunged into Nile River drowning 74 (Cairo Egypt)
1964 George Blanda of Houston throws NFL-record 37 passes in 68 attempts
1964 Kansas City Chief Len Dawson passes for 6 touchdowns vs Denver (49-39)
1964 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Las Cruces Ladies' Golf Open
1964 Vietcong-assault on airport Bien Hoa at Saigon
1962 Cuban missile crisis ends, John F. Kennedy says U.S.S.R. is dismantling missile bases
1962 Greece enters European Common Market
1962 KYVE TV channel 47 in Yakima, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting
1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island
1962 U.S.S.R. launches Mars 1; radio contact lost before arrival at Mars
1962 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R.
1962 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Semipalitinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan U.S.S.R.
1962 WNYC TV channel 31 in New York, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting
1962 WZZM TV channel 13 in Grand Rapids, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting
1960 Balitmore Oriole shortstop Ron Hansen voted AL Rookie of Year
1960 Benelux treaty goes into effect

Retro Events For The Decade 1950

1959 1st NHL goalie to wear a hockey mask (Jacques Plante)
1959 Jim Brown scores 5 TDs in Cleveland Browns 38-31 win over Balt
1959 Patrice Lumumba arrested in Belgian Congo
1959 WOV-AM in New York City changes call letters to WADO
1958 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test
1957 KVII TV channel 7 in Amarillo, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting
1957 KXGN TV channel 5 in Glendive, Montana (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1957 WICZ TV channel 40 in Binghamton, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting
1957 World longest suspension bridge opens in Mackinac Straits, Michigan
1956 Delhi becomes a territory of Indian union
1956 Indian state of Madhya Pradesh forms
1956 Indian states of Punjab, Patiala and PEPSU merge as Punjab protection
1956 Nagy government of Hungary withdraws from Warsaw Pact
1956 Nobel for physics awarded to Shockley, Brattain and Bardeen
1956 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Laetamur admodum
1955 Time bomb aboard United DC-6 kills 44 above Longmont Colorado
1954 Algeria begins rebellion against French rule
1954 General Fulgencio Batista elected President of Cuba
1954 India takes over administration of 4 French Indian settlements
1954 KUON TV channel 12 in Lincoln, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting
1954 U.S. Senate admonishes Joseph Mccarthy because of slander campaign
1953 Emile Zatopek runs world record 10K (29:01.6) and 6 mile (28:08.4)
1953 KCEN TV channel 6 in Temple-Waco, Texas (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting
1953 KMGH TV channel 7 in Denver, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting
1953 WHEC TV channel 10 in Rochester, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting
1952 1st hydrogen device exploded at Eniwetok Atoll in Pacific
1951 "Top Banana" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 356 performances
1951 1st atomic explosion witnessed by troops, New Mexico
1951 Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella wins 1st of his 3 NL MVP
1951 Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella wins NL MVP
1951 Jet magazine founded by John H. Johnson
1951 Johnny Mercers "Top Banana," premieres in New York City
1951 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1950 82 degrees F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in Nov
1950 Puerto Rican nationalists try to kill President Truman at Blair House


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