Monday, November 15, 2010

November 15 - Today In Rock Music History

Happy Birthday Frida!

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Musicians Born On November 15

1932 Petula Clark (Downtown)
1933 Clyde McPhatter (Drifters)
1945 Anna-fried Andersson (Abba)
1954 Tony Thompson (Chic)
1957 Joe Leeway (Thompson Twins)

Number 1 In The Charts On November 15

1980 Blondie: 'The Tide Is High' UK 45
1980 Kenny Rogers: 'Lady' US 45
1997 Spice Girls : Spiceworld : UK LP

Various Music Events On November 15

1957 Jackie Wilson hits UK chart with 'Reet Petite'

1965 Rolling Stones make their US TV debut singing 'Get Off Of My Cloud' on 'Hullabaloo'

1967 Johnny Taylor (who had previously replaced Sam Cooke in Soul Strirrers) wins his first gold disc for 'Who's Making Love'

1969 Star Club in Hamburg announces its closure

1969 Janis Joplin arrested for using 'vulgar and indecent language' on stage in Tampa, Florida

1980 Alan Parsons' 'Turn of a Friendly Card' hits UK LP chart

1980 Stevie Wonder's 'Hotter than July' hits US chart

1981 Teardrop Explodes split

1986 Robert Cray's 'Strong Persuader' hits UK LP chart

1987 Dire Straits' 'Brothers in Arms' makes history by becoming the first LP to sell three million copies in Britain alone

1990 Milli Vanilli producer Frank Farian publicly admits that Fabrice Morvan and Rob Pilatus never sang a note on the Milli Vanilli album. The duo eventually return their Best New Artist Grammy

1992 Ozzy Osbourne performs what he said would be his last concert, in Costa Mesa.Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward join him on stage to turn it into a Black Sabbath reunion

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