Musicians Born On November 17
1938 Gordon Lightfoot (If You Could Read My Mind)
1941 Gene Clark (Byrds)
1942 Bob Gaudio (Four Seasons)
1947 Rod Clements (Lindisfarne)
1960 RuPaul
1967 Ronnie DeVoe (Bell Biv DeVoe)
1980 Isaac Hanson (Hanson)
1956 Peter Cox (Go West)
Deaths On November 16
1979 John Grascock (Jethro Tull)
Number 1 In The Charts On November 17
1958 Kingston Trio: 'Tom Dooley' US 45
1962 Four Seasons: 'Big Girls Don't Cry' US 45
1966 Beach Boys: 'Good Vibrations' UK 45
1973 Gary Glitter: 'I Love You Love Me Love' UK 45
1979 Dr Hook: 'When You're in Love with a Beautiful Woman' UK 45
1979 Abba: 'Greatest Hits Vol. 2' UK LP
1979 Commodores: 'Still' US 45
1984 Wham!: 'Make it Big' UK LP
1984 Wham!: 'Wake Me Up Before You Go Go' US 45
1996 Prodigy : Breathe : UK single
Various Music Events On November 17
1967 Pink Floyd release 'Apples and Oranges' single in the UK
1968 David Bowie's mime troop Feathers performs its debut gig at the Country Club, Hampstead, London
1970 Elton John concert in New York is broadcast on WPLJ-FM and recorded for his LP '11-17-70'
1971 Rod Stewart and Faces release their third LP, 'A Nod Is as Good as a Wink' in US
1979 Tom Petty: 'Damn the Torpedoes' hits UK LP chart
1984 'The Art Garfunkel Album' hits UK LP chart
1990 David Crosby breaks his left leg, ankle and shoulder in a motorcycle accident in Los Angles. Police say he was speeding and not wearing a helmet
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