This Date in Rock Music History: November 29

1959:  Bobby Darin won Best New Artist and Record of the Year for "Mack the Knife" at the Grammy Awards. 








1963:  The Beatles released the single "I Want to Hold Your Hand" in England.  For the first time in history, there were one million advance orders.
1964:  Paul McCartney and John Lennon were introduced to two members of the Miracles at the restaurant The Crazy Elephant in London.
1965:  The Soundtrack to "The Sound of Music" was #1 on the U.K. Album chart, followed by the Soundtrack to "Mary Poppins".  The "Help!" Soundtrack by the Beatles was third, Bob Dylan held #4 with Highway 61 Revisited and the Rolling Stones were at #5 with Out of Our Heads.

1966:  The Beatles continued to work on recording "Strawberry Fields Forever", with two more takes at EMI's studios on Abbey Road.  The group later remade the song, but the first minute of their final take on this day was remixed and incorporated into the finished product. 

1967:  Bob Dylan completed work on the album John Wesley Harding.  He brought in Pete Drake to play light pedal steel guitar and recorded the final two songs for the album--"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" and "Down Along The Cove".
1968:  John Lennon released his first solo album Unfinished Music.

            "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", one of the great tracks on The White Album...

1968:  The Beatles sold 1.5 million copies of The White Album in the U.K. in its first week of release.
1969:  "Baby, I'm For Real" by the Originals topped the R&B chart for a fourth week.
1969:  Led Zeppelin shot up from 91 to 45 with "Whole Lotta' Love".





  
    R.B. Greaves with his bit hit "Take a Letter Maria"...

1969:  The double-sided smash "Come Together"/"Something" by the Beatles, rose from #7 to #1.  Blood, Sweat & Tears closed with "And When I Die", the previous #1 from the 5th Dimension--"Wedding Bell Blues" departed from the top spot and R.B. Greaves, after peaking at #2 with "Take A Letter Maria", was fourth.  New group Steam reached #5 with "(Na Na Hey Hey) Kiss Him Goodbye".  The rest of the Top 10:  The Flying Machine with "Smile A Little Smile For Me", Peter, Paul & Mary was up from 12-7 with their 20th and final career hit, Steve Wonder couldn't budge with "Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday", CCR had a double-sided smash of their own, "Down On The Corner"/"Fortunate Son", that moved from 21 to 9 and Three Dog Night crashed into the Top 10, advancing from 18-10 with their great song "Eli's Coming".

Blues Part II, one of the reasons the BS & T debut was stunning...

1969:  The new Beatles album Abbey Road was #1 for a fifth week.  The self-titled Blood, Sweat & Tears moved back into the Top 10 after 44 weeks of release.








1971:  Carly Simon released the single "Anticipation".
1975:  Simon & Garfunkel had the #1 Adult song for a second week with "My Little Town".
1975:  Red Octopus became the first #1 album for Jefferson Starship.  









1975:  Former Temptation David Ruffin had a great new song--"Walk Away From Love", which moved from 60 to 37.










     One of several One Hit Wonders of the 70's--"Sky High"...

1975:  The Silver Convention moved up to #1 with "Fly, Robin, Fly", displacing "That's The Way (I Like It)" by K.C. and the Sunshine Band.  Elton John scored his 13th Top 10 and seventh in a row with "Island Girl", while the Captain & Tennille were up to #4 with their follow-up to the #1 "Love Will Keep Us Together"--"The Way I Want To Touch You".  The rest of the Top 10:  The Staple Singers with "Let's Do It Again", newcomer Jigsaw at #6 with "Sky High", War's "Low Rider", Natalie Cole with her first hit "This Will Be", the resurgent Bee Gees had a new Top 10 with "Nights On Broadway" while the 4 Seasons dipped to 10 with "Who Loves You".
1976:  Jerry Lee Lewis accidentally shot his bass guitarist, Norman "Butch" Owens, twice in the chest while aiming at a soda bottle.  Lewis was charged with shooting a firearm within city limits.

1977:  Jay Ferguson released the single "Thunder Island".









1980:  ABBA scored yet another #1 in the U.K. with "Super Trouper", the group's 25th hit on that chart.
1980:  Stevie Wonder remained atop the R&B chart for the fifth straight week with "Master Blaster (Jammin')", his 13th #1 R&B song.






"I'm Gonna' Follow You"... Pat was her best on 'Crimes of Passion'...

1980:  The River by Bruce Springsteen was #1 on the Album chart for a fourth week.  Guilty by Barbra Streisand remained second after reaching the top while Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits was third.  Stevie Wonder's Hotter Than July preceded The Game by Queen.  The rest of the Top 10:  AC/DC moved to #6 with their new album Back in Black, Pat Benatar's sensational Crimes of Passion was #7, followed by Diana from Diana Ross, One Step Closer from the Doobie Brothers and the Jacksons were stuck at 10 with Triumph.
1980:  "Lady" by Kenny Rogers was the #1 Adult Contemporary song for a third straight week.

1980:  Kenny Rogers continued to set the pace with "Lady".  Barbra Streisand was still at 2 after owning the previous #1--"Woman In Love".  Donna Summer peaked at 3 with "The Wanderer" while Queen was still at #4 with "Another One Bites The Dust", although several stations had it #1 by now.  Diana Ross had her 25th solo hit and 58th career hit counting her work with the Supremes.

1984:  Band Aid released the single "Do They Know It's Christmas", with proceeds going for famine relief in Africa.

"Wanted Dead or Alive", the classic track from 'Slippery When Wet'...

1986:  Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Live/1975-1985 was the #1 album while Third Stage by Boston was done.  Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi logged a sixth week at #2 after one week at #1.  Fore!  from Huey Lewis & the News took fourth.  The rest of the Top 10:  Dancing on the Ceiling from Lionel Richie, the landmark Graceland album from Paul Simon at #6, True Colors by Cyndi Lauper, Whiplash Smile from Billy Idol, Tina Turner's new album Break Every Rule dropped to #9 and Bruce Hornsby & the Range moved up from 18-10 in their 24th week with The Way It Is.

1986:  Billy Vera & the Beaters had a monster hit as "At This Moment" moved from 69 to 50.













1986:  The first Top 10 for Bon Jovi also became their first #1--"You Give Love A Bad Name".  The Human League dropped with "Human" while Madonna peaked at 3 with "True Blue".  Sun Valley, Idaho's Peter Cetera teamed with Amy Grant for a big hit--"The Next Time I Fall".  The rest of the Top 10:  Huey Lewis & the News continued their successful ways with "Hip To Be Square", Cameo's "Word Up" peaked at 6, the former #1 "Amanda" by Boston was down, newcomer Bruce Hornsby & the Range was up to #8 with "The Way it Is", Lionel Richie had song #9 with "Love Will Conquer All" and the Bangles sped into the Top 10 with "Walk Like An Egyptian".
1995:  Sammy Hagar married Kari Karte in San Francisco, California.
1997:  "Perfect Day", a song recorded by Elton John, Bono, David Bowie, Tom Jones and others to raise money for the U.K. charity Children in Need, rose to #1 on that chart.

1997:  Celine Dion's Let's Talk About Love was the #1 album in the U.K.

1997:  Higher Ground from Barbra Streisand debuted as the #1 album, her eighth #1 and 25th Top 10.  The best of the other new entries in the Top 10 was Yourself or Someone Like You from Matchbox 20.








         The great Chumbawamba song "Tub Thumping"...

1997:  Elton John held on to #1 for the eighth straight week with "Candle In The Wind 1997".  Usher would have to settle for having one of the top #2 songs of the Rock Era as "You Make Me Wanna..." was runner-up for a sixth week.  "How Do I Live" from LeAnn Rimes was behind them, Somethin' for the People moved up to #4 with "My Love Is The Shhh!" and LSG maintained with "My Body".  The rest of the Top 10:  Newcomers Chumbawamba and "Tubthumping", Robyn moved from 13-7 with "Show Me Love", Boyz II Men were down with "4 Seasons Of Loneliness", Allure with 112 dropped with "All Cried Out" and Mase remained at 10 with "Feel So Good".



2001:  George Harrison, the youngest and quiet guitarist for the Beatles, a ground-breaking solo artist and later in his career a member of the Traveling Wilburys, died of small lung cancer at his home in Hollywood Hills, California.
2003:  Beyonce, Bono of U2, Peter Gabriel, the Eurythmics, the Corrs, Jimmy Cliff and the surviving members of Queen performed at a concert at Greenpoint Stadium to raise awareness of AIDS in Cape Town, South Africa.
2005:  In today's Inmates Run Rap Music segment, DMX was sentenced to seven days in jail for driving with a suspended license.  Duh.  There's a reason they call it "suspended".
2006:  The High School Musical:  The Concert Tour kicked off in San Diego, California.
2007:  Artismus Pyle, former drummer of Lynyrd Skynyrd and a convicted sex offender, was arrested for not registering a new permanent address.  Pyle had pleaded guilty to charges of attempted capital sexual battery by an adult on a victim younger than 12 and being principal to lewd and lascivious behavior on a child younger than 16.
2009:  Susan Boyle had the best-selling debut album in the history of the U.K. when I Dreamed a Dream sold 410,000 copies and went to #1.  (Note:  some websites claim it was the best-selling debut ever, but the Beatles recorded several albums that sold far, far more copies in their first weeks.)  
2009:  Boyle also had the #1 album in the U.S., setting a first-week sales record for a female debut album with 701,000 copies sold.
2013:  Dick Dodd, lead singer and drummer with the Standells ("Dirty Water"), died in Fountain Valley, California of cancer at the age of 58.


Born This Day:
1917:  Merle Travis, who invented the first solid body electric guitar and wrote "Sixteen Tons" for Tennessee Ernie Ford, was born in Rosewood, Kentucky; died of a heart attack in Tahlequah, Oklahoma on October 20, 1983.

1933:  John Mayall, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist of the Bluesbreakers, one of the strongest roots in the British Family Tree, was born in Macclesfield, England.
1938:  Bobbi Martin ("For The Love Of Him" from 1970) was born in Brooklyn, New York; died of cancer on May 2, 2000 in Baltimore, Maryland.
1939:  Meco Monardo, musician and producer ("Theme From 'Star Wars'" from 1977) was born in Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania.

1940:  Denny Doherty of the Mamas & Papas was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; died January 19, 2007 at his home in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada from a second abdominal aneurysm.   

1940:  Chuck Mangione ("Feels So Good" from 1978) was born in Rochester, New York.
1941:  Jody Miller ("Queen Of The House" from 1965) was born in Phoenix, Arizona.








1944:  Felix Cavaliere, one of the great singers of the Rock Era and organist with the Young Rascals and later a solo artist ("Only The Lonely Heart Sees"), was born in Pelham, New York.








1947:  Ronnie Montrose, guitarist of Deep Purple, the Edgar Winter Group and Montrose, was born in San Francisco, California; shot himself in Brisbane, California at the age of 64 on March 3, 2012.








1951:  Barry Goudreau, guitarist of Boston, was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
1951:  Roger Troutman of Zapp was born in Hamilton, Ohio.
1958:  Michael Dempsey, bass guitarist of the Cure, was born in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe).
1968:  Jonathan Knight of New Kids on the Block was born in Worcester, Massachusetts.
1979:  The Game (real name Jayceon Terrell Taylor)  was born in Los Angeles.  Sorry, Los Angeles.

This Date in Rock Music History: November 28

1960:  Elvis Presley had his 43rd hit and 15th #1 in four years--"Are You Lonesome Tonight?" 
1962:  The Beatles performed at the Cavern Club in Liverpool and then did a dance for the staff of Lewis Department Store at the 527 Club, also in Liverpool.
1963:  "She Loves You" by the Beatles returned to #1 in the U.K.
1964:  People by newcomer Barbra Streisand was the #1 album for a fifth week but Beach Boys Concert moved from 7-2.  Good ol' Dean Martin came in third with Everybody Loves Somebody while previous #1 A Hard Day's Night from the Beatles was #5.  The rest of the Top 10:  How Glad I Am from Nancy Wilson, Something New by the Beatles at #6, The Great Songs From "My Fair Lady" and other Broadway Hits by Andy Williams was seventh, followed by All Summer Long from the Beach Boys, Sugar Lips by Al Hirt and Hello, Dolly! by Louis Armstrong cracked the Top 10. 

1964:  "Leader of the Pack" by the Shangri-Las took over as the #1 R&B song.

1964:  The Impressions had a hot song, moving from #96 to #59 with "Amen".











           The Kinks with one of the early rock standards...

1964:  The Shangri-Las advanced to #1 with "Leader Of Rhe Pack".  That bumped the Supremes down with "Baby Love" after four weeks while Jay & the Americans would "Come  Little Bit Closer" to #3.  The Zombies had one of their biggest hits with "She's Not There" and Lorne Greene edged up with "Ringo".  The rest of the Top 10:  Bobby Vinton stormed into the list with "Mr. Lonely", the Kinks had song #7--"You Really Got Me", the Rolling Stones moved up with "Time is On My Side", J. Frank Wilson & the Cavaliers dropped with "Last Kiss" and Johnny Rivers moved from 19-10 with "Mountain of Love".
1966:  Paul Revere & the Raiders released the album The Spirit of '67.


 1966:  Boise, Idaho's Paul Revere & the Raiders released the single "Good Thing".
1967:  The Beatles recorded the last "fan club record" as a group--Christmas Time Is Here!"
1968:  John Lennon pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana.
1968:  Deep Purple played the first of four nights at the Fillmore West in San Francisco, California on their first tour of North America.
1969:  Ringo Starr recorded "Blue Turning Grey Over You" in his fourth recording session at Trident Studios in London for his first solo album, Sentimental Journey.
1970:  Bob Dylan owned the #1 album in the U.K.--New Morning.
1970:  Dave Edmunds took "I Hear You Knocking" to #1 in the U.K.
1970:  The great album Abraxas by Santana moved into the #1 position, abbreviating the four-week stay by Led Zeppelin III.  

1974:  Elton John and John Lennon sang duets of "I Saw Her Standing There", "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night" and "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" at Madison Square Garden in New York City.  It was Lennon's final stage appearance. 
1979:  Ringo Starr's home in Los Angeles burned down.
1981:  "Let's Groove" by Earth, Wind & Fire was the new #1 R&B song.
1981:  Barry Manilow took over at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with "The Old Songs".



1981:  The Cars had one of the fastest movers with "Shake It Up", moving from 76 to 58 on this date.








                         The Police were on a roll...

1981:  Billboard listed "Physical" by Olivia Newton-John #1 on this date, but most stations had Foreigner's "Waiting For A Girl Like You" at the top.  Hall & Oates were down with "Private Eyes", but the Police were on the move with "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic".
1987:  The "Dirty Dancing" Soundtrack was still perched at #1 on the Album chart, holding off Bad by Michael Jackson.  Tunnel of Love by Bruce Springsteen was already on its way down after just six weeks with a peak of #3.  The self-titled Whitesnake came in fourth followed by A Momentary Lapse of Reason by Pink Floyd and the new Def Leppard album Hysteria.  The rest of the Top 10:  The Lonesome Jubilee by John Cougar Mellencamp, Whitney, the second album from Whitney Houston at #8, ...Nothing Like the Sun from Sting and The Joshua Tree by U2 was at #10 after 35 weeks.

1987:  Jennifer Warnes achieved her first career #1 and Bill Medley had his first #1 in 21 years (since back when the Righteous Brothers had "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration") as together their song "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" reached the top.  Belinda Carlisle moved to challenge with "Heaven Is A Place On Earth", Billy Idol's former #1 "Mony Mony" was third while Richard Marx moved up with "Should've Known Better".  The rest of the Top 10:  George Michael and the title track from Faith, Bruce Springsteen was spotted at 6 with "Brilliant Disguise", Tiffany and "I Think We're Alone Now", Sting was up to #8 with "We'll Be Together", Cutting Crew held steady with "I've Been In Love Before" and Debbie Gibson placed "Shake Your Love" at #10.
1992:  The Neil Diamond Christmas Special was televised on HBO.
1992:  The Chase by Garth Brooks was the new #1 album.
1992:  "To Love Somebody" by the Bee Gees was a great song but it was Michael Bolton's remake that hit #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for a third straight week.

1992:  Celine Dion had the fastest mover as her great song "Love Can Move Mountains" advanced from 95 to 65.

 

 

 

 

 

1992:  One of the great days in Rock Era history.  Whitney Houston moved from #12 to #1 on this date, the third-highest leap to the top of the Rock Era, for the first week at #1 with "I Will Always Love You".

1993:  Jerry Edmonton, drummer of Steppenwolf, was killed at the age of 47 in a car crash close to his home in Santa Barbara, California.
1998:  The self-titled Backstreet Boys re-entered the Top 10 on the album chart after 66 weeks.
1999:  Rage Against the Machine rose to #1 on the Album chart with The Battle of Los Angeles.
2003:  "Stand Up" by Ludacris was the new #1 song.
2004:  Bob Hardy, bassist of Franz Ferdinand, was hospitalized with gastroenteritis in Japan.  The band proceeded to play an acoustic concert at Nagoya Diamond Hall.  (Note:  some websites incorrectly spell the condition as gastro-enteritis.  It is spelled gastroenteritis.
2004:  Metallica closed out the highly successful Madly in Anger with the World Tour ($60.5 M gross) at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.  They certainly weren't mad enough to refuse the money.
2006:  In today's Dangerous Inmates Run Rap Music segment, Snoop Dogg was arrested in Burbank, California after the Police Department found a firearm, marijuana and cocaine in his van.

Born This Day:

1929:  Berry Gordy, Jr., founder of Motown Records, was born in Detroit, Michigan.
1932:  Ray Perkins of the Crew-Cuts (Note:  some websites say that Perkins was born on November 24; the 'Encyclopedia of Popular Music' by Colin Larkin states otherwise--November 28, 1932.)
1936:  Roy McCurdy, drummer of Blood, Sweat & Tears, was born in Rochester, New York.
1939:  Gary Troxel of the Fleetwoods ("Come Softly To Me" and "Mr. Blue" from 1959) was born in Centralia, Washington.




1940:  Bruce Channel ("Hey Baby") was born in Jacksonville, Texas.
1940:  Glen Curtis of the Fortunes ("You've Got Your Troubles" from 1965)








1943:  Randy Newman, successful artist ("Short People" and numerous Grammy Award-winning compositions) and prolific songwriter ("Mama Told Me Not to Come" for Three Dog Night among others), was born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1943:  R.B. Greaves ("Take A Letter Maria"), nephew of Sam Cooke, was born in Georgetown, British Guyana; died September 27, 2012 in Granada Hills, California of prostate cancer.  (Note:  some websites show his place of death as Los Angeles, Hollywood, and Inglewood--'Billboard' reports it as being in Los Angeles, but 'Billboard' is wrong here--according to 'The Los Angeles Times', Greaves died in Granada Hills.)

1948:  Beeb Birtles (real name Gerard Bertelkamp), guitarist with the Little River Band, was born in Amsterdam, Holland, The Netherlands.
1958:  David Van Day of Dollar ("Shooting Star" from 1980) was born in Brighton, Sussex, England.
1962:  Matt Cameron, drummer of Soundgarden and Pearl Jam, was born in San Diego, California.
1968:  Dawn Robinson of En Vogue was born in New London, Connecticut.  (Note:  some websites show her birthday as November 24--according to 'The Los Angeles Times', Robinson was born on the 28th.)
1974:  Apl.de.Ap (real name Allen Pineda Lindo, Jr.) of the Black-Eyed Peas was born in Sapangbato, Angeles City, Pampanga, Phillipines.  (Note:  some websites spell his birthplace as Sapang Bato.  Sapangbato is the name of the district in Angeles City; it is not two words.)
1979:  Chamillionaire (real name Hakeem Siriki) was born in Washington, D.C.  (Note:  many websites show his birthplace as Houston, Texas--according to our best research, Hakeem was born in D.C. and his family moved to Houston when he was four.)

This Date in Rock Music History: November 27

1962:  The Beatles recorded for BBC Radio in the U.K. for the first time, performing, "Twist And Shout", "Love Me Do" and "P.S. I Love You" at the BBC Paris Studio in London for BBC's Talent Spot program.

1963:  The Elvis Presley movie Fun In Acapulco opened in theaters.
1964:  The Beatles performed on the British television show Ready Steady Go!
1965:  Marvin Gaye moved to #1 on the R&B chart with "Ain't That Peculiar".
1965:  Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass remained #1 on the Easy Listening chart for the fifth week with "A Taste Of Honey".
1965:  Whipped Cream & Other Delights was the new #1 album by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass.
1967:  The Beatles released the album Magical Mystery Tour in the U.S.

1967:  The Beatles released the single "Hello Goodbye" in the United States.







1967:  On the flip of that 45, another song which became a hit--"I Am The Walrus".










1967:  Aretha Franklin released the single "Chain Of Fools". 










1967:  The Lemon Pipers released the single "Green Tambourine".  (Note:  several websites claim a release date of December 16, which is physically impossible.  "Green Tambourine" debuted on the 'Billboard' chart on December 16, 1967.  As those in the business (and knowledgeable music fans) know, it takes several days to print the trade papers for publication.  A song cannot be released the day it appears in print as debuting on the chart.)







1967:  Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart released the single "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight".
1969:  Frankie Avalon was a guest star on the television show It Takes a Thief on ABC.










1969:  All kinds of happenings tonight at the Garden (as in the Madison Square one in New York City (even though it's not square!)).  The Rolling Stones did a show that was recorded and later released on the album Get Yer (sic) Ya-Ya's Out!"  The Ike & Tina Turner Revue opened and during that performance, Janis Joplin joined Tina onstage for a duet. 







1970:  George Harrison released the triple album All Things Must Pass.
1971:  Sonny & Cher owned the top Easy Listening song with "All I Never Need Is You".








1971:  Rod Stewart and Faces had a hot song as "(I Know) I'm Losing You" rose from #79 to #38.













"Toussaint L'Overture", one of the great tracks on Santana III...


1971:  Santana III owned the #1 spot on the Album chart for a third week.  The Soundtrack to "Shaft" by Isaac Hayes was second with Cat Stevens moving into position with Teaser and the Firecat.  John Lennon's Imagine was #4 while Rod Stewart slipped with his album Every Picture Tells a Story.  The rest of the Top 10:  Stanley, Idaho's Carole King with Tapestry, Sly & the Family Stone were recklessly racing up the chart (39-7) with There's a Riot Goin' On, Harmony from Three Dog Night came in eighth, Chicago at Carnegie Hall moved from 43-9 and the self-titled Carpenters was #10.

1972:  Carly Simon released the single "You're So Vain". 
1976:  Rod Stewart opened a tour of the U.K. with the first of two shows at the Belle Vue Kings Hall in Manchester, England.
1976:  Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys appeared on Saturday Night Live on ABC-TV.
1976:  20 Golden Greats by Glen Campbell was #1 on the U.K. Album chart.
1976:  Brick hit #1 on the R&B chart with "Dazz".
1976:  The Captain & Tennille made it four weeks atop the Adult chart with "Muskrat Love".


Boston, a red-hot band with a red-hot song from a red-hot album...

1976:  Rod Stewart remained at #1 for a third week with "Tonight's the Night" while Gordon Lightfoot was steady at #2 with "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald".  The Bee Gees scored their 26th career hit with "Love So Right" and "Muskrat Love" was still at 4 for the Captain & Tennille.  The rest of the Top 10:  The great Spinners song "Rubberband Man", Rick Dees dropped with "Disco Duck", the Commodores had song #7--"Just To Be Close To You", Kiss with their only career Top 10 "Beth" at #8, Boston roared into the Top 10 with "More Than A Feeling" and Barry DeVorzon & Perry Botkin, Jr. placed "Nadia's Theme" at #10.

        "As", one of the reasons Stevie Wonder's album ranks in the Top 5 for the Rock Era...

1976:  Songs in the Key of Life by Stevie Wonder, which debuted at #1 in its first week, was still the #1 album for a seventh week.  The Soundtrack from "The Song Remains the Same" by Led Zeppelin was no match while Blue Moves by Elton John was third.  The debut album from Boston was generating serious buzz with Earth, Wind & Fire positioned behind them at #5 with Spirit.  The rest of the Top 10:  Rod Stewart and A Night on the Town, Frampton Comes Alive!  by Peter Frampton, Children of the World from the Bee Gees remained at #8, Lynyrd Skynyrd had the #9 album--One More from the Road and the Steve Miller Band rounded out the list with Fly Like an Eagle.


1978:  The Eagles released the single "Please Come Home for Christmas".

















               The Eagles made it...in "The Long Run"...

1979:  The Eagles released the single "The Long Run".
1981:  The Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers Band had to cancel a show at the Tangerine Bowl in Orlando, Florida as only 10,000 tickets were sold to the 60,000-seat facility.








1982:  ABBA owned the top album in the U.K. with The Singles:  The First 10 Years.
1982:  Business as Usual from Men at Work was the #1 album in the U.S.









           Laura Branigan had a huge hit with "Gloria"...

1982:  Lionel Richie's first solo release "Truly" hit #1 on this date.  Laura Branigan was right behind with "Gloria" and Toni Basil moved to #3 with "Mickey".  Hall & Oates were chewing their way up the chart with "Maneater" while Neil Diamond paused at #5 with "Heartlight".  The rest of the Top 10:  The former #1 "Up Where We Belong" from Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes, Joe Jackson was "Steppin' Out" at #7, Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney had the very forgettable song "The Girl Is Mine", Don Henley reached the Top 10 with "Dirty Laundry" and Diana Ross remained at 10 with "Muscles".





1984:  Foreigner released their incredible single "I Want to Know What Love Is".
1987:  David Stewart of the Eurythmics and his wife Siobhan Fahey (a member of Bananarama who went on to form Shakespear's Sister) celebrated the birth of a son.
1989:  Stevie Wonder joined Paul McCartney onstage in Los Angeles to sing "Ebony And Ivory".






1993:  Pearl Jam remained at #1 on the Album chart with Vs. for the fourth straight week.
1993:  Meat Loaf continued to serve leftovers as "I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)" was #1 for a fourth week.







1995:  The Beatles set a Rock Era record when their compilation Anthology I sold more than 1.2 million copies in its first week.
1997:  Bjork suffered a kidney infection and had to cancel many dates on her tour.
1997:  A memorial service was held for Michael Hutchence, lead singer of INXS, in Sydney, Australia.
1998:  Barbara Acklin ("Love Makes A Woman" from 1968) died of pneumonia at age 55 in Omaha, Nebraska.

2001:  Elvis Presley was posthumously inducted into the Gospel Association Hall of Fame.

2003:  Billboard magazine announced that the recently completed tour by the Rolling Stones (the Licks tour) was the second highest-grossing of all-time, raking in $300 million.
2004:  Lil Jon got married in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.
2007:  Thomas "Artemis" Pyle of Lynyrd Skynyrd was arrested for the second time in eight days for refusing to register his address in Florida as a convicted sex offender.  (Note:  several websites naively put the date as November 29--the stories appeared in newspapers (such as 'The Washington Post' on November 29), which of course are printed after the news happens.  Those stories point out that the arrest happened Tuesday, November 27.)
2009:  Paul Rodgers, noted lead singer of Free, Bad Company and the Firm, received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Teesside University in Middlesbrough, England.

Born This Day:
1934:  Al Jackson, Jr., drummer, songwriter, and a founding member of Booker T. & the M.G.'s, was born in Memphis, Tennessee; died October 1, 1975.

1941:  Eddie Rabbitt was born in Brooklyn, New York; died of lung cancer at the age of 56 on May 7,1998 in Nashville, Tennessee.

1942:  Jimi Hendrix was born in Seattle, Washington.
1945:  Randy Brecker, flugelhorn and trumpet player of Blood, Sweat & Tears, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1948:  Dave Winthrop, sax and flute player of Supertramp, was born in Camden, New Jersey.
1951:  Kevin Kavanaugh, keyboard player for Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes, was born in West Orange, New Jersey; died June 4, 2011.
1959:  Charlie Burchill, guitarist for Simple Minds, was born in Glasgow, Scotland.
1962:  Mike Bordin, drummer of Faith No More, was born in San Francisco, California.
1962:  Charlie Benante, drummer of Anthrax, was born in The Bronx, New York.
1970:  Skoob (real name William Hines) of the duo Das EFX was born in Brooklyn, New York.
1971:  Terry Corso, guitarist of Alien Ant Farm
1972:  Twista (real name Carl Mitchell)