November 1st Born on this day in History of Music Lou Donaldson (1936), Sgt Barry Sadler (1940), Mike Burney - Wizzard (1944), Rick Grech - Traffic/Blind Faith (1946), David Foster - composer/arranger (1949), Dan Peek - America (1950), Ronald Bell - Kool & The Gang (1951), Chris Morris - Paper Lace (1954), Carmen Lundy (1954), Lyle Lovett (1957), Eddie Macdonald - The Alarm (1959), Anthony Kiedis - Red Hot Chili Peppers (1962), Magne Furuholmen - 'A-Ha' (1962), Rick Allen - Def Leppard (1963), Tina Arena (1967), Darren Partington - 808 State (1969), LaTavia Roberson - Destiny's Child (1981)
Chart News
1953 David Whitfield at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Answer Me'
1969 Elvis Presley at No.1 on the US chart with 'Suspicious Minds'
1969 The Beatles at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Abbey Road
1969 Ross D. Wyllie at No.1 in Australia with The Star
1970 Matthews Southern Comfort at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Woodstock.'
1975 Elton John at No.1 on the US chart with 'Island Girl'
1976 Bryan Ferry at No.1 in Australia with Lets Stick Together
1980 Bruce Springsteen at No.1 on the US album chart with 'The River'
1982 Dexys Midnight Runners at No.1 in Australia with Come On Eileen
1986 Boston at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Third Stage'
1997 Aqua at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Barbie Girl'
2005 Westlife at No.1 on the UK chart with 'You Raise Me Up'
2008 Kenny Chesney at No.1 on the US album chart with Lucky Old Sun
2008 T.I. at No.1 on the US chart with Whatever You Like
2018 Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper at No.1 in the UK singles chart with 'Shallow'
Gig News
1962 The Beatles started a 14 night residency at the star Club, Hamburg, Germany.
1963 The Beatles played at the Odeon Cinema in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
1965 The Rolling Stones performed at the War Memorial Auditorium, New York
1966 The Doors played at the Ondine Discotheque, Midtown Manhattan, New York
1969 Ross D.Wyllie at No.1 on the Australian chart with The Star
1975 Wings performed at The Entertainment Centre in Perth.
1979 Blue Oyster Cult played at the Brighton Centre, Brighton, England 1983 Siouxsie and the Banshees performed at the Royal Albert Hall, London
1985 Dexy's Midnight Runners played at The Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland
1986 Ultravox performed at Glasgow Barrowlands
1987 LL Cool J, Eric B & Rakim and Public Enemy played at the Hammersmith Odeon, London.