November 5th Born on this day in History of Music Ike Turner (1931), Art Garfunkel (1941), Pablo Gomez - Los Bravos (1943), Carrie Lucas (1945), Gram Parsons - The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers, International Submarine Band (1946), Loleatta Holloway (1946), Peter Noone - Herman's Hermits (1947), Charles Bradley (1948), Peter Hammill - Van Der Graff Generator (1948), Felton Pilate (1952), Helen O'Hara - Dexy's Midnight Runners (1956), David Moyse - Air Supply (1957), Mike Score - A Flock of Seagulls (1957), Bryan Adams (1959), Robert Fisher - Climie Fisher (1956), Ken Coomer - Wilco (1960), Paris Grey - Inner City (1965), Mark Hunter - James (1968), Jonny Greenwood - Radiohead (1971), Ryan Adams (1974), Lisa Scott-Lee - Steps (1975), Kate DeAraugo (1985), Kevin Jonas - Jonas Brothers (1987)
Chart News
1955 The Johnston Brothers at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Hernando's Hideaway'
1966 The Monkees at No.1 on the US chart with Last Train To Clarksville
1977 Cliff Richard at No.1 on the UK album chart with '40 Golden Greats'
1983 Billy Joel at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Uptown Girl'
1988 The Beach Boys at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Kokomo'
1994 Sheryl Crow at No.1 on the UK chart with 'All I Wanna Do'
2000 U2 at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'All That You Can't Leave Behind'
2000 Creed at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'With Arms Wide Open'
2000 Westlife at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'My Love'
2006 Girls Aloud at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'The Sound Of - The Greatest Hits'
2011 Professor Green Ft Emeli Sande at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Read all about it'
2020 Ariana Grande at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Positions'
2022 Taylor Swift at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Anti-Hero'
Gig News
1963 The Beatles played at the Adelphi Cinema in Slough
1965 The Doors performed at the Pioneer Club Boat Ride, Los Angeles, California
1971 Elvis Presley played at the Metropolitan Sports Center in Minneapolis
1973 Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance played in a circus tent on Clapham Common, London
1979 Blue Oyster Cult played at London's Hammersmith Odeon
1995 Garbage played at The 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis