November 18th Born on this day in History of Music
Ignacy Paderewski (1860), Con Cluskey (1935), Jimmy Radcliffe (1936), Don Cherry (1936), Hank Ballard (1927), Pervis Staples - The Staples Singers (1935), Amanda Lear (1939), Chris Rainbow (1946), Ross Wilson - Daddy Cool/ Mondo Rock (1947), Herman Rarebell - The Scorpions (1949), Graham Parker - The Rumour (1950), Rudy Sarzo - Whitesnake (1950), John McFee of the Doobie Brothers (1950), John Parr (1954), Charles Williams - KC and the Sunshine Band (1954), Gary "Jellybean" Johnson (1956), Jenny Burton (1957), Jeanie Tracy - vocals for Patrick Cowley and Sylvester) (1960), Kim Wilde (1960), Jeanie Tracy (1960), Kirk Hammett - Metallica (1962), Duncan Sheik (1969), Matt Knight - Toploader (1972), Ant McPartlin - P.J & Duncan (1975), Fabolous (1977), Aoife O'Donovan (1982)
Chart News
1972 Cat Stevens at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Catch Bull At Four'
1973 Gary Glitter at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'I Love You Love Me Love'
1974 Olivia Newton-John at No.1 in Australia with I Honestly Love You
1978 Billy Joel at No.1 on the US album chart with '52nd Street'
1978 The Boomtown Rats at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Rat Trap'
1989 Bad English at No.1 on the US chart with When I See You Smile
2001 Blue at No.1 on the UK chart with 'If You Come Back'
2001 Britney Spears at No.1 on the US album chart with Britney'
2017 Post Malone featuring 21 Savage at No.1 on the Australian chart with Rock Star
2023 Taylor Swift at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Cruel Summer'
Gig News
1965 Manfred Mann, The Yardbirds and Paul and Barry Ryan appeared at the ABC Cinema, Stockton, Cleveland, England
1975 Bruce Springsteen played the Hammersmith Odeon, London
1979 The Jam performed at The Apollo Theatre, Manchester, England
2000 Craig David played at The Pavilions, Plymouth, England.
Music News
2017 Malcolm Young died