November 29th
Born on this day in History of Music
Merle Travis (1917), John Mayall (1933), Meco Monardo (1939), Denny Doherty - The Mamas and the Papas (1940), Chuck Mangione (1940), Felix Cavaliere - The Young Rascals (1942), Ronnie Montrose - Montrose/Edgar Winter Group (1947), Clare Torry (1947), Barry Goudreau - Boston (1951), Don Walker - Cold Chisel, Tex Don and Charlie (1951), Roger Troutman (1951), Jonathan Knight (1955), Ronny Jordan (1962), Will Downing (1963)
Chart News
1965 'Sound Of Music' Soundtrack at No.1 on the UK album chart
1969 The Beatles at No.1 on the US and the Australian singles chart with 'Come Together / Something'
1971 Slade at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Coz I Love You'
1971 Rod Stewart at No.1 on the Australian chart with Maggie May
1975 Silver Convention at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Fly Robin Fly'
1980 Abba at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Super Trouper' 1986 'Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band Live / 1975-85' at No.1 on the US album chart.
1997 Celine Dion at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Let's Talk About Love'
1997 'Perfect Day' performed by various artists at No.1 on the UK singles chart and a fund raiser for the BBC Children In Need charity
1998 Jennifer Paige at No.1 on the Australian chart with 'Crush'
2008 Taylor Swift at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Fearless'
2009 Susan Boyle at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'I Dreamed a Dream'
2014 Band Aid 30 at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Do They Know Its Christmas?'
2014 Taylor Swift at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Blank Space'
Gig News
1965 Rolling Stones appeared at The Denver Coliseum in Colorado
1985 Kiss played at Barton Coliseum in Little Rock, Arkansas
Music News
2001 George Harrison died