November 30th
Born on this day in History of Music
Brownie McGhee (1915), Allan Sherman (1924), Dick Clark (1929), Jack Sheldon (1931), Frank Ifield (1937), Jimmy Bowen (1937), Leo Lyons - Ten Years AFter (1943), Rob Grill - Grass Roots (1943), Roger Glover - Deep Purple (1945), Ruby Starr - Black Oak Arkansas (1949), June Pointer - The Pointer Sisters (1953), Shuggie Otis (1953), David Sancious -Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band (1953), George McArdale - Little River Band (1954), Billy Idol (1955), Richard Barbieri - Japan (1957), John Ashton - Psychedelic Furs (1957), Stacey Q (1958), Cherie Curry - The Runaways (1959), Paul Wheeler - Icehouse (1965), Des'ree (1968), John Moyer - Disturbed (1973), Mindy McCready (1975), Clay Aiken (1978), Dougie Poynter - McFly (1987), Yuuri Chinen (1993)
Chart News
1959 Adam Faith at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'What Do You Want'
1968 Glen Campbell at No. 1 on the US album chart with 'Wichita Lineman'
1971 Sly And The Family Stone were at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Family Affair', it peaked at No.15 in the UK.
1974 Elton John at No.1 on the US album chart with his 'Greatest Hits'
1985 Phil Collins at No.1 on the US chart with 'Separate Lives'
1987 Rick Astley at No.1 on the Australian chart with Never Gonna Give You Up
1985 Wham! at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'I'm Your Man'
1991 Michael Jackson at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Dangerous'
1991 Michael Jackson at No.1 on the Australian chart with Black or White
1996 Robson and Jerome at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Take Two'
1997 Metallica at No.1 on the US album chart with Reload
2008 Take That at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Greatest Day'
2013 Lily Allen at No.1 on the UK chart with Somewhere Only We Know
2019 Post Malone at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Circles'
Gig News
1954 Nat King Cole played at Harlem's Apollo in New York
1969 The Monkees made their last live appearance for 15 years when they played at The Oakland Coliseum, California.
1969 The Rolling Stones played at the International Raceway Festival, West Palm Beach, Florida. Also appearing, The Moody Blues, Ten Years After, King Crimson, Janis Joplin, The Band, Steppenwolf and Iron Butterfly.
1995 Oasis performed at Southampton Guildhall.
Music News
2022 Christine McVie died