November 8th Born on this day in History of Music Ken Dodd (1927), Patti Page (1927), Bert Berns (1929), Alain Delon (1935), Gerald Alston - The Manhattans (1951), Bonnie Bramlett - Delaney and Bonnie (1944), Rodney Slater - Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band (1941), Bonnie Bramlett (1944), John Martin - Dr Feelgood (1946), Roy Wood - Wizzard (1946), Minnie Riperton (1947), Alan Berger - Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes (1949), Bonnie Raitt (1949), Rickie Lee Jones (1954), Jeanette McGruder of the Brides of Funkenstein (1954), Porl Thompson - The Cure (1957), Terry Lee Miall - Adam and The Ants (1958), Leif Garrett (1961), Eddie Piller (1962), Rat - Neds Atomic Dustbin (1970), Diana King (1970), Tiffani Wood - Bardot (1977), Jack Osbourne (1985)
Chart News
1958 The soundtrack to South Pacific at No.1 on the UK album chart
1967 The Foundations at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Baby, Now That I've Found You'
1971 Slade at No.1 on the UK chart with 'Coz I Love You 1980 Barbra Streisand at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Guilty'
1986 Berlin at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Take Your Breath Away'
1986 The Police at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Every Breath You Take-The Singles'
1998 Robbie Williams at No.1 on the UK album chart with 'I've Been Expecting You'
2008 AC/DC at No.1 on the US album chart with Black Ice
2014 Ed Sheeran at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Thinking Out Loud'
Gig News
1963 Dusty Springfield played in Halifax along with The Searchers, Freddie & The Dreamers and Brian Poole & The Tremeloes.
1968 The Who, Joe Cocker and The Grease Band, The Mindbenders and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown played at The Walthamstow Granada Theatre,Walthamstow, England.
1993 Take That played at Bournemouth International Centre in Bournemouth.
1999 Eminem played at the London Astoria
2009 Morrissey performed only a song and a half at the Liverpool Echo Arena, Liverpool walking off stage after being hit by a plastic bottle of beer. Morrissey did say 'goodnight' before he left.
Music News
1952 The first ever UK chart was published by the New Musical Express. Here In My Heart by Al Martino was the first No.1