Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Nov1,1926 | Betsy Palmer | #BTD Nov1,1926 #BetsyPalmer RIP actress, panelist on TV game show "I've Got a Secret" Also played Jason's mother in movie "Friday the 13th" | |
| BTD Nov1,1928 | Emmaline Henry | #BTD Nov1,1928 #EmmalineHenry RIP. Actress played Amanda Bellows, wife of Dr. Bellows, on TV series "I Dream of Jeannie" | |
| BTD Nov1,1940 | Barry Sadler | #BTD Nov1,1940 Staff Sergeant #BarrySadler RIP singer, songwriter 1966 US #1 & UK #24 "The Ballad Of The Green Berets", 1966 US #28 "The 'A' Team" He served as a Green Beret medic | |
| BTD Nov1,1942 | Marcia Wallace | #BTD Nov1,1942 #MarciaWallace RIP actress played Carol Kester on TV series The @BobNewhart Show & voice of Mrs. Krabappel on @TheSimpsons | |
| BTD Nov1,1944 | Mike Burney | #BTD Nov1,1944 #MikeBurney RIP jazz saxophonist, most notable for his tenure in #Wizzard 1973 UK #1 "See My Baby Jive" | |
| BTD Nov1,1946 | Rick Grech | #BTD Nov1,1946 #RickGrech RIP bass guitarist #Family, #Traffic & #BlindFaith 1969 UK & US #1 album "Blind Faith" Retired from music in 1977 | |
| BTD Nov1,1947 | Jim Steinman | #BTD Nov1,1947 #JimSteinman (James Steinman) songwriter, lyricist, pianist, singer, producer. A part of many hit songs & albums such as 1977 Bat Out of Hell w/ Meat Loaf, 1983 Faster Than the Speed of Night w/ Bonnie Tyler, 1983 Making Love Out of Nothing at All w/ Air Supply | |
| BTD Nov1,1949 | David Foster | #BTD Nov1,1949 #DavidFoster #Canadian musician, producer, composer, worked with many artists. Won 16 #GRAMMYs, producer for musicians such as #AliceCooper, #MichaelBublé, #Chicago, #WhitneyHouston, #JenniferLopez, #KennyRogers, #RodStewart #HBday @officialdfoster | |
| BTD Nov1,1950 | Dan Peek | #BTD Nov1,1950 #DanPeek RIP bass guitars, keyboards #America from 1970-1977. @americaband 1972 US #1 & UK #3 "Horse With No Name", 1974 US #4 "Tin Man", 1975 US #1 "Sister Golden Hair", +4 Top10s; then solo Contemporary Christian music 1979 CCM #1 "All Things Are Possible" | |
| BTD Nov1,1951 | Ronald Bell | #BTD Nov1,1951 #RonaldBell (Khalis Bayyan) saxophonist, singer, co-founder Kool & The Gang 1981 US #1 & UK #7 "Celebration", 1984 UK & US #2 "Joanna", +15 Top40 UK singles | |
| BTD Nov1,1954 | Chris Morris | #BTD Nov1,1954 #ChrisMorris guitarist #PaperLace 1974 UK #1 "Billy Don't Be A Hero", 1974 US #1 & UK #3 'The Night Chicago Died", 1974 UK #11 & US #41 "The Black-Eyed Boys" | |
| BTD Nov1,1957 | Lyle Lovett | #BTD Nov1,1957 #LyleLovett Country singer, songwriter 1986 US Country #10 "Cowboy Man", +6 US Country Top40 singles, Lovett has won 4 #GRAMMYs #HBday @LyleLovett | |
| BTD Nov1,1957 | Peter Ostrum | #BTD Nov1,1957 #PeterOstrum actor played the character Charlie Bucket in the original version of #WillyWonka & the Chocolate Factory | |
| BTD Nov1,1959 | Eddie Macdonald | #BTD Nov1,1959 #EddieMacdonald bass guitarist, founder & former member of The #Alarm @thealarm 1983 UK #17 with "68 Guns" #HBday @eddiemacdonald | |
| BTD Nov1,1962 | Mags Furuholmen | #BTD Nov1,1962 #MagsFuruholmen guitarist, keyboards @aha_com (A-Ha) 1985 US #1 "Take On Me" & 1986 UK #1 single "The Sun Always Shines On TV", +23 Top40 Norwegian record chart singles with 9 #1s | |
| BTD Nov1,1963 | Rick Allen | #BTD Nov1,1963 #RickAllen drummer #DefLeppard @DefLeppard 1987 UK #6 "Animal", 1987 world wide #1 LP "Hysteria" & 1988 US #1 "Love Bites" He overcame the amputation of his left arm after a Corvette crash in 1984 #HBday @rickallenlive | |
| OTD Nov1,1894 | Billboard | #OTD Nov1,1894 "Billboard Advertising" was published for the first time. It later became known as #billboard | |
| OTD Nov1,1938 | Seabiscuit, War Admiral | #OTD Nov1,1938 Match race #WarAdmiral vs #Seabiscuit at Pimlico Race Course 1 3⁄16 miles. War Admiral son of Man O’War (Seabiscuit also related) & won the 1937 Triple Crown. Seabiscuit the underdog in 1937 won 11 of 15 races & leading money winner. Seabiscuit wins by 4 lengths | |
| OTD Nov1,1955 | James Brown, Famous Flames | #OTD Nov1,1955 The #FamousFlames, lead by #JamesBrown cut their first demo of "Please, Please, Please" at a radio station | |
| OTD Nov1,1956 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Nov1,1956 #ElvisPresley bought a @harleydavidson then spent the day riding around #Memphis with #NatalieWood | |
| OTD Nov1,1957 | Crickets, Buddy Holly | #OTD Nov1,1957 The #Crickets with #BuddyHolly start a 3wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "That'll Be The Day" | |
| OTD Nov1,1959 | Bobby Darin | #OTD Nov1,1959 #BobbyDarin is still at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Mack the Knife" for the 4th week of this 6wk run at #1; on Nov22 the song will fall to #2; then return to #1 on Nov29 for an additional 3wks for a total of 9wks on top of the charts. | |
| OTD Nov1,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Nov1,1963 #Beatles kick off a UK tour performing two shows at the Odeon Cinema in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire | |
| OTD Nov1,1963 | Billy J Kramer | #OTD Nov1,1963 #BillyJKramer with the #Dakotas releases "I'll Keep You Satisfied" The song is attributed to Lennon-McCartney, but it was mostly written by #PaulMcCartney The song will peak at #28 in the UK on Dec28 & #30 in the US Aug22,1964 | |
| OTD Nov1,1964 | Dave Clark Five | #OTD Nov1,1964 The #DaveClark Five #DC5 perform "Glad All Over" on The #EdSullivan Show Video==> youtu.be/GP1dBpKHF0U | |
| OTD Nov1,1966 | Doors | #OTD Nov1,1966 The #Doors play the 1st night of a month long gig at the Ondine Discotheque, Midtown Manhattan #NewYorkCity | |
| OTD Nov1,1968 | George Harrison | #OTD Nov1,1968 #GeorgeHarrison releases his 1st solo LP "Wonderwall Music" with #EricClapton @EricClapton , #RingoStarr @ringostarrmusic & Banjo by #PeterTork | |
| OTD Nov1,1969 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Nov1,1969 #ElvisPresley is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Suspicious Minds" @ElvisPresley's 18th US #1. The song was 1st recorded in 1968 by #MarkJames | |
| OTD Nov1,1969 | Beatles | #OTD Nov1,1969 The #Beatles score their 13th US #1 album with "Abbey Road" Last recording where all four #Beatles participated together | |
| OTD Nov1,1975 | Elton John | #OTD Nov1,1975 #EltonJohn starts a 3wk run at #1 @billboard Hot100 with "Island Girl" @eltonofficial's 5th US #1 | |
| OTD Nov1,1975 | Paul McCartney and Wings | #OTD Nov1,1975 Touring #Australia #PaulMcCartney and #Wings kick off an 11-date tour at The Entertainment Centre in Perth | |
| OTD Nov1,1980 | Barbra Streisand | #OTD Nov1,1980 #BarbraStreisand is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Woman in Love" @BarbraStreisand 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Nov1,1980 | Bruce Springsteen | #OTD Nov1,1980 #BruceSpringsteen scores his first #1 US album with "The River" featuring @springsteen's #5 single "Hungry Heart" | |
| OTD Nov1,1986 | Cyndi Lauper | #OTD Nov1,1986 #CyndiLauper is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart "True Colors" @cyndilauper for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 |