Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Nov11,1927 | Mose Allison | #BTD Nov11,1927 #MoseAllison RIP jazz blues pianist, singer and songwriter, his songs have been covered by many. 2016 Inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame @LIMHOF | |
| BTD Nov11,1929 | LaVern Baker | #BTD Nov11,1929 #LaVernBaker RIP R&B singer. Her most successful records 1955 US R&B #4 & US #14 "Tweedle Dee", 1956 R&B #1 "Jim Dandy" & 1958 US #6 "I Cried A Tear" | |
| BTD Nov11,1938 | Roger LaVern | #BTD Nov11,1938 #RogerLaVern (Roger Keith Jackson) RIP keyboards The #Tornados from 1962-1964 (also known as The #Tornadoes) and the backing band for UK icon #BillyFury. 1962 UK & US #1 single "Telstar", +3 UK Top40 singles. | |
| BTD Nov11,1946 | Chris Dreja | #BTD Nov11,1946 #ChrisDreja rhythm guitarist, bassist for The #Yardbirds 1965 UK #3 & US #6 "For Your Love", +8 UK Top40 singles. 1992 inducted into the @rock_hall of Fame as a member of The Yardbirds | |
| BTD Nov11,1950 | Jim Peterik | #BTD Nov11,1950 #JimPeterik guitarist, keyboards, vocals #IdesOfMarch 1970 US #2 "Vehicle" & founder of the band #Survivor 1982 US & UK #1 'Eye Of The Tiger' #HBday @jimpeterik | |
| BTD Nov11,1952 | Paul Cowsill | #BTD Nov11,1952 #PaulCowsill musician The #Cowsills 1967 US #2 "The Rain, The Park & Other Things", 1968 US #10 "Indian Lake", 1969 US #2 "Hair" #PartridgeFamily TV series loosely based the #Cowsills Family | |
| BTD Nov11,1953 | Andy Partridge | #BTD Nov11,1953 #AndyPartridge singer, songwriter, guitarist, founding member #XTC @xtcfans 1979 UK #17 "Making Plans for Nigel", 1982 UK #10 single "Senses Working Overtime" | |
| BTD Nov11,1956 | Ian Craig Marsh | #BTD Nov11,1956 #IanCraigMarsh keyboards, founding member of the #HumanLeague until 1980 then with #Heaven17 1983 UK #2 "Temptation" | |
| OTD Nov11 | Remembrance Day | #OTD Nov11 Today, we remember. #LestWeForget #rememberanceday #Remembrance | |
| OTD Nov11,1952 | Johnny Standley | #OTD Nov11,1952 #JohnnyStandley with #HoraceHeidt and His Musical Knights are at #1 on the US singles chart with "It's In The Book (parts 1 & 2)" | |
| OTD Nov11,1954 | Bill Haley | #OTD Nov11,1954 #BillHaley scores his 1st US Top10 single with "Shake Rattle And Roll" & renamed his band the #Saddlemen to the #Comets. Song would eventually spend a total of 27wks in the Top40 | |
| OTD Nov11,1957 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Nov11,1957 #ElvisPresley plays at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. @ElvisPresley's last concert of the 1950’s. He would be in @USArmy between March 1958-60 | |
| OTD Nov11,1957 | Jerry Lee Lewis | #OTD Nov11,1957 Sun Records releases "Great Balls Of Fire" by #JerryLeeLewis. The song sold 1M copies in its 1st 10 days; enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #89 on Nov16, peaks and starts a 4wk run at #2 on Dec28 @jerryleelewis | |
| OTD Nov11,1963 | Brian Epstein, Ed Sullivan | #OTD Nov11,1963 #BrianEpstein meets with #EdSullivan in New York City to negotiate a deal that brings The #Beatles and Gerry & the Pacemakers to Ed's show. Brian gives @CBS TV exclusive rights for 1yr to all #Beatles US TV appearances | |
| OTD Nov11,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Nov11,1965 Final recording session for The #Beatles as they work on the "Rubber Soul" album; the recordings took place @AbbeyRoad studios | |
| OTD Nov11,1967 | LuLu | #OTD Nov11,1967 #LuLu is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with the theme from the film "To Sir With Love" @lulushouts for the 4th week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Nov11,1972 | Johnny Nash | #OTD Nov11,1972 #JohnnyNash is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I Can See Clearly Now" for the 2nd week of a 4wk run at #1; his only US #1 | |
| OTD Nov11,1972 | Mott The Hoople | #OTD Nov11,1972 #MottTheHoople peaks at #37 for 2wks on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "All The Young Dudes" written and produced by #DavidBowie | |
| OTD Nov11,1978 | Donna Summer | #OTD Nov11,1978 #DonnaSummer is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "MacArthur Park" & simultaneously at #1 on the US album chart with "Live And More" | |
| OTD Nov11,1978 | Donna Summer | #OTD Nov11,1978 #DonnaSummer starts a 3wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "MacArthur Park" written by #JimmyWebb. The song was 1st recorded by #RichardHarris peaking at #2 on Jun22,1968 | |
| OTD Nov11,1978 | Queen | #OTD Nov11,1978 #Queen enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #70 with "Bicycle Race" Filmed at @Wimbledon stadium Sep17,1978 with 65 naked females racing on bicycles. The song peaks at #24 on Jan13,1979 | |
| OTD Nov11,1984 | Wham! | #OTD Nov11,1984 #Wham! jumps straight to #1 and starts a 2wk run at #1 on UK album chart with "Make It Big" & their single "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" will be #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart for 3wks starting Nov17 | |
| OTD Nov11,1989 | Bad English | #OTD Nov11,1989 #BadEnglish starts a 2 week run at #1 on US Top40 Singles chart with "When I See You Smile" written by #DianeWarren |