Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Nov12,1936 | Mort Shuman | #BTD Nov12,1936 #MortShuman RIP singer, pianist, songwriter, best known as co-writer of many 1960s rock and roll hits such as "Viva Las Vegas", "Teenager In Love" & "Save The Last Dance For Me" | |
| BTD Nov12,1938 | Buzzy Johnson | #BTD Nov12,1938 Terry #BuzzyJohnson (Isaiah Johnson) singer, songwriter, music producer, member of The #Flamingos and a staff member of @motown Records | |
| BTD Nov12,1943 | Brian Hyland | #BTD Nov12,1943 #BrianHyland singer, successful during early 1960s. 1960 US #1 & UK #8 "Itsy Bitsy Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini", 1962 US #3 & UK #3 "Sealed with a Kiss", +6 US Top40 singles #HBday @Brian_Hyland | |
| BTD Nov12,1943 | John Walker | #BTD Nov12,1943 #JohnWalker (John Maus) RIP singer, guitarist, founder The #WalkerBrothers 1965 UK #1 & US #16 "Make It Easy on Yourself", 1966 UK #1 & US #13 "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore", +8 UK Top40 Singles | |
| BTD Nov12,1944 | Booker T Jones | #BTD Nov12,1944 #BookerTJones (Booker Taliaferro Jones Jr) songwriter, producer, arranger, front man for Booker T and the MG's 1962 US #3 single "Green Onions" & 1969 UK #4 "Time Is Tight"; 1992 inducted into @rock_hall of Fame with Booker T. & the M.G.'s #HBday @BookerTJones | |
| BTD Nov12,1945 | Neil Young | #BTD Nov12,1945 #NeilYoung #Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist #BuffaloSpringfield 1966 US #7 For What It's Worth; 1969 part of #CrosbyStillsNashYoung 1970 US #11 Woodstock & solo artist 1971 US #1 Heart Of Gold, +21 US Rock Top 40s; 1995 induction @rockhall #HBday @Neilyoung | |
| BTD Nov12,1947 | Buck Dharma | #BTD Nov12,1947 #BuckDharma (Donald Roeser) guitarist, lead singer #BlueOysterCult 1976 US #12 & UK #16 single "Don't Fear The Reaper" and 1981 US #40 & US Rock #1 "Burnin' for You" | |
| BTD Nov12,1948 | Errol Brown | #BTD Nov12,1948 #ErrolBrown RIP lead singer #HotChocolate 1975 US #3 "You Sexy Thing", 1977 UK #1 "So You Win Again", +25 Top40 hits | |
| BTD Nov12,1949 | Arthur Tavares | #BTD Nov12,1949 #ArthurTavares "Pooch" singer of the #Tavares (also known as The Tavares Brothers) 1974 US R&B #1 "She's Gone", 1976 UK #4 & US #15 "Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel", +7 US & 20 US R&B Top40 singles with 2 more #1s | |
| BTD Nov12,1952 | Laurence Juber | #BTD Nov12,1952 #LaurenceJuber guitarist, songwriter, played lead guitar from 1978 to 1981 with #PaulMcCartney and #Wings; 1979 album "Back to the Egg" and the subsequent UK tour. Also played guitar for TV shows such as "Happy Days", "Family Ties" #HBday @OM28LJ | |
| OTD Nov12,1955 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Nov12,1955 #ElvisPresley is voted the most promising new country & western artist by @billboard magazine. Among the newer artists, the rise of @ElvisPresley on the indie Sun label might be termed spectacular | |
| OTD Nov12,1962 | Beatles | #OTD Nov12,1962 The #Beatles appeared at the Star Club, Hamburg, Germany, sharing the bill with #LittleRichard | |
| OTD Nov12,1963 | Paul McCartney | #OTD Nov12,1963 #PaulMcCartney becomes sidelined by a gastric flu virus. The group refuses to play as a trio. Later @GeorgeHarrison will contract the same virus as @PaulMcCartney | |
| OTD Nov12,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Nov12,1963 The #Beatles tape an interview in Portsmouth for the local @BBC TV program "South Today" for an evening broadcast | |
| OTD Nov12,1964 | Roy Orbison | #OTD Nov12,1964 #RoyOrbison and the #CandyMen return to #1 for an additional week on the UK singles chart with "Oh, Pretty Woman" Orbison's 3rd UK #1. The @ROYORBISON single started at #1 on Oct8 for a 2wk run then fell to #2 for 3wks, now back at the top | |
| OTD Nov12,1965 | Marc Bolan | #OTD Nov12,1965 #MarcBolan future #TRex star performs his 1st single "The Wizard" on the UK TV show "Ready Steady Go!" | |
| OTD Nov12,1965 | Velvet Underground | #OTD Nov12,1965 #VelvetUnderground made their live debut at Summit High School, NJ & they were paid $75 for the gig | |
| OTD Nov12,1966 | Jonny Rivers | #OTD Nov12,1966 #JonnyRivers is at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Poor Side Of Town" written by Johnny Rivers and #LouAdler; Alder produced the song | |
| OTD Nov12,1966 | Monkees | #OTD Nov12,1966 The #Monkees debut album "The Monkees" starts a 13wk run at #1 on US album chart. @TheMonkees sold over 3M copies in the first 3 months | |
| OTD Nov12,1977 | Debby Boone | #OTD Nov12,1977 #DebbyBoone is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "You Light Up My Life" @debbyboonemedia for the 5th week of a 10wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Nov12,1983 | Lionel Richie | #OTD Nov12,1983 #LionelRichie starts a 4wk run at #1 @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "All Night Long (All Night)" written by Lionel Richie and taken from his 1983 2nd solo album "Can't Slow Down" The @LionelRichie single is one of @motown records biggest sellers | |
| OTD Nov12,1988 | U2 | #OTD Nov12,1988 #U2 starts a 6wk run at #1 on US album chart with "Rattle And Hum" @U2 would sell over 14M copies | |
| OTD Nov12,1988 | Escape Club | #OTD Nov12,1988 The #EscapeClub went to #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Wild, Wild West" The Escape Club becomes the only British artist to have a #1 hit in the US while never charting in the UK | |
| OTD Nov12,2008 | Mitch Mitchell | #OTD Nov12,2008 #MitchMitchell (John Mitchell) drummer dies at the age of 62. Played with #GeorgieFame and the Blue Flames on the 1966 album "Sweet Things", best known as the drummer with the #JimiHendrix Experience. In 2009 inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame |