Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Nov28,1923 | Gloria Grahame | #BTD Nov28,1923 #GloriaGrahame RIP actress played Violet in the movie "It's a Wonderful Life" Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6522 Hollywood Boulevard. "Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool" is based on the final years of her life | |
| BTD Nov28,1929 | Berry Gordy | #BTD Nov28,1929 #BerryGordy III (known as Berry Gordy Jr.) record executive, producer, songwriter, & founder of @motown Records & its subsidiaries. #BerryGordy cowrote or wrote 26 US Top40 singles with 4 #1s and 37 R&B Top40s with 7 #1s. 1988 inducted into the @rockhall of Fame | |
| BTD Nov28,1939 | Gary Troxel | #BTD Nov28,1939 #GaryTroxel singer with The #Fleetwoods 1959 US #1 & UK #6 single "Come Softly To Me" and US #1 "Mr. Blue", +7 US Top40 singles | |
| BTD Nov28,1940 | Bruce Channel | #BTD Nov28,1940 #BruceChannel singer, songwriter 1962 US #1 & UK #2 single "Hey! Baby", +4 Hot100 singles #52 "Number One Man", #98 "Come On Baby", #89 "Going Back to Louisiana" and #90 "Mr. Bus Driver" Basically classified as a #OneHitWonder | |
| BTD Nov28,1943 | Randy Newman | #BTD Nov28,1943 #RandyNewman singer, songwriter composer of many songs & film soundtracks. Scored 7 Pixar animation films & 1978 US #2 "Short People", wrote US #1 "Mama Told Me (Not To Come)" by #ThreeDogNight #HBday @RandyNewman | |
| BTD Nov28,1945 | Alexander Godunov | #BTD Nov28,1945 #AlexanderGodunov RIP ballet dancer, actor, defected from #SovietUnion Aug21,1979, while on a tour with the Bolshoi Ballet. Played the villain Karl in the movie #DieHard | |
| BTD Nov28,1948 | Beeb Birtles | #BTD Nov28,1948 #BeebBirtles (Gerard Bertelkamp) singer, songwriter, guitarist #LittleRiverBand 1978 US #3 "Reminiscing", +12 US Top40 singles | |
| BTD Nov28,1949 | Hugh McKenna | #BTD Nov28,1949 #HughMcKenna keyboards with the Sensational Alex Harvey Band #SAHB 1975 UK #7 single "Delilah" 1975 album "Next" | |
| BTD Nov28,1949 | Paul Shaffer | #BTD Nov28,1949 #PaulShaffer #Canadian born in Thunder Bay, #Ontario singer, composer, actor, former band leader and sidekick on the entire run of both Late Night with #DavidLetterman 1982–1993 and Late Show with David Letterman 1993–2015 #HBday @paulshaffer | |
| OTD Nov28,1956 | Guy Mitchell | #OTD Nov28,1956 #GuyMitchell starts a 9wk run at #1 for the week ending Nov28 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Singing The Blues" The Charts issue date is Dec8,1956. The song written by #MelvinEndsley and produced by #MitchMiller | |
| OTD Nov28,1958 | Lord Rockinghams XI | #OTD Nov28,1958 #LordRockinghams XI starts a 3wk run at #1 on UK singles chart with "Hoot's Mon!" They were the house band for #JackGood TV show "Oh Boy" | |
| OTD Nov28,1962 | Beatles | #OTD Nov28,1962 The #Beatles play two shows at the #CavernClub @cavernliverpool then move to the 527 Club a dance for the staff of Lewis Department Store | |
| OTD Nov28,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Nov28,1963 #Beatles, on a tour of the UK, perform two shows at the ABC Cinema, Saltergate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire | |
| OTD Nov28,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Nov28,1963 The #Beatles return to #1 for 2wks on the UK singles chart with "She Loves You" The Beatles spent 4wks at #1 from Sep12 for a total of 6wks at the top of the charts | |
| OTD Nov28,1964 | Kinks | #OTD Nov28,1964 The #Kinks peak at #7 for 3wks on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "You Really Got Me" written by #RayDavies. The song reached #1 in the UK for 2wks on Sep10 @TheKinks | |
| OTD Nov28,1964 | ShangriLas | #OTD Nov28,1964 The #ShangriLas are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Leader Of The Pack" The single is refused airplay by @BBC due to the theme. The banned is lifted in 1972 | |
| OTD Nov28,1965 | Bob Dylan | #OTD Nov28,1965 #BobDylan's Greatest Hits album cover photo is shot by #RowlandScherman at Dylan's concert in Washington, DC | |
| OTD Nov28,1966 | Monkees | #OTD Nov28,1966 The #Monkees hit song "I'm a Believer" written by @NeilDiamond & lead vocals by @TheMickyDolenz1 is certified #Gold | |
| OTD Nov28,1966 | Monkees | #OTD Nov28,1966 The #Monkees TV series S1 E12 "I've Got a Little Song Here" @TheMonkees #MikeNesmith is fleeced by a fraudulent music publisher, but @TheMickyDolenz1 dons the guise of a flashy Hollywood producer to get Mike's money back | |
| OTD Nov28,1967 | Beatles | #OTD Nov28,1967 The #Beatles record their last fan club record "Christmas Time Is Here Again!" The Beatles' send the album to their fan-club members | |
| OTD Nov28,1968 | Deep Purple | #OTD Nov28,1968 1st North American tour for #DeepPurple, they play the 1st of 4 nights at the Fillmore West in #SanFrancisco, CA @_DeepPurple | |
| OTD Nov28,1970 | Elton John | #OTD Nov28,1970 #EltonJohn enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #89 with "Your Song" The song will peak at #8 on Jan23,1971 and stay for 4wks @eltonofficial | |
| OTD Nov28,1970 | Partridge Family | #OTD Nov28,1970 The #PartridgeFamily (starring #ShirleyJones and featuring #DavidCassidy) are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I Think I Love You" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Nov28,1974 | John Lennon, Elton John | #OTD Nov28,1974 #JohnLennon's last concert appearance occurs when he joins #EltonJohn on stage at Madison Square @TheGarden in New York @johnlennon and @Eltonofficia play together | |
| OTD Nov28,1976 | Showaddywaddy | #OTD Nov28,1976 #Showaddywaddy starts a 3wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Under The Moon Of Love" this cover was produced by #MikeHurst. Originally written by #TommyBoyce and #CurtisLee; and 1st recorded in 1961 by #CurtisLee & produced by #PhilSpector peaking at #46 | |
| OTD Nov28,1981 | Olivia Newton John | #OTD Nov28,1981 #OliviaNewtonJohn is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Physical" @olivianj's 2nd week of a 10wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Nov28,1983 | Kenny Rogers | #OTD Nov28,1983 The 1st of a two night premier of the TV movie "The Gambler: The Adventure Continues" (aka Gambler II). Starring #KennyRogers as Brady Hawkes, #LindaEvans as Kate Muldoon, #JohnnyCrawford (The #Rifleman) as Masket. A bigger ratings success than the 1st | |
| OTD Nov28,1987 | Jennifer Warnes, Bill Medley | #OTD Nov28,1987 From the movie "Dirty Dancing" #JenniferWarnes & #BillMedley are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life" In 1982 @jenniferwarnes had a #1 hit with #JoeCocker |