Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Nov17,1928 | Rance Howard | #BTD Nov17,1928 #RanceHoward (Harold Rance Beckenholdt) RIP actor, father of director, actor #RonHoward and actor #ClintHoward. In many films such as 1967 Cool Hand Luke, 1974 Chinatown, 1984 Splash, 1995 Apollo 13, 2001 A Beautiful Mind | |
| BTD Nov17,1937 | Geoff Goddard | #BTD Nov17,1937 #GeoffGoddard RIP songwriter wrote "Johnny Remember Me" played clavioline (electronic keyboard, first analog synthesizer) on The #Tornados (also known as The #Tornadoes) 1962 #1 hit "Telstar" | |
| BTD Nov17,1937 | Peter Cook | #BTD Nov17,1937 #PeterCook RIP comedian, actor, satirist compere of UK TV music show "Revolver" 1965 UK #18 with #DudleyMoore "Goodbye-ee" | |
| BTD Nov17,1938 | Gordon Lightfoot | #BTD Nov17,1938 #GordonLightfoot Jr. #Canadian singer, songwriter 1970 CAN #1, US #5 & UK #30 "If You Could Read My Mind", 1974 CAN & US #1 "Sundown", 1976 CAN #1 & US #2 "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald", +19 studio & 3 live albums #HBday @Lightfoot365 | |
| BTD Nov17,1942 | Bob Gaudio | #BTD Nov17,1942 #BobGaudio singer, songwriter The #RoyalTeens 1958 #3 US "Short Shorts" & keyboardist with The #FourSeasons & wrote or co-wrote many of the band songs. The #FourSeasons 1st of 5 #1 hits 1962 US #1 "Sherry", +29 other US Top40 singles with 4 more #1 singles | |
| BTD Nov17,1944 | Gene Clark | #BTD Nov17,1944 #GeneClark RIP singer, songwriter, founder The #Byrds 1965 UK & US #1 "Mr Tambourine Man" & solo 1974 album, "No Other" | |
| BTD Nov17,1946 | Martin Barre | #BTD Nov17,1946 #MartinBarre guitarist with #JethroTull @jethrotull 1969 UK #3 and US #11 single 'Living In The Past' & 1990s he initiated a solo career #HBday @TullGuitarist | |
| BTD Nov17,1947 | Rod Clements | #BTD Nov17,1947 #RodClements guitarist, singer, songwriter formed the folk group #Lindisfarne 1972 UK #3 single "Lady Eleanor", 1978 US #33 single "Run For Home" #HBday @rod_clements | |
| BTD Nov17,1948 | Iain Sutherland | #BTD Nov17,1948 #IainSutherland vocalist, guitarist, keyboards The Sutherland Brothers #SutherlandBrothers 1973 US #48 "(I Don't Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway", 1976 UK #5 "Arms Of Mary" (with #Quiver) and UK #35 "Secrets" | |
| BTD Nov17,1951 | Dean Paul Martin | #BTD Nov17,1951 #DeanPaulMartin Jr RIP singer, actor in the band Dino, Desi & Billy 1965 hits "I'm a Fool" & "Not The Lovin' Kind" A member of the California Air National Guard, died in a crash during a military training flight. The son of singer #DeanMartin | |
| OTD Nov17,1926 | Chicago Blackhawks | #OTD Nov17,1926 The 1st game in Chicago for the #Blackhawks franchise. @NHLBlackhawks win 4-1 vs the Toronto @MapleLeafs @NHL | |
| OTD Nov17,1945 | Sammy Kaye | #OTD Nov17,1945 #SammyKaye is at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Chickery Chick" vocal refrain by #NancyNorman, #BillyWilliams & The Kaye Choir The single will return to #1 on Dec15 and Dec29 | |
| OTD Nov17,1961 | Beatles | #OTD Nov17,1961 #Beatles perform a lunchtime show at The #CavernClub in Liverpool. Then they play at night at the Village Hall, Knotty Ash @cavernliverpool | |
| OTD Nov17,1962 | Four Seasons | #OTD Nov17,1962 The #FourSeasons start a 5wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Big Girls Don't Cry" with @frankievalli lead vocals. The same day as #BobGaudio's 20th birthday | |
| OTD Nov17,1963 | John Weightman, Surrey Grammar School | #OTD Nov17,1963 #JohnWeightman Headmaster of a Surrey Grammar School, bans all pupils from having #Beatles haircuts. #JohnWeightman "This ridiculous style brings out the worst in boys physically. It makes them look like morons." | |
| OTD Nov17,1966 | Beach Boys | #OTD Nov17,1966 The #BeachBoys start a 2wk run at #1 on the UK Singles Chart with "Good Vibrations" @TheBeachBoys will reach #1 on Dec10 in the US. The Beach Boys 1968 | |
| OTD Nov17,1967 | Davy Jones | #OTD Nov17,1967 #DavyJones of The #Monkees opens a boutique called "Zilch I" in Greenwich Village, NY | |
| OTD Nov17,1968 | Sound of Music | #OTD Nov17,1968 The soundtrack album to "The Sound of Music" is at #1 for the last time on the UK album chart. On May30,1965 the LP started a 10wk run spending time on & off the #1 spot for 70wks; eventually spending 374 weeks on the UK LP Top100 charts; 233 weeks in the Top10 | |
| OTD Nov17,1973 | Eddie Kendricks | #OTD Nov17,1973 #EddieKendricks is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Keep on Truckin’ (Part 1)" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Nov17,1973 | Frank Sinatra | #OTD Nov17,1973 an illustrated #FrankSinatra is featured on the cover of #TVGuide. @franksinatra TV concert special #Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra airs that week | |
| OTD Nov17,1974 | ABBA | #OTD Nov17,1974 #ABBA began their first tour of Europe. It is also their first tour outside of Sweden | |
| OTD Nov17,1979 | Commodores | #OTD Nov17,1979 The #Commodores went to #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Still" the group's second US #1 single | |
| OTD Nov17,1980 | John Lennon | #OTD Nov17,1980 #JohnLennon's album "Double Fantasy" is released. #JohnLennon would be killed 3wks later, the LP became a worldwide success and went on to win the 1981 Album of the Year award at the 24th Annual #Grammy Awards | |
| OTD Nov17,1984 | Wham! | #OTD Nov17,1984 #Wham! starts a 3wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" | |
| OTD Nov17,1990 | Mariah Carey | #OTD Nov17,1990 #MariahCarey is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Love Takes Time" @MariahCarey's 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 |