Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Nov22,1899 | Hoagy Carmichael | #BTD Nov22,1899 #HoagyCarmichael (Hoagland Howard Carmichael) RIP Composer, pianist, singer, actor, wrote many songs such as "Georgia on My Mind" & "Stardust" | |
| BTD Nov22,1921 | Rodney Dangerfield | #BTD Nov22,1921 #RodneyDangerfield (Jacob Rodney Cohen) RIP stand-up comedian, actor, voice artist 1980 US #48 album "No Respect", 1983 US #36 "Rappin' Rodney" and appeared in many movies such as "Caddyshack", "Back to School" | |
| BTD Nov22,1932 | Robert Vaughn | #BTD Nov22,1932 #RobertVaughn RIP actor stage, film, TV. Appeared in movies & as Napoleon Solo in the TV series "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." | |
| BTD Nov22,1936 | Opal Courtney | #BTD Nov22,1936 #OpalCourtney Jr RIP singer, original member The #Spaniels; one of the 1st artists to sign with Vee-Jay Records. 1953 R&B #10 "Baby It's You", 1954 R&B #5 "Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight" featured in movies such as "American Graffiti" & "Three Men and a Baby" | |
| BTD Nov22,1941 | Jesse Colin Young | #BTD Nov22,1941 #JesseColinYoung (Perry Miller) singer, songwriter, founding member, lead singer of 1960s group the #Youngbloods 1969 US #5 single "Get Together" and solo career, releasing a series of successful albums #HBday @JesseColinYoung | |
| BTD Nov22,1942 | Stephen Caldwell | #BTD Nov22,1942 #StephenCaldwell singer of the 1960s group The #Orlons 1962 US #2 "The Wah-Watusi", 1962 US #4 "Don't Hang Up", 1963 US #3 "South Street" Became administrator of the bus drivers union legal fund & served on the Philadelphia Board of Education for 29 years | |
| BTD Nov22,1943 | Floyd Sneed | #BTD Nov22,1943 #FloydSneed (Floyd Chuck) #Canadian drummer #ThreeDogNight Three US #1 singles 1970 "Mama Told Me Not To Come", 1971 "Joy to the World", 1972 "Black and White", +18 US Top40 singles & sang deep vocal on "Joy to the World" @threedognight #HBday @FloydSneedDrums | |
| BTD Nov22,1946 | Aston Barrett | #BTD Nov22,1946 #AstonBarrett guitarist, keyboards, often called "Family Man", bandleader of #BobMarley's band The #Wailers 1981 UK #8 "No Woman No Cry", +10 other UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Nov22,1950 | Stevie Van Zandt | #BTD Nov22,1950 #StevieVanZandt (also known as #LittleSteven) songwriter, arranger, producer, guitarist with the Bruce @springsteen's E Street Band & DJ. Also an actor, played Silvio Dante in the TV Series "The Sopranos" #HBday @StevieVanZandt | |
| BTD Nov22,1950 | Tina Weymouth | #BTD Nov22,1950 #TinaWeymouth (Martina Michèle Weymouth) founding member, bassist of the new wave group #TalkingHeads 1983 US #9 "Burning Down The House", 1985 UK #6 "Road To Nowhere" | |
| BTD Nov22,1956 | Lawrence Gowan | #BTD Nov22,1956 #LawrenceGowan lead singer, keyboardist #Styx since 1999 and solo artist 1985 CAN #5 "A Criminal Mind", 1990 CAN #6, +11 CAN Top40 singles #HBday @officialgowan | |
| BTD Nov22,1956 | Richard Kind | #BTD Nov22,1956 #RichardKind actor. Played Frans husband Mark in TV series "Mad About You" & Paul Lassiter in "Spin City" and many other TV acting credits | |
| OTD Nov22,1938 | Bunny Berigan | #OTD Nov22,1938 #BunnyBerigan and his orchestra record the song "Jelly Roll Blues" composed and recorded by #JellyRollMorton in 1924; the song was originally called "Original Jelly Roll Blues" | |
| OTD Nov22,1957 | Harry Belafonte | #OTD Nov22,1957 #HarryBelafonte starts a 7wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Mary's Boy Child" @harrybelafonte's single is the1st single to sell over 1M copies in the UK | |
| OTD Nov22,1957 | Paul Simon | #OTD Nov22,1957 #PaulSimon & #ArtGarfunkel appear as #TomandJerry, Tommy Graph & Jerry Landis on the @ABCNetwork show American Bandstand performing "Hey, Schoolgirl" The song enters the US Top40 Singles chart at #79 on Dec14 & peaks at #54 Dec28 | |
| OTD Nov22,1957 | Miles Davis Quintet | #OTD Nov22,1957 The #MilesDavis Quintet has their debut with a jazz concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City @milesdavis @carnegiehall | |
| OTD Nov22,1959 | Bobby Darin | #OTD Nov22,1959 #BobbyDarin falls to #2 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "Mack the Knife" last week Nov15 was the end of a 6wk run at #1; next week Nov29 the single will return to #1 for an additional 3wks for a total of 9wks on top of the charts | |
| OTD Nov22,1963 | JFK, John F Kennedy | #OTD Nov22,1963 #JFK John F Kennedy, the youngest person to be elected to the office of the US President, is assassinated | |
| OTD Nov22,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Nov22,1963 The #Beatles on a tour of Britain perform two shows at the Globe Cinema, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham. Also appearing The #BrooksBrothers, #PeterJay and the #JayWalkers, #VernonsGirls, The #Kestrels and #FrankBerry | |
| OTD Nov22,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Nov22,1963 The #Beatles release the single "Not A Second Time" The 1st #Beatles song without #GeorgeHarrison on lead guitar. The only instrumentation are acoustic rhythm guitar, bass, drums and piano | |
| OTD Nov22,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Nov22,1963 The #Beatles release their 2nd album "With The Beatles" The LP went on to spend 51 weeks on the UK album charts | |
| OTD Nov22,1967 | Long John Baldry | #OTD Nov22,1967 #LongJohnBaldry starts a 2wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Let The Heartaches Begin" the singers only UK #1 and the 2nd of 2 consecutive UK #1s for writers #TonyMacaulay & #JohnMacleod; their 1st "Baby Now That I've Found You" by The #Foundations | |
| OTD Nov22,1968 | Beatles | #OTD Nov22,1968 The #Beatles release their double album "The Beatles" in the UK, with a US release 3 days later. The LP's working title was "A Doll's House" The #WhiteAlbum would spend 8wks at #1 on the UK album charts starting on Dec1 and 9wks at #1 in the US from Dec28 | |
| OTD Nov22,1969 | Iron Butterfly, Steel Mill | #OTD Nov22,1969 #IronButterfly supported by #SteelMill featuring #BruceSpringsteen play at Randolph-Macon College | |
| OTD Nov22,1969 | 5th Dimension | #OTD Nov22,1969 The #5thDimension (#FifthDimension) are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Wedding Bell Blues" for the last week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Nov22,1970 | Dave Edmunds | #OTD Nov22,1970 #DaveEdmunds starts a 6wk run at #1 on UK singles chart with his version of the 1955 #SmileyLewis hit "I Hear You Knocking" written by #DaveBartholomew | |
| OTD Nov22,1975 | Peter Frampton | #OTD Nov22,1975 #PeterFrampton in concert at State University of New York Plattsburgh @SUNYPlattsburgh <1,000 fans at Memorial Gym students pay $2. That night's live recording of "Baby, I Love Your Way" will be used on "Frampton Comes Alive!" LP a #1 Apr10,1976 @peterframpton | |
| OTD Nov22,1975 | K.C. and the Sunshine Band | #OTD Nov22,1975 K.C. and the Sunshine Band are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "That's The Way (I Like It)" @kcandsunshineb spends 1wk at #1, then falls to #2 for 2wks; the following week drops to #4; only to return to #1 on Dec20; for a total of 2wks at #1 | |
| OTD Nov22,1980 | Abba | #OTD Nov22,1980 #Abba scores their 6th UK #1 album with "Super Trouper" then moved on to spend 9wks in a row at the top of the charts | |
| OTD Nov22,1980 | Kenny Rogers | #OTD Nov22,1980 #KennyRogers is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Lady" The song was written & produced by @LionelRichie. #KennyRogers 2nd week of a 6wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Nov22,1981 | Queen | #OTD Nov22,1981 #Queen & #DavidBowie are still at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Under Pressure" @QueenWillRock and Bowie's last week of a 2wk run at #1. @DavidBowieReal's 1st released collaboration | |
| OTD Nov22,1986 | Human League | #OTD Nov22,1986 The #HumanLeague went to #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Human" the 8th UK act to score a US #1 in 1986. Is this the new British Invasion? | |
| OTD Nov22,1988 | Who's The Boss | #OTD Nov22,1988 The 100th episode of "Who's The Boss" airs on the @ABCNetwork starring #AlyssaMilano, #KatherineHelmond, #TonyDanza, #JudithLight, #DannyPintauro | |
| OTD Nov22,1988 | Paula Abdul | #OTD Nov22,1988 The single "Straight Up" is released by #PaulaAbdul. @PaulaAbdul enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #79 on Dec3 and the song will reach #1 and start a 3wk run on Feb11,1989 |