Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Nov24,1913 | Geraldine Fitzgerald | #BTD Nov24,1913 #GeraldineFitzgerald RIP actress has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to TV. She made her American debut opposite #OrsonWelles in the Mercury Theatre production of Heartbreak House | |
| BTD Nov24,1932 | Ray Perkins | #BTD Nov24,1932 #RayPerkins #Canadian singer The #CrewCuts 1954 US #1 & UK #12 "Sh-Boom", 1955 US #3 & UK #4 "Earth Angel", +11 US Top40s. All four members of the group are #Canadian and were members of the St. Michael's Choir School in Toronto. Ray's brother is #JohnPerkins | |
| BTD Nov24,1941 | Donald Dunn | #BTD Nov24,1941 #DonaldDunn "Duck" RIP bass guitarist, record producer, songwriter. #BookerT and the #MG's 1962 US #3 "Green Onions" & 1969 UK #4 "Time Is Tight" and a session bassist for #Stax Records. 1992 inducted in @rockhall of Fame as a member of Booker T. & the M.G.'s | |
| BTD Nov24,1941 | Pete Best | #BTD Nov24,1941 #PeteBest (Randolph Peter Scanland) drummer, 1st drummer of the #Beatles 1960-1962. Then the The Pete Best Combo. Family lived over the #Casbah Coffee Club (West Derby's Kasbah Club) were The #Quarrymen (The #Beatles) had their 1st gig #HBday @BeatlesPeteBest | |
| BTD Nov24,1942 | Billy Connolly | #BTD Nov24,1942 Sir #BillyConnolly comedian, musician, actor 1975 UK #1 D.I.V.O.R.C.E. Scots nickname "The Big Yin" ("The Big One"); The #Humblebums in the late 1960's, with #GerryRafferty. As actor such films as 1985 Water, 1997 Mrs. Brown & more #HBday @Billy_Connolly | |
| BTD Nov24,1944 | Bev Bevan | #BTD Nov24,1944 #BevBevan drummer, founding member of The #Move 1969 UK #1 "Blackberry Way", +6 Top10 UK singles & Electric Light Orchestra #ELO 1979 US #4 & UK #3 "Don't Bring Me Down", 1980 UK #1 & US #8 "Xanadu" (featuring Olivia Newton-John), +20 US & 25 UK Top40 singles | |
| BTD Nov24,1945 | Lee Michaels | #BTD Nov24,1945 #LeeMichaels (Michael Olsen) keyboard player 1971 US #6 "Do You Know What I Mean" and US #39 "Can I Get a Witness" | |
| BTD Nov24,1950 | Bob Burns | #BTD Nov24,1950 #BobBurns RIP drummer, original line-up of #LynyrdSkynyrd Burns also played on @Skynyrd's first two official albums | |
| BTD Nov24,1955 | Clem Burke | #BTD Nov24,1955 #ClemBurke drummer #Blondie 5 UK #1s ie 1979 UK & US #1 "Heart Of Glass" & 1978 world-wide #1 LP "Parallel Lines" A key in keeping Blondie together, +in the #Romantics 1990-2004 & The #EmptyHearts; 2006 in @rockhall of Fame w/ @BlondieOfficial #HBday @clem_burke | |
| BTD Nov24,1957 | Chris Hayes | #BTD Nov24,1957 #ChrisHayes songwriter lead guitarist, backing vocals for #HueyLewis and the News from 1979–2001. @Huey_Lewis_News 3 US #1s 1985 "The Power Of Love", 1986 "Stuck with You", 1987 "Jacob's Ladder", +14 US Top40 singles | |
| OTD Nov24,1945 | Harry James | #OTD Nov24,1945 #HarryJames & His Orchestra starts a 2wk run at #1 on the US Top40 Singles chart with "It's Been A Long, Long Time" Vocal chorus by #KittyKallen. The song will reappear at #1 on Dec22 for 1wk for a total of 3wks at #1 | |
| OTD Nov24,1962 | Four Seasons | #OTD Nov24,1962 The #FourSeasons with @frankievalli are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Big Girls Don't Cry" for the 2nd week of a 5wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Nov24,1964 | Who | #OTD Nov24,1964 The #Who appear at The Marquee Club London, England. Between 1964-1968 The Who were at The #MarqueeClub 29 times @TheWho | |
| OTD Nov24,1966 | Beatles | #OTD Nov24,1966 The #Beatles record #JohnLennon's song "Strawberry Fields Forever" The entire day's session is devoted to the @johnlennon's song | |
| OTD Nov24,1967 | Beatles | #OTD Nov24,1967 The UK release of The #Beatles single "Hello Goodbye/I Am the Walrus" The @parlophone release is as a non-album single | |
| OTD Nov24,1973 | Ringo Starr | #OTD Nov24,1973 #RingoStarr is at #1 @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Photograph" written by Ringo Starr and #GeorgeHarrison; @ringostarrmusic 1st solo #1 and one of my favorites | |
| OTD Nov24,1979 | Barbra Streisand, Donna Summer | #OTD Nov24,1979 #BarbraStreisand & #DonnaSummer start a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" written by #PaulJabara and #BruceRoberts | |
| OTD Nov24,1979 | Prince | #OTD Nov24,1979 #Prince enters the @billboard Hot100 singles chart at #85 with "I Wanna Be Your Lover" His 1st successful single will peak for 2wks at #11 on Jan26,1980 | |
| OTD Nov24,1984 | Wham! | #OTD Nov24,1984 #Wham! is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" for the 2nd week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Nov24,1990 | Mariah Carey | #OTD Nov24,1990 #MariahCarey still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Love Takes Time" @MariahCarey for the final week of a 3wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Nov24,1991 | Freddie Mercury | #OTD Nov24,1991 #FreddieMercury (Farrokh Bulsara) dies at 45 from bronchial pneumonia resulting from AIDS. Lead singer #Queen 1975 UK #1 Bohemian Rhapsody, 39 UK Top40s with 4 more #1s & 14 US Top40s with 2 #1s. Known for a flamboyant stage persona & four-octave vocal range | |
| OTD Nov24,2016 | Florence Henderson | #OTD Nov24,2016 #FlorenceHenderson dies at the age of 82. She was an actress and singer with a career spanning six decades. Played Carol Brady the mom on The #BradyBunch |