Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Nov27,1935 | Al Jackson | #BTD Nov27,1935 #AlJackson Jr (Albert J. Jackson Jr) RIP drummer with #BookerT and the #MG's 1962 US #3 "Green Onions" & 1969 UK #4 "Time Is Tight" 1992 inducted into the @rockhall of Fame as a member of Booker T. & the M.G.'s | |
| BTD Nov27,1940 | Bruce Lee | #BTD Nov27,1940 #BruceLee (Lee Jun-fan) RIP actor, film director, martial artist expert. 5 major films: 1971 Lo Wei's The Big Boss, 1972 Fist of Fury & Golden Harvest's Way of the Dragon, 1973 Enter the Dragon and 1978 The Game of Death. Played Kato on TV series The Green Hornet | |
| BTD Nov27,1941 | Eddie Rabbitt | #BTD Nov27,1941 #EddieRabbitt RIP singer, songwriter 1st US Country #1 1976 "Drinkin' My Baby (Off My Mind)" 1981 US & US Country #1 "I Love A Rainy Night", +38 US Country Top40 singles with 16 additional US Country #1 singles. Died May7,1998 from lung cancer at the age of 56 | |
| BTD Nov27,1942 | Jimi Hendrix | #BTD Nov27,1942 #JimiHendrix RIP guitarist, singer, songwriter The Jimi Hendrix Experience 1967 UK #6 "Hey Joe", 1970 UK #1 "Voodoo Chile" and 1968 US #1 & UK #6 LP "Electric Ladyland" Considered the greatest guitarist in musical history. Headlined #Woodstock Festival 1969 | |
| BTD Nov27,1944 | Dave Winthrop | #BTD Nov27,1944 #DaveWinthrop flute, saxophone #Supertramp from 1970-1973. joined the group after the release of the 1st record and performed at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival | |
| BTD Nov27,1944 | Trevor Ward Davies | #BTD Nov27,1944 #TrevorWardDavies (Dozy) RIP bass guitarist one of the five-man 60s combo Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich 1968 UK #1 single "Legend Of Xanadu" | |
| BTD Nov27,1945 | Randy Brecker | #BTD Nov27,1945 #RandyBrecker trumpeter, flugelhornist, worked as a studio player, performed or recorded with many artists such as #BruceSpringsteen, #LouReed, Blood, Sweat & Tears, #FrankZappa, Parliament-Funkadelic, #DireStraits, #ToddRundgren #HBday @RandyBrecker | |
| BTD Nov27,1959 | Charlie Burchill | #BTD Nov27,1959 #CharlieBurchill guitarist, founding member #SimpleMinds 1982 UK #13 "Promised You a Miracle", 1985 US #1 "Don't You, Forget About Me", +20 UK Top40 singles @simplemindscom | |
| OTD Nov27,1960 | Maurice Williams | #OTD Nov27,1960 #MauriceWilliams and the #Zodiacs are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Stay" At 1:37 run time the shortest US #1 single | |
| OTD Nov27,1962 | Beatles | #OTD Nov27,1962 The #Beatles record their 1st @BBCR1 session The tracks were aired on the #BBC Light Program "Talent Spot" | |
| OTD Nov27,1967 | Beatles | #OTD Nov27,1967 The #Beatles release a song by #GeorgeHarrison named after a street overlooking Sunset Blvd #Hollywood. The song ... ==> "Blue Jay Way" | |
| OTD Nov27,1967 | Jimi Hendrix Experience | #OTD Nov27,1967 The #JimiHendrix Experience travels to Belfast for two shows at the Whitla Hall, Queens College. @JimiHendrix's 25th #BDay & his only concert in Ireland | |
| OTD Nov27,1967 | Young Rascals | #OTD Nov27,1967 The #YoungRascals release "It's Wonderful" with B-side "Of Course". The song enters the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart at #68 Dec9,1967 and peaks at #20 Jan13,1968. This is the last single under the group name The Young Rascals as of 1968 they are The #Rascals | |
| OTD Nov27,1967 | Beatles | #OTD Nov27,1967 US release of The #Beatles single "Hello Goodbye/I Am the Walrus" @thebeatles 1st release after the death of #BrianEpstein | |
| OTD Nov27,1969 | Rolling Stones | #OTD Nov27,1969 #RollingStones play their 1st of 4 shows at Madison Square @TheGarden The @RollingStones will have 55k fans over four nights grossing over $100k | |
| OTD Nov27,1970 | George Harrison | #OTD Nov27,1970 #GeorgeHarrison releases the album "All Things Must Pass" @GeorgeHarrison's triple album is the best selling solo album by one of the former #Beatles. The LP reached #1 on 11 album charts | |
| OTD Nov27,1970 | All In One Night concert | #OTD Nov27,1970 Sunshine In presents in concert ALL IN ONE NIGHT #BlackSabbath, #Cactus and #SteelMill with #BruceSpringsteen at Asbury Park, NJ. 2 Big Shows $5 per show | |
| OTD Nov27,1971 | Isaac Hayes | #OTD Nov27,1971 #IsaacHayes still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Theme From Shaft" @isaachayes's last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Nov27,1976 | Glen Campbell | #OTD Nov27,1976 "20 Golden Greats" #GlenCampbell starts a 6wk run at #1 on UK album chart. @GlenCampbell staying on the chart for 27 weeks | |
| OTD Nov27,1976 | Rod Stewart | #OTD Nov27,1976 #RodStewart is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright) " @rodstewart 3rd week of an 8wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Nov27,1977 | Paul McCartney | #OTD Nov27,1977 #PaulMcCartney & #Wings start a 9wk run at #1 on the UK singles chart with "Mull Of Kintyre" 1st single to sell over 2M copies in the UK | |
| OTD Nov27,1982 | Lionel Richie | #OTD Nov27,1982 #LionelRichie had a #1 hit each year from 1978-1986 as a writer @LionelRichie | |
| OTD Nov27,1982 | Lionel Richie | #OTD Nov27,1982 #LionelRichie starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Truly" @LionelRichie | |
| OTD Nov27,1983 | DuranDuran | #OTD Nov27,1983 #DuranDuran 1st UK #1 LP jumps straight to #1 on UK album chart with "Seven And The Ragged Tiger" their third release would stay in the Top100 for 47 weeks | |
| OTD Nov27,1990 | MilliVanilli's | #OTD Nov27,1990 #MilliVanilli's (Rob Pilatus & Fab Morvan) lip syncing scandal breaks, they admit not being vocalists on their album "All or Nothing" in Europe, reconfigured as "Girl You Know It's True" in the US. On Mar24,1992 a judge rules they must pay $3 back per sale | |
| OTD Nov27,2017 | ScottTimberg | #OTD Nov27,2017 #ScottTimberg in the @LAWeeklyMusic People Are Finally Recognizing #RingoStarr as One of Rock's Great Drummers @ringostarrmusic |