Legend: BTD – Born Today OTD – On This Day
| Date | Artist/Group | Description | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTD Nov30,1874 | Winston Churchill | #BTD Nov30,1874 #WinstonChurchill RIP. One of the greatest wartime leaders of 20th century, won #NobelPrize in Literature. Prime Minister of the UK from 1940 to 1945 & from 1951 to 1955. Churchill was Member of Parliament (MP) from 1900 to 1964 and represented 5 constituencies | |
| BTD Nov30,1918 | Efrem Zimbalist Jr | #BTD Nov30,1918 #EfremZimbalist Jr actor RIP many film & TV credits such as series "The F.B.I." as Inspector Lewis Erskine and "77 Sunset Strip" as Stuart Bailey; also "Dandy Jim Buckley" in "Maverick" & voice behind Alfred Pennyworth in "Batman: The Animated Series" | |
| BTD Nov30,1924 | Allan Sherman | #BTD Nov30,1924 #AllanSherman (Allan Copelon) RIP singer, comedy writer, song parodist in the early 1960s. 1963 US #2 & UK #14 "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp)", 1963 US #5 "The Twelve Gifts Of Christmas", 1965 US #40 "Crazy Downtown" | |
| BTD Nov30,1929 | Dick Clark | #BTD Nov30,1929 #DickClark radio and TV personality. RIP Host of TVs longest running music show #AmericanBandstand & created, produced American Music Awards The @AMAs Hosted the game show #Pyramid & Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve from Times Square's New Year's Eve | |
| BTD Nov30,1943 | Leo Lyons | #BTD Nov30,1943 #LeoLyons bass guitarist, founding member #TenYearsAfter 1970 UK #10 "Love Like A Man", + 4 Top10 UK Albums @TenYearsAfterUK toured US 28x's in 7yrs more than any UK band #HBday @LeoLyonsBass | |
| BTD Nov30,1945 | Roger Glover | #BTD Nov30,1945 #RogerGlover bass guitarist #DeepPurple from 1969–1973; 1970 UK #2 single 'Black Night' & 1973 US #4 single 'Smoke On The Water' and the band #Rainbow 1979–1984; 1982 US Main #1 single "Stone Cold" | |
| BTD Nov30,1953 | David Sancious | #BTD Nov30,1953 #DavidSancious keyboards, guitarist early member of #BruceSpringsteen E Street Band, on first three @springsteen albums and formed the group #Tone in 1974. 2014 inducted into @rockhall of Fame Award for Musical Excellence with E Street Band | |
| BTD Nov30,1954 | George McArdle | #BTD Nov30,1954 #GeorgeMcArdle bass guitarist #LittleRiverBand from #Australian 1978 US #3 single "Reminiscing", +12 other US Top40 singles | |
| BTD Nov30,1955 | Billy Idol | #BTD Nov30,1955 #BillyIdol (William Broad) singer, songwriter #GenerationX (later known as Gen X) 1979 UK #11 "King Rocker" & solo 1987 US #1 "Mony Mony", +10 UK, 9 US and 15 US Rock Top40 singles with 1 #1 1990 "Cradle of Love" #HBday @BillyIdol | |
| OTD Nov30,1955 | Ernie Ford | #OTD Nov30,1955 Tennessee #ErnieFord still at #1 on the US singles chart with "Sixteen Tons" for the 2nd week of a 6wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Nov30,1957 | Conway Twitty | #OTD Nov30,1957 #ConwayTwitty is back at #1 on US Top40 Singles chart with "It’s Only Make Believe" #ConwayTwitty's single fell to #2 last week after a week at #1 Nov16, then returned this week for his 2nd week at #1 | |
| OTD Nov30,1957 | Elvis Presley | #OTD Nov30,1957 #ElvisPresley still at #1 on US Top40 Singles chart with "Jailhouse Rock" This is @ElvisPresley's last week of a 6wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Nov30,1959 | Ralph C Wilson Jr, Buffalo Bills | #OTD Nov30,1959 The the Buffalo Bills @BuffaloBills are named. #RalphCWilson Jr was granted an American Football League's (AFL) franchise on Oct28,1959. The Bills will enter the @NFL when the the AFL and the NFL merger | |
| OTD Nov30,1963 | Dale and Grace | #OTD Nov30,1963 Dale & Grace #DaleandGrace are still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with "I’m Leaving It Up to You" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Nov30,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Nov30,1963 The #Beatles 2nd LP "With The Beatles" sold 1M copies. 1st group to sell 1M records in the UK. The LP stayed at #1 for 21wks. Knocking "Please Please Me" from the top spot. The #Beatles would occupy #1 spot for a total of 51wks consecutively | |
| OTD Nov30,1963 | Beatles | #OTD Nov30,1963 The #Beatles on a tour of Britain perform two shows at the Empire Theatre in Sunderland | |
| OTD Nov30,1965 | Beatles | #OTD Nov30,1965 The #Beatles in #NeilAspinall and #MalEvans London flat prior to rehearsal for their final tour of Britain. | |
| OTD Nov30,1968 | Diana Ross | #OTD Nov30,1968 #DianaRoss & The #Supremes starts a 2wk run at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Love Child" their 11th #1, knocking The #Beatles single "Hey Jude" off the top spot @DianaRoss & The #Supremes | |
| OTD Nov30,1968 | Glen Campbell | #OTD Nov30,1968 #GlenCampbell starts a 5wk run at #1 on US album chart with "Wichita Lineman" with @GlenCampbell vocals/guitar; #CarolKaye, #AlCasey, #JoeOsborn, #RayPohlman guitar; #HalBlaine, #BobFelts, #JimGordon drums; #DennisMcCarthy, #JimmyWebb piano & producer #AlDeLory | |
| OTD Nov30,1969 | International Palm Beach Music & Art Festival | #OTD Nov30,1969 Last day of the First Annual International #PalmBeach Music & Art Festival at the Palm Beach International Raceway, West Palm Beach, FL the 3day concert drew 400k. Featuring @RollingStones, #JeffersonAirplane, The #FamilyStone, @JanisJoplin, #Steppenwolf & more | |
| OTD Nov30,1971 | Brian Piccolo, Gale Sayers | #OTD Nov30,1971 The TV movie "Brian’s Song" premiers on the @ABCNetwork The story line is about players #BrianPiccolo with cancer & fellow player and friend #GaleSayers both of @ChicagoBears and how they both deal with Piccolo's imminent death | |
| OTD Nov30,1974 | Billy Swan | #OTD Nov30,1974 #BillySwan is still at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "I Can Help" for the last week of a 2wk run at #1 | |
| OTD Nov30,1982 | Michael Jackson | #OTD Nov30,1982 #MichaelJackson's "Thriller" album is released. @michaeljackson's LP is the biggest selling pop LP of all time at that time with over 30M sold. Now The #Eagles LP "Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)" is #1 | |
| OTD Nov30,1985 | Phil Collins, Marilyn Martin | #OTD Nov30,1985 #PhilCollins and #MarilynMartin are at #1 on the @billboard Hot100 singles chart with “Separate Lives (Theme From White Nights)” written by #StephenBishop and produced by @PhilCollinsFeed, #ArifMardin, #HughPadgham | |
| OTD Nov30,2017 | Jim Nabors | #OTD Nov30,2017 #JimNabors singer, actor dies at the age of 87. He played Gomer Pyle on the #AndyGriffith Show & the spin-off "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." Nabors recorded 28 albums with two LPs reaching US #34 "Jim Nabors Sings Love Me with All Your Heart" and "The Jim Nabors Hour" |