Almanac: November 16, 2017

Birthdays 

• 1916 - Herb Abramson (founder Atlantic Records) (d. 1999)
• 1931 - Hubert Sumlin (d. 2011)
• 1931 - Bob Gibson (d. 1996)
• 1933 - Garnet Mimms (84)
• 1935 - Lillian Lopez (Odyssey) (d. 2012)
• 1938 - Toni Brown (Joy of Cooking) (79)
• 1940 - John Ryanes (Monotones) (d. 1972)
• 1941 - Dan Penn (76)
• 1943 - Winfred Lovett (Manhattans) (74)
• 1948 - Chi Coltrane (69)
• 1948 - Robert "Mutt" Lange (69)
• 1949 - Pattie Santos (It's a Beautiful Day) (68)
• 1949 - Mark Orr (Kentucky Headhunters) (68)
• 1958 - Harry Rushakoff (Concrete Blonde) (59)
• 1962 - Gary Mounfield (Stone Roses, Primal Scream) (55)
• 1962 - Josh Silver (Type O Negative) (55)
• 1963 - Keith Burns (Trick Pony) (54)
• 1964 - Diana Krall (53)
• 1966 - Dave Kushner (Velvet Revolver) (51)
• 1966 - Christian Lorenz (Rammstein) (51)
• 1969 - Bryan Abrams (Color Me Badd) (48)
• 1970 - Logan Mader (Machine Head) (47)
• 1974 - Eric Judy (Modest Mouse) (43)
• 1979 - Trevor Penick (O-Town) (38)
• 1981 - Allison Crowe (36)

Deaths

• 1994 - Dino Valente (Quicksilver Messenger Service) (57)
• 1999 - Grady Owen (Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps)
• 2000 - Russ Conway (75)
• 2000 - Joe C. (born Joseph Calleja, sidekick of Kid Rock) - Celiac disease (26)
• 2002 - Mose Vinson - Diabetes (85)

On This Day

• 1940 - The WSB Barn Dance was broadcast for the first time from Atlanta, GA.
• 1954 - Faron Young was released from the U.S. Army.
• 1978 - The movie Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band opened starring the Bee Gees, Peter Frampton, Billy Preston and more.
• 1985 - U2 launched their Mother Records label.
• 1986 - Bob Will's Texas Playboys played their final dates in Ft. Worth, TX.
• 1987 - Topper Headon of the Clash was sentenced to 15 months in prison for giving heroin to a man who later died.
• 1988 - Stephen Love, former manager of the Beach Boys, was sentenced to five years probation for embezzling $1 million from the group.
• 2002 - A Texas billionaire paid the Rolling Stones almost $7 million to play his 60th birthday party.
• 2005 - Pink Floyd, the Eurythmics, Aretha Franklin, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Joy Division/New Order, the Who, the Kinks, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Ozzy Osbourne were inducted into the U.K. Music Hall of Fame.
• 2006 - Queen's Greatest Hits was declared the best selling album of all-time in the U.K. with sales of 5.4 million copies.
• 2010 - The Beatles' catalog was released on iTunes.
• 2014 - Bono of U2 was in a serious bicycle accident in New York. 

Marriages

• 1987 - Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet
• 1991 - Iris Dement and Elmer McCall
• 1996 - Lorrie Morgan and Jon Randall

Divorces

• 2010 - Avril Lavigne and Deryck Whibley (Sum 41)
• 2011 - Rubben Studdard and Surata Zuri McCants

Recorded

• 1960 - I Fall to Pieces - Patsy Cline

Released

• 1923 - It Ain't Gonna Rain No More - Wendell Hall (first hillbilly hit)
• 1974 - Boogie On Reggae Woman - Stevie Wonder (single)
• 1981 - The Elder - KISS

Awards

• 2000 - MTV Europe Music Awards
• Song - Rock DJ - Robbie Williams
• Video - Natural Blues - Moby
• Album - The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem
• Female, New Artist - Anastacia
• Male - Ricky Martin
• Group - Backstreet Boys
• Dance - Madonna
• Rock - Red Hot Chili Peppers
• R&B - Jennifer Lopez
• Hip-Hop - Eminem

Broadcasts

• 1971 - Old Grey Whistle Test (BBC 2) - Frank Zappa
• 1973 - Midnight Special (NBC) - David Bowie (The 1980 Floor Show)
• 1976 - Old Grey Whistle Test (BBC 2) - Brian Wilson (first formal interview in eight years), Be Bop Deluxe, Cajun Moon
• 2005 - I Walk the Line: A Night For Johnny Cash (CBS) - Brad Paisley, Martina McBride, Dwight Yoakam, Jerry Lee Lewis, Norah Jones, Kris Kristofferson, Sheryl Crow, Kid Rock, Alison Krauss

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1959 - Mr. Blue - Fleetwoods (1 week)
• 1963 - Deep Purple - Nino Tempo & April Stevens (1 week)
• 1974 - Whatever Gets You Thru the Night - John Lennon (1 week)
• 1985 - We Built This City - Starship (2 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Albums 

• 1946 - Merry Christmas Music - Perry Como (1 week)
• 1968 - Electric Ladyland - Jimi Hendrix Experience (2 weeks)
• 1974 - Walls & Bridges - John Lennon (1 week)
• 1996 - Anthology 3 - Beatles (1 week)
• 2002 - 8 Mile - Soundtrack (2 weeks)
• 2013 - Reflektor - Arcade Fire (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles

• 1959 - So Many Ways - Brook Benton (3 weeks)
• 1968 - Hey Western Union Man - Jerry Butler (1 week)
• 1974 - Woman to Woman - Shirley Brown (2 weeks)
• 1996 - Pony - Ginuwine (2 weeks)
• 2013 - The Monster - Eminem Featuring Rihanna (13 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles

• 1974 - Country Is - Tom T. Hall (1 week)
• 1985 - Hang On to Your Heart - Exile (1 week)
• 1991 - Shameless - Garth Brooks (2 weeks)
• 1996 - Lonely Too Long - Patty Loveless (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles

• 1974 - Longfellow Serenade - Neil Diamond (1 week)
• 1985 - Separate Lives - Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin (3 weeks)

Number Ones – U.K. Singles

• 1956 - Just Walkin' in the Rain - Johnnie Ray (7 weeks)
• 1974 - Gonna Make You a Star - David Essex (3 weeks)
• 1985 - A Good Heart - Feargal Sharkey (2 weeks)
• 2002 - Unbreakable - Westlife (1 week)
• 2013 - Look Right Through - Storm Queen (1 week)

Number Ones – U.K. Albums 

• 1957 - The King and I - Original Soundtrack (11 weeks (36 previous weeks))
• 1985 - Promise - Sade (2 weeks)
• 1991 - Shepherd Moons - Enya (1 week)
• 1996 - Spice - Spice Girls (1 week)
• 2002 - One Love - Blue (1 week)
• 2013 - The Marshall Mathers LP 2 - Eminem (1 week)