Music Almanac: November 28, 2017

Birthdays 

• 1909 - Johnny Mercer (d. 1976)
• 1927 - Hank Ballard (Hank Ballard & the Midnighters) (d. 2003)
• 1941 - Conleth (Con) Cluskey (Bachelors) (76)
• 1946 - Jacky Ward (71)
• 1948 - Andrea Marcovicci (69)
• 1949 - Herman Rarebell (Scorpions) (68)
• 1950 - Graham Parker (67)
• 1950 - John McFee (Doobie Brothers) (67)
• 1950 - Rudy Sarzo (Ozzy Osbourne, Quiet Riot, Whitesnake) (67)
• 1954 - John Parr (63)
• 1954 - Charles Williams (K.C. & the Sunshine Band) (63)
• 1957 - Jenny Burton (C-Bank) (60)
• 1958 - Michael Ramos (BoDeans) (59)
• 1958 - Laura Lynch (original member of Dixie Chicks) (59)
• 1959 - Cindy Blackman (Lenny Kravitz, Santana) (58)
• 1960 - Kim Wilde (57)
• 1961 - Jan Kuehnemund (Vixen) (56)
• 1962 - Kirk Hammett (Metallica) (55)
• 1965 - Tim DeLughter (Tripping Daisy, Polyphonic Spree) (52)
• 1969 - Duncan Sheik (48)
• 1972 - Matt Knight (Toploader) (45)
• 1975 - Anthony “Ant” McPartlin (Ant & Dec) (42)
• 1976 - Jessi Alexander (songwriter, The Climb) (41)
• 1977 - Fabolous (born John Jackson) (40)
• 1980 - Dustin Kensrue (Thrice) (37)
• 1984 - Johnny Christ (born Jonathan Seward) (Avenged Centerfold) (33)

Deaths

• 1971 - Junior Parker - During surgery for brain tumor (39)
• 1972 - Danny Whitten (Crazy Horse) - Combination of Valium and alcohol (29)
• 1994 - Cab Calloway (86)
• 1999 - Doug Sahm (Sir Douglas Quintet) - Heart attack (58)
• 2003 - Michael Kamen (composer, arranger, Queen, Eric Clapton) - Heart attack (55)
• 2004 - Cy Coleman - Cardiac arrest (75)
• 2007 - Paul Wasserman (publicist for U2, Paul Simon, Neil Diamond, more) (73)
• 2007 - John Hughey (steel guitar for Conway Twitty, Vince Gill) - Heart complications (73)
• 2016 - Sharon Jones - Cancer (60)

On This Day

• 1975 - Bruce Springsteen made his U.K. debut at the Hammersmith Odeon in London.
• 1976 - Richard Hell & the Voidoids played live for the first time at CBGB's in New York.
• 1987 - At a concert in Los Angeles, U2 opened for themselves in the guise of fictional country group the Dalton Brothers.
• 1988 - The film Buster, starring Phil Collins, opened in the U.S.
• 1989 - The Shangri-Las won a court case allowing them to retain the use of their name.
• 1989 - The Three Degrees lost a court case where control of their name was awarded to former manager Richard Barrett.
• 1992 - Black Sabbath received a star on the Rock Walk in Hollywood.
• 1993 - Nirvana recorded MTV Unplugged in New York.
• 1993 - Eddie Vedder was arrested in New Orleans for a fight in a bar.
• 1995 - The Rolling Stones webcast their concert over the internet, a first.
• 2003 - Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch was raided by police looking for evidence in the sexual abuse of a 12-year-old boy.
• 2005 - Belgian composer Salvatore Acquaviva won a plagiarism case against Madonna with the judgment saying that his song Ma Vie Fout L'camp was the basis for Frozen.
• 2005 - Shania Twain was made an Officer of the Order of Canada

Marriages

• 1952 - Bill Haley and Barbara Cupchak
• 1962 - Barry White and Betty Smith
• 2000 - Brian May and Anita Dobson

Divorces

• 1970 - Jerry Lee Lewis and Myrna Brown

Recorded

• 1947 - The Louvin Brothers had their first recording session for Apollo Records
• 1969 - Hello Darlin' - Conway Twitty

Released

• 1949 - My Bucket's Got a Hole In It / I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry - Hank Williams
• 1997 - The Unplugged Collection - John Denver (his last recordings)
• 2002 - Up! - Shania Twain
• 2003 - Let It Be...Naked - Beatles
• 2003 - Blink-182 - Blink-182
• 2003 - In the Zone - Britney Spears

Awards

• 1984 - W.C. Handy National Blues Awards
• Entertainer of the Year, Instrumentalist - Stevie Ray Vaughan
• 2004 - MTV Europe Music Awards
• Song, Video - Hey Ya! - OutKast
• Album - Confessions - Usher
• Female - Anastacia
• Male - Usher
• Group - OutKast
• New Act - Maroon 5
• Pop - Black Eyed Peas
• Rock - Linkin Park
• Alternative - Muse
• R&B - Alicia Keys
• Hip-Hop - D12

Broadcasts

• 1956 - Ed Sullivan (CBS) - Fats Domino
• 1964 - Shindig! - Supremes, Righteous Brothers
• 1979 - The Muppet Show - Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge
• 1980 - Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters (first network TV special)
• 1983 - The Tube (U.K. Channel 4) - R.E.M. (first appearance outside the U.S.)
• 2006 - CMT Giants (debut) - Saluting Reba McEntire with Trisha Yearwood, Barbara Mandrell, Dolly Parton, Wynonna, LeAnn Rimes, Jennifer Nettles, Brooks & Dunn, Kelly Clarkson and Martina McBride

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1950 - Harbor Lights - Sammy Kaye & His Orchestra (2 weeks)
• 2000 - Independent Woman Part 1 - Destiny's Child (11 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Albums 

• 1957 - My Fair Lady - Original Cast (1 week)
• 1972 - Catch Bull at Four - Cat Stevens (3 weeks)
• 1978 - 52nd Street - Billy Joel (7 weeks)
• 1995 - Dogg Food - Dogg Pound (1 week)
• 2000 - The Dynasty: Roc La Familia - Jay-Z (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles

• 1944 - Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall - Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald (11 weeks)
• 1972 - If You Don't Know Me By Now - Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes (2 weeks)
• 1989 - Don't Take It Personal - Jermaine Jackson (1 week)
• 1995 - You Remind Me of Something - R. Kelly (1 week)
• 2000 - I Wish - R. Kelly (3 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles

• 1967 - It's the Little Things - Sonny James (5 weeks)
• 1972 - She's Too Good to Be True - Charley Pride (3 weeks)
• 1989 - Bayou Boys - Eddy Raven (1 week)
• 2000 - Best of Intentions - Travis Tritt (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles

• 1995 - As I Lay Me Down - Sophie B. Hawkins (6 weeks)
• 2006 - What Hurts the Most - Rascal Flatts (1 week)

Number Ones – U.K. Singles

• 1978 - Rat Trap - Boomtown Rats (2 weeks)
• 2000 - Same Old Brand New You - A1 (1 week)
• 2006 - The Rose - Westlife (1 week)

Number Ones – U.K. Albums 

• 1967 - The Sound of Music - Original Soundtrack (1 week (64 previous weeks))
• 1995 - Made in Heaven - Queen (1 week)
• 2000 - Coast to Coast - Westlife (1 week)
• 2006 - High Times: Singles 1992-2006 - Jamiroquai (1 week)