Music Almanac: November 29, 2017

Birthdays

• 1917 - Merle Travis (d. 1983)
• 1932 - John Gary (d. 1998)
• 1933 - John Mayall (84)
• 1939 - Joel Whitburn (78)
• 1939 - Meco (born Domenico Monardo) (78)
• 1940 - Chuck Mangione (77)
• 1940 - Denny Doherty (Mamas & the Papas) (d. 2007)
• 1941 - Jody Miller (76)
• 1942 - Felix Cavaliere (Rascals) (75)
• 1946 - Brian Cadd (Flying Burrito Brothers) (71)
• 1947 - Ronny Montrose (d. 2012)
• 1949 - John Wilson (Sly, Slick & Wicked) (68)
• 1949 - Stan Rogers (d. 1983)
• 1951 - Barry Goudreau (Boston) (66)
• 1951 - Roger Troutman (Zapp) (d. 1999)
• 1958 - Michael Dempsey (Cure) (59)
• 1959 - Wendy Wu (Photos) (58)
• 1962 - Andy LaRocque (King Diamond) (55)
• 1968 - Jonathan Knight (New Kids on the Block) (49)
• 1968 - Martin Carr (Boo Radleys) (49)
• 1979 - The Game (born Jayceon Taylor) (38)
• 1981 - Ringo Garza (Los Lonely Boys) (36)

Deaths

• 1979 - Ray Smith (rockabilly singer) - Suicide (45)
• 1998 - Butch McDade (Atlanta Rhythm Section) - Cancer (52)
• 1999 - Curtis Knight (54)
• 2001 - George Harrison - Lung cancer (58)
• 2013 - Dick Dodd (Standells) - Cancer (68)

On This Day

• 1960 - Paul McCartney and Pete Best were deported from West Germany after allegedly setting their hotel room on fire.
• 1965 - It was Rolling Stones Day in the state of Colorado.
• 1968 - The Beatles' White Album completed its first week on the market in the U.K. with sales of two million.
• 1969 - John Lennon was fined $360 for marijuana possession in London.
• 1979 - The four original members of Kiss performed for what they said was the last time together. They broke that promise in 1996.
• 1979 - Paul Simon filed two lawsuits against Columbia Records in an attempt to get out of his contract.
• 1982 - Metallica played their first headlining show.
• 1985 - Kiss opened their North American Asylum Tour in Little Rock, AK.
• 1997 - Little Jimmy Dickens retired from touring. 
• 2000 - The Backstreet Boys album Black & Blue sold 1.59 million copies in its first week according to Soundscan.
• 2003 - An AIDS charity show was held in Cape Town, South Africa with Bono, Queen, Peter Gabriel, Beyonce, Eurythmics, Anastacia, the Coors, Jimmy Cliff, Chaka Khan and more.
• 2005 - Simon Fuller, creator of American/Pop Idol settled his suit against the X Factor's Simon Cowell out of court. Fuller had claimed Cowell copied his shows format.
• 2006 - Heidi Newfield performed for the last time with Trick Pony. 
• 2007 - Control, the biopic of Ian Curtis of Joy Division, won five awards at the British Independent Film Awards.
• 2007 - Artimus Pyle, formerly of Lynyrd Skynyrd, was arrested when he didn't report a new address which is required of sex offenders.

Marriages

• 1995 - Sammy Hagar and Kari Karte
• 2003 - Danny Elfman and Bridget Fonda

Recorded

• 1944 - Don't Fence Me In - Gene Autrey

Released

• 1963 - I Want to Hold Your Hand - Beatles (U.K. single release)
• 1968 - Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins - John Lennon (first solo album, nude cover)
• 2004 - Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid 20 (U.K. single release)

Awards

• 1959 - Grammy Awards (second ceremony for the year)
• Record of the Year - Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin
• Album of the Year; Pop Vocal Performance, Male - Come Dance With Me - Frank Sinatra
• Song of the Year - The Battle of New Orleans - Jimmy Driftwood
• New Artist - Bobby Darin
• Country & Western Performance - The Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton
• Folk Performance - The Kingston Trio at Large - Kingston Trio
• Pop Vocal Performance, Female - But Not For Me - Ella Fitzgerald
• Pop Vocal Performance, Vocal Group or Chorus - The Battle Hymn of the Republic - Mormon Tabernacle Choir
• Performance by a Top 40 Artist - Midnight Flyer - Nat King Cole
• R&B Performance - What a Diff'rence a Day Makes - Dinah Washington

Broadcasts

• 1992 - U2's Zoo TV Outside Broadcast (Fox)
• 2010 - CMA Country Christmas (ABC) - Jennifer Nettles (host), Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Sheryl Crow, Martina McBride, LeAnn Rimes, Reba McEntire, Darius Rucker, Little Big Town
• 2013 - CMT Crossroads - The Band Perry and Fall Out Boy

Number Ones – U.S. Singles

• 1941 - Chattanooga Choo Choo - Glenn Miller and His Orchestra (3 weeks)
• 1952 - Why Don't You Believe Me? - Joni James (4 weeks)
• 1969 - Come Together / Something - Beatles (1 week)
• 1975 - Fly, Robin, Fly - Silver Convention (3 weeks)
• 1986 - You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi (1 week)
• 2014 - Blank Space - Taylor Swift (7 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Albums 

• 1952 - Liberace at the Piano - Liberace (1 week)
• 1975 - Red Octopus - Jefferson Starship (1 week)
• 1986 - Live / 1975-1985 - Bruce Springsteen (7 weeks)
• 1997 - Higher Ground - Barbra Streisand (1 week)
• 2003 - The Black Album - Jay-Z (1 week)
• 2008 - Fearless - Taylor Swift (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. R&B Singles

• 1975 - That's the Way (I Like It) - K.C. & the Sunshine Band (1 week)
• 2008 - Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) - Beyonce (12 weeks)

Number Ones – U.S. Country Singles

• 1975 - It's All In the Movies - Merle Haggard (1 week)
• 1980 - If You Ever Change Your Mind - Crystal Gayle (1 week)
• 1986 - Touch Me When We're Dancing - Alabama (1 week)

Number Ones – U.S. Adult Contemporary Singles

• No Adult Contemporary Singles reached number 1 on November 29

Number Ones – U.K. Singles

• 1975 - Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen (9 weeks)
• 1980 - Super Trouper - ABBA (3 weeks)
• 1997 - Perfect Day - Various Artists (2 weeks)
• 2003 - Mandy - Westlife (1 week)
• 2008 - If I Were a Boy - Beyonce (1 week)
• 2014 - Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid 30 (1 week)

Number Ones – U.K. Albums 

• 1997 - Let's Talk About Love - Celine Dion (2 weeks)
• 2003 - Number Ones - Michael Jackson (1 week)
• 2008 - Spirit - Leona Lewis (1 week)
• 2014 - Four - One Direction (1 week)