1956, Police used tear gas to break up a riot that broke out during a Fats Domino concert in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Fats and three of his sidemen suffer minor injuries.
1963, Peter Paul and Mary started a five week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'In The Wind' the group's second No.1.
1963, The Konrads, (featuring David Bowie), appeared at Shirley Parish Hall, Shirley, Croydon, England.
1964, During a live 'Ready Steady Go!' TV show, singing 'Donna The Prima Donna' Dion walked off the show after becoming irritated by the audience dancing around him.
1967, Tom Jones kicked off a 22 date UK tour at Finsbury Park, Astoria with Kathy Kirby and The Ted Heath Orchestra.
1967, The Beatles completed recording their next single ‘Hello Goodbye’ at Abbey Road studios London with a second Paul McCartney bass line. The McCartney song had been selected for the A-side for The Beatles next single, the flip side to be Lennon’s ‘I Am the Walrus.’
1968, The Doors played 2 shows at the Veterans Memorial Hall, Columbus, Ohio.
1970, Grand Funk Railroad and Black Sabbath appeared at the San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, California.
1974, Crosby Stills Nash & Young went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'So Far', the group's third US No.1.
1974, George Harrison became the first Beatle to undertake a solo world tour when he played the first show of a 30-night tour in Vancouver, Canada.
1974, Stevie Wonder went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'You Haven't Done Nothin', the singers fourth US No.1. It featured The Jackson Five on backing vocals.
1979, AC/DC played the second of three sold out nights at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, with Def Leppard supporting.
1984, The Rev Marvin Gaye Sr. was sentenced to five years in prison for the manslaughter of his son, Marvin Gaye.
1984, U2 kicked off 10-date UK tour at London Academy, Brixton, London.
1985, Simple Minds scored their second UK No.1 album with 'Once Upon A Time.'
1985, Stevie Wonder went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Part-time Lover', his 9th US No.1.
1985, The TV soundtrack from Miami Vice went to No.1 on the US album chart. It spent a total of 11 weeks at No.1.
1987, Eric Clapton played the first of three nights at The Budokan, Tokyo.
1996, Counting Crows went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Recovering From Satellites'. The album peaked at No.4 in the UK.
2001, Slipknot kicked off a 6-date UK tour at Cardiff Arena in Wales.
2007, Led Zeppelin's eagerly-awaited reunion concert in London was postponed for two weeks after guitarist Jimmy Page broke a finger. The tribute concert in honour of late Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun scheduled for 26 November would now take place on 10 December. More than a million fans applied for the 20,000 tickets available, which cost £125 each. Profits from the show would go towards scholarships in Ertegun's name in the UK, USA and the country of his birth Turkey.
2007, Ozzy Osbourne claimed his reputation had been tarnished after a party supposedly involving him was organised by US police officers to round up missing criminal suspects. Over 500 people in North Dakota with outstanding arrest warrants were sent invitations and more than 30 suspects turned up. Osbourne said it was "insulting" that his name had been used but police argued it was a "creative" way to fight crime. Ozzy had been selected because he was due to play a gig in a nearby arena, which was used to explain why he would supposedly have attending the party.
Happy Rock-n-Roll Birthdays to...
1941, Bruce Welch, The Shadows
1944, Keith Emerson, The Nice, ELP
1956, Chris Fairbrass, Right Said Fred
1957, Carter Beauford, Dave Matthews Band,
1961, Kathryn Dawn Lang, (kd Lang)
1965, Bobby Dall, Poison
1969, Reginald Arvizu, Korn
1975, Chris Walla, Death Cab for Cutie
1979, Nelly
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