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Today In R&R History November 14th
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Rock and Roll Birthdays
November 14th
- November 14th Birthday, Chicago blues harp legend Carey Bell born in 1936 in Macon, Mississippi. He passed away on May 6th, 2007 at the age of 70.
- November 14th Birthday, Singer Cornelius Gunter from The Coasters, born in Coffeyville, Kansas in 1936. Gunter passed away on February 26th, 1990 at the age of 53.
- November 14th Birthday, Freddie Garrity singer from Freddie and the Dreamers, born in Manchester, England in 1936. Garrity died on May 16th, 2006, aged 69.
- November 14th Birthday, Zydeco artist Buckwheat Zydeco, born Stanley Dural Jr. in 1947 in Lafayette, Louisiana. He passed away on September 24th, 2016 at the age of 68.
- November 14th Birthday, Guitarist, singer and songwriter James “JY” Young from Styx, born in Chicago, Illinois in 1949.
- November 14th Birthday, Singer songwriter, solo artist Stephen Bishop, born in San Diego, California in 1951.
- November 14th Birthday, Bon Jovi bassist Alec John Such, born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey in 1951. He passed away on June 5th, 2022.
- November 14th Birthday, Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali, born in Queens, New York City in 1951. He passed away on August 20th, 2020 at the age of 68.
Today In Rock and Roll History
November 14th
- November 14th, 1956 Jerry Lee Lewis first Sun Records recording session produces the track “End Of The Road.” Written by and credited to Jerry Lee Lewis With His Pumping Piano, “End Of The Road” was released as the B-side of “Crazy Arms” on December 1st.
- November 14th, 1960 Elvis Presley’s “It’s Now Or Never” sells seven hundred and eighty-thousand copies in Britain during its first week of release, making it the fastest-selling song in the country’s history.
- November 14th, 1960 Scepter Records release The Shirelles “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” on 45. Some radio stations banned the record because they had felt the lyrics were too sexually charged. Co-written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, the record made the Shirelles the first black all-girl group to hit No. 1 on January 30th, 1961.
- November 14th, 1961 The Everly Brothers record “Crying In The Rain,” co-written by Brill Building songwriters Howard Greenfield and Carole King. The record was released by Warner Brothers Records on December 22nd backed with “I’m Not Angry.” On February 18th, 1962, on weekend leave from marine training, The Everly Brothers appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, in full uniform and regulation cropped hair, singing their new single. The song would hit No. 6 in March 1962, becoming their twenty-fourth US Top Forty hit.
- November 14th, 1962 Bob Dylan records “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right.” The melody is based on the public domain traditional song “Who’s Gonna Buy Your Chickens When I’m Gone.” Dylan’s song was released as a single in August 1963, but became a No. 9 hit for Peter, Paul and Mary on October 26th, 1963.
- November 14th, 1966 MGM Records release “Boy Wonder I Love You” backed with “Oranged Colored Sky” by TV actor Burt Ward on 45. “Boy Wonder, I Love You” was written by Frank Zappa. The B-side was a co-write between Milton DeLugg and Willie Stein. Both sides were produced by Tom Wilson and arranged and conducted by Zappa at TTG Studios.
- November 14th, 1966 Stax Records release “Try A Little Tenderness” by Otis Redding on 45. Stax staff producer Isaac Hayes arranged the session with backing by Booker T. and the M.G.s. Co-written by Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly and Harry M. Woods, “Try A Little Tenderness” was first recorded on December 8th, 1932, by the Ray Noble Orchestra. The Otis Redding record peaked at No. 25 in the US on January 28th, 1967, No. 23 in Canada.
- November 14th, 1967 Tamla Records release “If I Could Build My Whole World Around You” backed with “If This World Were Mine,” the third single by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. Producers Johnny Bristol and Harvey Fuqua wrote the song with Vernon Bullock. The track was Gaye and Terrell’s second 45 to reach the Top Ten on both the Pop and R&B charts. Backing the duo on the recording were Motown house band The Funk Brothers. The record peaked at No. 10 on January 20th. “If This World Were Mine” was written by Marvin Gaye and had a chart run of its own, peaking at No. 68 on March 30th.
- November 14th, 1969 The self-titled second album by David Bowie is released by Philips Records in Britain. Recorded at Trident Studios in London in June through October with producer Gus Dudgeon, who did the “Space Oddity” session with an arrangement by Paul Buckmaster. The rest of the LP done with Tony Visconti producing. Session musician bassist Herbie Flowers, keyboardist Rick Wakeman, drummer Terry Cox and the band Junior’s Eyes all played on the record. The album was released as “Man Of Words/Man Of Music” by Mercury Records in January in the US and later, as “Space Oddity” in 1972.
- November 14th, 1969 “Reflections Of My Life” by Scottish band Marmalade is released in Britain, recorded over three days of sessions in October 1969 at Decca Studios One and Two in West Hempstead, London. Co-written by Junior Campbell and Thomas McAleese and self-produced by the band, the single was issued on January 17th, 1970 in the US, earned a Gold Record for one million copies sold and hit No. 10 in the US on May 9th, No. 3 in Britain.
- November 14th, 1970 “Pay To The Piper” by Chairmen Of The Board enters the singles charts. When the production team of Holland Dozier Holland left Motown to write and record for their own Invictus and Hot Wax record labels, they teamed vocalist General Johnson with Eddie Custis, Danny Woods and Canadian born Harrison Kennedy and they became Chairmen Of The Board. “Pay To The Piper” was their fourth single, hitting No. 13 in America on January 9th, 1971.
- November 14th, 1969 Parlophone Records release “The Eagle Flies Tonight” backed with “Give It All Back,” the ninth and final single by Simon Dupree and The Big Sound on 45. The A-side was written by Tony Hazzard, who wrote hits for The Hollies, Manfred Mann, The Yardbirds and others. “Give It All Back” was co-written by the three Shulman brothers, Derek, Phil and Ray, later of Gentle Giant. Elton John played piano on the session.
- November 14th, 1970 Harvest Records release “Barrett,” the second and final solo album of new material by former Pink Floyd guitarist and songwriter Syd Barrett. Sessions with producers David Gilmour and Rick Wright of Pink Floyd began at EMI Studios in London. Gilmour and Wright contributed bass guitar and keyboards to the sessions, along with future Humble Pie drummer Jerry Shirley.
- November 14th, 1970 MGM Records release “One Bad Apple” by The Osmonds. Written by George Jackson, Rick Hall recorded and produced the song at his FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. The record entered the charts on January 2nd, 1971 and went to No. 1 in both the US and Canada on February 13th.
- November 14th, 1970 Bell Record release “Knock Three Times” by Dawn on 45. Recorded prior to actually forming a touring act with singers Telma Hopkins and Joyce Vincent Wilson, record producer Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis renamed himself Tony Orlando, cut the single himself and released it under the name “Dawn.” The singers on the recording were Tony Orlando, Toni Wine and Linda November. After entering the charts a week later, the single hit No. 1 on January 23rdand sold six million copies.
- November 14th, 1970 “Who Needs Ya” by Steppenwolf enters the singles charts, produced by Richard Podolor for Dunhill Records for the “Steppenwolf 7” album. The song was co-written by Larry Byrom and John Kay. Released October 31st, the 45 reached No. 54 in America on December 19th.
- November 14th, 1975 Vertigo Record in Britain release “Gamblin’ Bar Room Blues” backed with “Shake That Thing” by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band on 45. The A-side was co-written by country music singer, a member of the Country Music and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, James Rogers and Western Swing Hall of Famer Shelley Lee Alley. The B-side was a Harvey original. The record was produced by David Batchelor.
- November 14th, 1975 Island Records release “Another Green World,” the third studio album by Brian Eno. Five of the LP’s fourteen tracks have vocals, the remaining tracklist began Eno’s progression into the ambient music genre. Co-produced by Eno and Rhett Davies. The record was taped at Island Studios in Notting Hill, London in July and August. Half of the album’s songs were played by Eno himself. The remaining songs feature guest musicians including Robert Fripp, Phil Collins, Percy Jones, John Cale and others.
- November 14th, 1975 Virgin Records release “In Dulci Jubilo” by Mike Oldfield as a stand-alone single. The track was written and produced by Oldfield during the same sessions as his “Ommadawn” LP, issued a month later. The single went to No. 4 in the UK in January 1976.
- November 14th, 1975 Island Records in England release “Another Green World,” the third studio album by former Roxy Music keyboardist Brian Eno. Co-produced by Eno and Rhett Davies, the album was recorded at Island Studios in London from July through August. It was Eno’s transitional work, moving away from his rock music past towards minimalist ambient music. The LP features session work from Robert Fripp, Phil Collins and John Cale.
- November 14th, 1979 Reprise Records release “Live Rust” by Neil Young and Crazy Horse, a double live album recorded in October 1978 during the band’s “Rust Never Sleeps” tour. Issued as a companion to the Neil Young directed Live Rust film, the record peaked at No. 15 on February 2nd.
- November 14th, 1981 The Police hit No. 1 with “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic.”
- November 14th, 1981 Hall and Oates’ “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)” enters the singles charts. Hall and Oates self-produced the track and co-wrote the song with Sara Allen. The record would hit No. 1 in the US, the duos fourth, on January 30th, 1982. “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do)” went to No. 8 in Britain.
- November 14th, 1983 RCA Records release “Touch,” the third album by the Eurythmics. The LP was produced by David Allen Stewart at the band’s home studio, The Church, in London, England. Michael Kamen arranged and conducted the strings on the record. “Touch” peaked at No. 7 on April 7th, 1984.
- November 14th, 1995 Rolling Stones Records release “Stripped” by The Rolling Stones. The album was an overdubs-free collection of live and studio recordings. Most of the tracks were from The Stones’ back catalog, with covers of Bob Dylan’s “Like A Rolling Stone” and Muddy Waters’ “Little Baby.” The record peaked at No. 9 in both Britain and in the US, on December 2nd.
- November 14th, 2000 MCA Records release “Showbiz Kids: The Steely Dan Story, 1972-1980. The thirty-three-track collection brought together songs from the band’s first seven studio albums and the song “FM” from the movie soundtrack.
Miscellaneous November
- November 1952 King Records release “Big Ten-Inch (Record)” by Bull Moose Jackson on 78 rpm disc. Ther song was written by Fred Weismantel. Jackson was backed on the session by Tiny Bradshaw’s Orchestra. Aerosmith covered the song on their 1975 LP “Toys In The Attic.”
- November 1954 Atlantic Records release “Tweedlee Dee” by LaVern Baker and The Gliders as both a 45 and 78 rpm single. The song was written by Winfield Scott, also known as Robie Kirk, a member of the vocal group The Cues. The track was taped at Atlantic Studios in New York City. The record was Baker’s first hit, peaking at No. 1 on the national R&B charts, No. 14 on the Pop charts.
- November 1957 Liberty Records release “Twenty Flight Rock” by Eddie Cochran on 45. Originally performed by Cochran in the comedy film The Girl Can’t Help It in July 1956 at Gold Star Studios, with Connie Smith on the bull fiddle and Jerry Capehart thumping a soup carton. Co-written by Eddie Cochran and Ned Fairchild, Cochran re-recorded the song sometime between May to August 1957 with producer Simon Jackson. This later version was the one Liberty chose to release.
- November 1958 Capitol Records release “Record Date,” the third album by Gene Vincent and The Blue Caps.
- November 1962 Amy Records release “Noise” backed with “Cards Of Love,” the second single credited to Tico, a pseudonym for Paul Simon. Both songs were written and produced by band member Paul Simon, credited to Jerry Landis.
- November 1964 Snap Records out of Niles, Michigan, release “Hanky-Panky” backed with “Thunderbolt,” the label’s second single by The Shondells. Both songs were produced by Larry Deafenbaugh. “Hanky-Panky” was credited on original pressings to Tommy (James) Jackson, later changed to the correct Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich credits. Red Fox Records briefly reissued the single early in 1966 until Morris Levy’s Roulette Records bought the rights to the record after significant radio airplay in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dropping the hyphen in the title and the band credit to Tommy Jasmes and The Shondells, Roulette took the single to No. 1 on July 16th, 1966.
- November 1964 Pickwick City Records release “The Ostrich” backed with “Sneaky Pete,” a one-off single by Lou Reed under the name The Primitives. The song was co-written by Jerry Pellegrino under the name Jerry Vance, Jimmie Sims, Lou Reed and Philiip Teitelbaum under the name Terry Philips. Future Velvet Underground bandmates Reed and John Cale play on the track. The record was pressed up to distribute to DJ’s but no stock copies for sale are known to exist.
- November 1966 ARA Records out of Texas release “If You Really Want Me To Stay” backed with “Good Time Trippin’,” the second single by The Warlocks. The band featured brothers Rocky and Dusty Hill. The band would change their name to American Blues when drummer Frank Beard joined. Beard and Dusty Hill would later join Billy Gibbons in ZZ Top.
- November 1968 Immediate Records release “Ars Longa Vita Brevis,” the second album by The Nice. Guitarist Davy O’List quit during the sessions for the album. The record was completed as a trio, keyboardist Keith Emerson, Bassist Lee Jackson and drummer Brian Davison.
- November 1968 Transatlantic Record release “Sweet Child,” the second album by British folk group Pentangle. The first disc in the set was recorded live, the second was a studio set. The album came out in America in February 1969.
- November 1969 CBS Records in Britain release the “Flat Baroque And Berserk” LP by Roy Harper. The album was recorded at Les Cousins folk club in London and at EMI Studios in London with producer Peter Jenner. The record peaked at No. 20 in Britain. The Nice back Harper on the song “Hell’s Angels.”
- November 1969 Immediate Records in England release the second studio album by Humble Pie “Town And Country.” Recorded at Olympic Studios in London with producer Andy Johns, all four members of the band, Peter Frampton, Steve Marriot, Greg Ridley and Jerry Shirley contributed solo compositions to the album.
- November 1972 United Artists Records release “Ege Bamyasi,” the third studio album by Can.
- November 1973 Reprise Records release “Time Fades Away” by Neil Young on 45. The song served as the title track of Young’s then-current LP. “Time Fades Away” was written by Neil Young, co-written by Young and Elliot Mazur.
- November 1973 Kiki Dee’s LP “Loving & Free” released on the Rocket Records label. Produced by Elton John and Clive Franks with Elton, Dee Murray, Davey Johnstone, Nigel Olsson, Dave Mattacks, Gerry Conway and others. Elton plays on “If It Rains,” “Lonnie and Josie,” “You Put Something Better Inside Me,” “Supercool,” “Rest My Head,” “Song For Adam” and “Sugar On The Floor.” The album was recorded at AIR and Nova Studios in London between April 28thand June 22nd, 1973. “Living & Free” was a No. 13 hit single in England. Later reissues of the record included the original B-side of the “Lonnie and Josie” on Rocket Records with Elton on piano.
- November 1973 Island Records in Britain release the “No Pussyfooting” LP by Fripp and Eno, Robert Fripp and Brian Eno. Co-composed and produced by the two, the record was recorded during session in September 1972 and August 1973 at Eno’s home studio in Mida Vale, London and Command Studios in Picadilly, London. The album marked the beginning of a series of released tape delay experiments Fripp would further develop and name Frippertronics.
- November 1974 Island Records in Britain release “Taking Tiger Mountain By Strategy” by Brian Eno. The LP was recorded at Island Studios in London in September with Eno producing. The sessions included guest Phil Manzanera, Robert Wyatt, Andy MacKay, Phil Collins and others.
- November 1975 Island Records in Britain release “Pour Down Like Silver” by Richard and Linda Thompson. Featuring Richard Thompson’s former Fairport Convention band mates on the session, “Pour Down Like Silver” was recorded during the summer at Sound Techniques Studios in London, with John Wood engineering.
- November 1975 Obscure Records release the “Discreet Music” LP by Brian Eno. The B side is credited on the sleeve as being performed by The Cockpit Ensemble conducted by Gavin Bryars, who also helped arrange the pieces. The album was released on the Obscure Records label, founded by Brian Eno with help from composers Gavin Bryars and Michael Nyman. The ten albums the label issued from 1975 through 1978 were experimental in nature and all were produced by Eno. “Discreet Music” was the label’s third release. Side one was recorded May 9th, 1975 at Eno’s home studio. Side two was recorded at Trident Studios in London on September 12th, 1975.
- November 1977 Mountain Records prepare a final single by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band “No Complaints Department” for release. Co-written by Alex Harvey and Jimmy Grimes, the record was pulled from being issued. Grimes had been a member of Harvey’s group Alex Harvey’s Big Soul Band in the 1960’s.
- November 1978 Warner Brothers Records release “Keep Your Hands On The Wheel (Said Marie To The Driver)” backed with “Giant Footsteps” by Roy Wood on 45. “Keep Your Hands On The Wheel (Said Marie To The Driver)” was from the LP On The Road Again,” produced and written by Wood and features Led zeppelin’s John Bonham on drums. Roy Wood, Annie Haslam and drummer Dave Donovan co-wrote the Non-LP B-side.
- November 1979 Chrysalis Records in Britain release “Union City Blue” by Blondie on 45. The song was co-written by Debby Harry and bassist Nigel Harrison. Harry based her lyrics on her experience acting in the film Union City. Produced by Mike Chapman from Blondie’s “Eat To The Beat” LP, the song went to No. 13 in the British singles charts.
- November 1982 Mushroom Records in Australia release “Enz Of An Era,” a compilation album by Split Enz to mark the band’s first ten years together. The record went to No. 1 in New Zealand.
- November 1983 Virgin Records in Britain release “Thanks For Christmas” by The Three Wise Men on 45. The band is actually XTC under a different name. Credited to Kaspar, Melchior and Balthazar, presumably XTC’s Andy Partridge, Colin Moulding and Dave Gregory. The song was co-produced by the band and David Lord at Crescent Studios in Bath, Somerset, England.
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