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Today In R&R History November 1st
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Rock and Roll Birthdays
November 1st
- November 1st Birthday, Saxophonist Mike Burney from Roy Wood’s Wizzard, born in Great Barr, Birmingham, England in 1938.
- November 1st Birthday, Singer, songwriter and author Kinky Friedman, born Richard Friedman in 1944 in Chicago, Illinois.
- November 1st Birthday, Family and Blind Faith bassist Rick Grech, born Richard Roman Grechko in 1946 in Bordeaux, France. He died on March 17th, 1990, at forty-three years old.
- November 1st Birthday, Songwriter, record producer, playwright and solo artist Jim Steinman, born in Hewlett, New York in 1947. Steinman’s biggest hits were the “Bat Out Of Hell” collaboration with Meat Loaf and “Total Eclipse Of The Heart,” which he wrote for Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. Steinman died at 73 years old in Danbury, Connecticut.
- November 1st Birthday, Musician, composer, arranger, record producer David Foster, born in 1949 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
- November 1st Birthday, Dan Peek from the band America, born in 1950 in Panama City, Florida. Peek died on July 24th, 2011 at the age of 60 in his Farmington, Missouri home.
- November 1st Birthday, Kool and The Gang saxophonist, singer and songwriter Ronald “Kool” Bell, born in 1951 in Youngstown, Ohio. He passed away on September 9th, 2021 at the age of 68.
- November 1st Birthday, Singer, songwriter, actor Lyle Lovett, born in 1957 in Houston, Texas.
- November 1st Birthday, a-ha singer, keyboardist and guitarist Mags, born Magne Furuholmen in Oslo, Norway in 1962.
- November 1st Birthday, Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis, born in 1962 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- November 1st Birthday, Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen, born in Dronfield, Derbyshire, England in 1963.
Today In Rock and Roll History
November 1st
- November 1st, 1957 Buddy Holly And The Crickets started a three-week run at No. 1 on the UK singles chart with “That’ll Be The Day.”
- November 1st, 1958 “Cannonball” by Duane Eddy His Twangy Guitar and The Rebels enters the singles charts on the Jamie Records label. The song was co-written by Lee Hazelwood and Duane Eddy and co-produced by Hazelwood with Lester Sill. “Cannonball” peaked at No. 15 on November 22nd.
- November 1st, 1960 RCA Victor Records release “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” backed with “I Gotta Know” by Elvis Presley on 45. Originally done by Charles Hart in 1927, “Are You Lonesome Tonight?” was co-written by Lou Handman and Roy Turk. Sessions for the song began on April 4th with The Jordanaires on backing vocals. The record went to No. 1 in the US on December 3rd.
- November 1st, 1963 Parlophone Records in Britain release “The Beatles No. 1” EP, the third extended play seven inch issued by Parlophone by The Beatles in England.
- November 1st, 1963 Decca Records release “I Wanna Be Your Man” by The Rolling Stones on 45, the band’s third single release in Britain. Issued in America in February 1964, the song was co-written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and given to the Stones to record.
- November 1st, 1964 The Dave Clark Five makes their US television debut on CBS-TV’s The Ed Sullivan Show. The band played two songs before the live studio audience, “Anyway You Want It” and “Because.”
- November 1st, 1965 Tamla Records release the first album by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles. “Going To A Go-Go” featured the hits “The Tracks Of My Tears,” “Ooo Baby Baby” and the record’s title track. The LP peaked at No. 8 on February 26th, 1966.
- November 1st, 1966 Columbia Records release “Invitation To Cry” by New York City band The Magicians on 45. Band drummer Alan Gordon co-wrote the song with a non-member of the group, saxophonist Jimmy Woods. The track was co-produced and engineered by Bob Wylde and Art Polhemus, partners in the record production company Longhair Productions. Gordon and singer Gary Bonner became hit songwriters, writing The Turtles’ “Happy Together” and Three Dog Night’s “Celebrate,” among others.
- November 1st, 1966 With “Good Vibrations” at the top of the British singles chart, The Beach Boys kick off their first tour of England at the first of seven sold out shows in the Finsbury Park Astoria in London, England.
- November 1st, 1967 Elektra Records release “Forever Changes,” the third studio album by Love. Co-produced by Love’s Arthur Lee and withBruce Botnick at Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood, California, it was the final album recorded by the original band lineup. Lee and Botnick brought members of The Wrecking Crew in for the first session for the recording with band members not engaged in the project. The result was a rekindling of band spirits, which led to perhaps the best album of Love’s career. The record went to No. 24 in Britain and is now considered a touchstone of American psychedelia and a further step from the band’s folk-rock beginnings. In America, “Forever Changes” peaked at No. 154 on February 3rd, 1968.
- November 1st, 1968 Apple Records release the first album by George Harrison. “Wonderwall Music” was essentially the soundtrack of the Joe Massot film Wonderwall.Recorded in sessions in both withIndia local musicians and in London with The Remo Four as the backing band. Eric Clapton and Peter Tork guest on the record as well. “Wonderwall Music” peaked at No. 49 on March 1st, 1969.
- November 1st, 1968 Epic Records release “Everyday People” by Sly & The Family Stone on 45. Written and produced by Sly Stone, the record entered the charts in November and was the band’s first single to go to No. 1 in the states on February 9th, 1969, holding the top spot for four weeks. The record was certified Gold for a million copies sold on February 13th.
- November 1st, 1969 Rare Earth Records release “S. F. Sorrow” by the Pretty Things in America. Issued in Britain in December 1968, it is considered one of the first “rock operas” and was an influence on Pete Townshend when he wrote songs for the Who’s “Tommy” project. Recorded at EMI Studios in London with producer Norman Smith, the words for the songs were based a short story by vocalist Phil May.
- November 1st, 1969 “Suspicious Minds” reaches the top of the US singles charts, becoming Elvis Presley’s seventeenth and final US No. 1 hit during his lifetime.
- November 1st, 1969 Rare Earth Records release “Get Ready,” the second studio album by Rare Earth. The record includes a side-long live version of the Smokey Robinson written title track that was edited down and released as a hit single. The record peaked at No. 12 on June 27th, 1970.
- November 1st, 1969 Mercury Records release “The Rod Stewart Album”. Rod’s first stateside album release was recorded at Landsdowne and Olympic Studios in London with producer Lou Reizner. In Britain, the record was issued the previous February as “An Old Raincoat Won’t Ever Let You Down.” Session players on the record include Keith Emerson, Ron Wood and Ian McLagan, Mickey Waller and Martin Quittenton. The record peaked at No. 139 in America on March 11th, 1972.
- November 1st, 1970 Island Records in Britain release “Bryter Layter,” the second album by folk singer, songwriter Nick Drake. Fairport Convention’s Dave Pegg and Dave Mattacks play on the record, produced by Joe Boyd.
- November 1st, 1970 Warner Brothers Records release “American Beauty” by The Grateful Dead. It was The Dead’s fifth studio album, recorded only a few months after the release of the “Workingman’s Dead” LP. “American Beauty” reached No. 19 in the charts on November 14th.
- November 1st, 1971 Family Productions Records release “Cold Spring Harbor,” the first solo album by Billy Joel. Produced by Artie Ripp, arranged and conducted by Jimmie Haskell, session musicians on the album include Larry Knechtel on bass, Hal Blaine and Denny Seiwell on drums, Sneaky Pete Kleinow on pedal steel guitar and Joe Osborn on bass. A mixing error by Artie Ripp caused the album to be mastered too fast, with Joel’s voice pitched higher than intended. A 1983 re-release of the LP through Columbia Records corrected the error.
- November 1st, 1972 Slade’s third studio LP “Slayed?” is released on Polydor Records. Produced by Chas Chandler, the record went to No. 1 in Britain and No. 69 in the US, on July 7th.
- November 1st, 1973 Warner Brothers Records release the self-titled debut album by Montrose. Featuring guitarist Ronnie Montrose, singer and guitarist Sammy Hagar and future Heart drummer Denny Caramassi, the LP peaked at No. 133 on June 15th, 1974.
- November 1st, 1973 Polydor records release “Stranded,” the third studio LP by Roxy Music in Britain. Produced by Chris Thomas at AIR Studios in London, the band recruited violinist and keyboard player Eddie Jobson and bassist John Gustafson for the sessions. The album hit No. 1 on the UK charts, No. 186 in the US on June 1stfollowing an April 1974 release in the states.
- November 1st, 1974 Swan Song Records release “Silk Torpedo,” the seventh album by Pretty Things. Recorded at Olympic Studios in London with Norman Smith producing and Keith Harwood engineering the sessions, the album peaked at No. 104 on April 12th. 1975.
- November 1st, 1974 “You Haven’t Done Nothin” by Stevie Wonder was the No. 1 single in the US.
- November 1st, 1974 Harvest Records release “Flashes From The Archives Of Oblivion,” a double album live set by Roy Harper. Produced by Peter Jenner, the record was a compilation of live performances. “Too Many Movies” and “Home” were recorded at London’s Rainbow Theatre on February 14th and feature Jimmy Page on guitar.
- November 1st, 1975 Capitol Records release “Northern Lights, Southern Cross” the seventh studio by The Band. It was the first album The Band recorded at their new Shangri-La Studios and the first album of all-new material since 1971’s “Cahoots,” with the live set “Rock Of Ages” and their album of cover versions “Moondog Matinee” issued in between. The album reached No. 26 on January 31st.
- November 1st, 1975 “Island Girl” by Elton John begins a three-week run as the No. 1 record in the US.
- November 1st, 1975 Capitol Records release “Fox On The Run” on 45 by The Sweet. The song was co-written by the four members of the band. The hit single was a rerecording of the song. The original appears on the British version of the band’s “Desolation Boulevard” album and was co-produced by Mike Chapman in association with Nicky Chinn. The US version was self-produced by The Sweet. “Fox On The Run” was No. 1 in Australia for five weeks. The record entered the charts in America two weeks after its’ release and went to No. 5 on January 17th, 1976.
- November 1st, 1982 Atlantic Records release “Hello, I Must Be Going,” the second solo album by Phil Collins. The sessions were co-produced by Collins and Hugh Padgham at Old Croft in Shalford, Surrey, Fisher Lane Farm in Chiddingfold, Surrey and both The Town House and CBS Studios in London. The LP featured the hits “I Don’t Care Anymore,” “I Cannot Believe It’s True” and “You Can’t Hurry Love.” The record peaked at No. 8 on February 5th.
- November 1st, 1993 Paul McCartney and Youth release the album “Strawberry Oceans Ship Forest,” the first album credited to The Fireman. The LP consists of remixes of samples from McCartney’s “Off The Ground” album sessions and from Wings’ “Back To The Egg” LP. The record was produced at McCartney’s Hog Hill Studio in Rye, Scotland.
- November 1st, 1994 DGC Records release “MTV Unplugged In New York” by Nirvana. The record peaked at No. 1 on November 19th.
- November 1st, 1994 The American Recording label release “Amorica,” the third album by The Black Crowes. The LP was recorded May through August with Jack Joseph Puig and The Black Crowes producing. “Amorica” peaked at No.11 on November 19th.
- November 1st, 1994 Warner Brothers Records release “Wildflowers,” the second solo album by Tom Petty. Co-Produced by Rick Rubin and Tom Petty, the album sold three million copies, initially peaking at No. 8 on the album charts, but went to No. 5 after Petty’s death, on October 31st, 2020.
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. The Nice back Harper on the song “Hell’s Angels.”
- 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.
- 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.
This Week In Rock and Roll History
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