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Rock and Roll Birthdays
November 7th
- November 7th Birthday, Guitarist, singer, solo artist Johnny Rivers, born John Henry Ramistella in New York City in 1942.
- November 7th Birthday, Singer, songwriter Joni Mitchell, born Roberta Joan Anderson in 1943 in Ft. McLeod, Alberta, Canada.
- November 7th Birthday, Kiss guitarist Tommy Thayer, born in 1960 in Portland, Oregon.
Today In Rock and Roll History
November 7th
- November 7th, 1959 Smokey Robinson marries Claudette Rogers, still a member of the Miracles and the eventual inspiration for his song “My Girl,” made famous by The Temptations.
- November 7th, 1964 Amy Records release “Keep Searchin’ (We’ll Follow The Sun)” by Del Shannon on 45. Written by Shannon and produced by Harry Balk, the record peaked at No. 9 on January 30th, 1965.
- November 7th, 1966 Wilson Pickett’s “Mustang Sally” is released by Atlantic Records. Written and first recorded by Mack Rice in 1965, the Wilson Pickett recording was co-produced by Jerry Wexler and Rick Hall. Wilson Pickett and Mack Rice were both former members of the Detroit vocal group The Falcons. The single went to No. 23 on December 24th.
- November 7th, 1967 During Pink Floyd’s first trip to America, the band made their US TV debut, miming their forthcoming new single “Apples And Oranges” on American Bandstand.
- November 7th, 1969 Bell Records in Britain release “Hitchin’ A Ride” by Vanity Fare. Co-written by Mitch Murray and Peter Callander, the single reached No. 16 in England in February. Co-produced by Roger Easterby and Des Champ, the record was a bigger hit in the US. Released in March it peaked at No. 5 on June 27th, 1970 and achieved Gold Record status with sales of over a million copies.
- November 7th, 1969 Vertigo Records in England release “Manfred Mann Chapter Three,” the band’s debut album. The group formed around keyboardist Manfred Mann and singer Mike Hugg.
- November 7th, 1969 Led Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love” is released as a single only in the US backed with “Livin’ Lovin’ Maid (She’s Just A Woman).” Originally credited to the four members of Led Zeppelin, the tune borrows heavily from Willie Dixon’s “You Need Love.” Dixon is now credited as co-author of the song with the four members of Led Zeppelin. The A side of the record was recorded at Olympic Studios in London with Jimmy Page producing. Sessions for the B-side were at Morgan Studios. Several mixes of “Whole Lotta Love” were prepared for radio airplay with both short and long versions on the promotional singles issued to radio stations. The record went to No. 4 on January 31st, 1970.
- November 7th, 1969 Harvest Records release Pink Floyd’s fourth album, the double record set “Ummagumma,” following an October 25th release in Britain, The double album was half-live and half studio recordings. The first disc were live recordings from concerts at Mothers Club in Birmingham and the College of Commerce in Manchester. The second disc featured solo compositions by the four members of Pink Floyd. “Ummagumma” peaked at 74 on March 21st, 1970.
- November 7th, 1969 Apple Records release “The Wedding Album,” the third avant-garde LP by John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
- November 7th, 1969 The Rolling Stones opened their first US concert tour in three years at Colorado State University with new guitarist Mick Taylor.
- November 7th, 1970 “One Man Band” by Three Dog Night enters the singles charts. The song was co-written by Billy Fox, Tommy Kaye and January Tyme. Kaye was better known as songwriter, record producer and solo artist Thomas Jefferson Kaye. The track was produced by Richard Podolor. The single went to No. 19 in America on January 9th, No. 6 in Canada.
- November 7th, 1970 “Greatest Hits” by Sly & The Family Stone enters the album charts following an October release on Epic Records. The LP peaked at No. 2 on December 19th.
- November 7th, 1971 “Stoned Cowboy” by the group Fantasy enters the singles charts. The 45 was an edit of the full-length instrumental album track. The song was co-written by David Robert Robbins, Gregory Scott Kimple, Mario Anthony Russo and Vincent James DeMeo, Jr. The track’s production credit went to Bennett and Bennett. Released in August “Stoned Cowboy” was the group’s only charting single, peaking at No. 77 on November 28th.
- November 7th, 1972 Reprise Records release the soundtrack album from “Journey Into The Past,” a film by Neil Young. The double album set serves as a retrospective of the early part of Young’s career in music, covering his time with Buffalo Springfield, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young and solo work. The record peaked at No. 45 on February 3rd, 1973.
- November 7th, 1975 Elton John’s LP “Rock Of The Westies” hits No. 1 in its first week on the album charts.
- November 7th, 1978 Atlantic Records release “Release Release” backed with “Don’t Kill The Whale” by Yes on 45, issued from the band’s “Tormato” LP. In Britain, “Don’t Kill The Whale” was issued as a single A-side where it went to No. 36 on the singles charts, co-written by Jon Anderson and Chris Squire. The US A-side, “Release, Release” was co-written by Anderson, Squire and Alan White and was self-produced by the band.
- November 7th, 1980 Asylum Records release the double album “Eagles Live” set. Most of the album had been recorded in July 1980, with some tracks dating back to October 1976. The record went to No. 6 on December 20th.
- November 7th, 1980 Atlantic Records release “Song Of Seven,” the second solo album by Yes singer Jon Anderson. Self-produced by Anderson, Pilot guitarist Ian Bairnson and Sensational Alex Harvey Band played guitar and Jack Bruce were among the guest musicians on the sessions. The LP peaked at No. 143 on January 17th, 1981.
- November 7th, 1981 Columbia Records release “Get Lucky,” the second studio album by Loverboy. The LP featured the hit “Working For The Weekend.” The record peaked at No. 7 on May 1st.
- November 7th, 1981 “Law And Order,” the first solo album by Lindsey Buckingham, enters the album charts following an October release on Asylum Records. Buckingham’s Fleetwood Mac band mates Mick Fleetwood and Christine McVie made guest appearances on the LP. The record was co-produced by Lindsey Buckingham and Richrd Daschut at both Larrabee Studios in West Hollywood and Wally Heider in Los Angeles. “Law And Order” peaked at No. 32 on December 12th.
- November 7th, 1981 Daryl Hall and John Oates achieve their third No. 1 single with “Private Eyes.” Over the next three years they would have three more. “Private Eyes” reached No. 32 in Britan.
- November 7th, 1981 Jet Records release the Ozzy Osbourne solo album “Diary Of A Madman.” The record spent seventy-five weeks on the charts and peaked at No. 16 on December 19th.
- November 7th, 1981 “Talking Out Of Turn” by The Moody Blues enters the singles charts following an October release on Threshold Records. The song was written by John Lodge from the Pip Williams produced “Long Distance Voyager” LP. The record peaked at No. 65 on November 28th.
- November 7th, 1983 Atco Records release “90125,” the eleventh studio album by British progressive rock band Yes. The record was co-produced by the band with Trevor Horn at SARM and AIR Studios in London from November 1982 through July 1983. The band began recording calling themselves Cinema. It wasn’t until they enlisted Jon Anderson as lead singer that it was considered a Yes project. The album included the No. 1 single “Owner Of A Lonely Heart.” “90125” reached No. 5 in the US on January 21st, No. 16 in Britain.
- November 7th, 1983 Island Records release “U2 Live: Under A Blood Red Sky,” a live EP by U2. Recorded at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Denver, Colorado, the record peaked at No. 28 on the album charts on January 28th.
- November 7th, 1983 In Britain, Rolling Stones Records release the seventeenth studio LP by The Rolling Stones “Undercover.” The tracks on the album were The Stones’ first new recordings of the 1980’s, co-produced by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards with Chris Kimsey, the first time the band used an outside producer since Jimmy Miller in the 1970’s. Sessions began at Pathe Marconi Studios in Paris and were completed in New York City. The record peaked at No. 4 on December 10th.
- November 7th, 1985 Columbia Records release the fifty-three track Bob Dylan box set compilation “Biograph.” The collection reached No. 33 in the US on January 11th, 1986.
- November 7th, 1985 Duck Records release the “Journeyman” LP by Eric Clapton. The album was produced by Russ Titleman at The Power Station and Skyline Studios in New York City and Townhouse Studios in London. Phil Collins, George Harrison, Robert Cray and Daryl Hall were a few of the many artists who guested on the sessions. The album featured the hit singles “Bad Love” and “Pretending.” The record reached No. 16 on the album charts.
- November 7th, 1988 Warner Brothers Records release “Green,” the sixth album by R.E.M. Recorded at Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee and Bearsville Studio in Woodstock, New York, the record was co-produced by the band and Scott Litt. The record peaked at No. 12 on February 18th.
- November 7th, 1995 Capitol Records release “Road Tested,” the first live album by Bonnie Raitt. Recorded July 11th through the 19th at Paramount Theatre in Oakland, California and at Schnitzer Auditorium in Portland, Oregon, the record was co-produced by Bonnie Raitt and Don Was. The album peaked at No. 44 on November 25th.
- November 7th, 2007 The Eagles first studio album in twenty-eight years, “Long Road Out Of Eden,” hits No. 1 in the album charts.
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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