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Rock and Roll Birthdays

Today's Rock and Roll Birthdays

November 25th

November 25th Birthday, R&B singer Percy Sledge, born in Leighton, Alabama in 1941. Sledge died on April 14th, 2015, at the age of 73.

November 25th Birthday, Folk singer Bob Lind is born in 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland.

November 25th Birthday, Keyboardist Roy Lines from Status Quo, born in Redhill, Surrey, England in 1943.

November 25th Birthday, Drummer from The Move and ELO, Bev Bevan, born in 1944 in Sparkhill, Birmingham, England.

November 25th Birthday, Val Fuentes, drummer for It’s A Beautiful Day and The New Riders Of The Purple Sage, born in Chicago, Illinois in 1947.

November 25th Birthday, Screaming Trees singer Mark Lanegan, born in Ellensburg, Washington in 1964. Lanegan passed away on February 22nd, 2022 at the age of 57 in Killarney, Ireland.

Today In Rock and Roll History

November 25th

November 25th, 1957 Bill Haley and His Comets have the No. 1 record in England with “Rock Around The Clock.”

November 25th, 1957 Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps make their US television debut, performing “Lotta Loving” and their latest single “Dance to the Bop” on CBS’ Ed Sullivan Show.

November 25th, 1957 Simon and Garfunkel, then known as Tom and Jerry, release their first single “Hey Schoolgirl” on the Big Records label. The song was co-written by Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon, issued on both 78 and 45 rpm discs. The single reached No. 49 on January 6th, 1958.

November 25th, 1964 Capitol Records in Canada release “Beatlemania-With The Beatles.” Other than it having different cover art than the British “With The Beatles” LP, the songs and mono mixes are exactly the same. Canadian stereo copies were not issued until many years later.

November 25th, 1964 The Zombies record “Tell Her No” with producer Ken Jones. Written by group keyboardist Rod Argent, the single came out on Parrot Records on December 28th in the US, and January in Britain. The record entered the US charts in January and went to No. 6 on February 27th. In their native England, the song was a minor hit, reaching No. 42.

November 25th, 1964 Tamla Records release The Marvelettes’ “Don’t Mess With Bill” on 45. Written and produced by Smokey Robinson, “Don’t Mess with Bill” features a lead vocal by Wanda Young with The Andantes singing backing vocals and The Funk Brothers playing the instrumental backing. The record entered the singles charts in January and peaked at No. 7 on February 26th, 1964.

November 25th, 1966 The Jimi Hendrix Experience plays their first British show at the Bag O’ Nails in London.

November 25th, 1967 Strawberry Alarm Clock “Incense And Peppermints” is the No. 1 record in the US.

November 25th, 1967 John Fred and His Playboy Band’s “Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)” enters the singles charts following an October release on the Paula Records label. The song was co-written and produced by John Fred and Playboy Band member Andrew Bernard. The single was certified gold for a million copies sold. The song reached No. 1 in the US on January 20th, 1968, No. 1 in Germany, Switzerland and Australia and No. 3 in both Canada and England.

November 25th, 1967 The Standells “Can’t Help But Love You” enters the singles charts. The song was co-written by Don Bennett and Ethan McElroy. Ed Cobb produced the studio session with Richard Podolor engineering. The record peaked at No. 78 on December 9th.

November 25th, 1967 Jackie Wilson’s “Since You Showed Me How To Be Happy” enters the singles charts on Brunswick Records. The song was co-written by Gary Jackson, Floyd Smith and Gerald Sims. Carl Davis produced with Gary Sims engineering. The record peaked at No. 32 on December 23rd.

November 25th, 1968 Cream play their farewell concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall to a crowd of over ten thousand fans.

November 25th, 1970 Columbia Records release “Christmas and The Beads Of Sweat” by Laura Nyro. The LP was co-produced by Felix Cavaliere and Arif Mardin. Side one of the record features the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. Duane Allman plays the guitar solo on the song “Beads Of Sweat.” The Rascals Dino Danelli plays drums on side two of the album. The record peaked at No. 51 on January 30th, 1971.

November 25th, 1971 Elektra Records release Carly Simon’s “Anticipation” on 45. The song was written by Carly Simon and produced by Paul Samwell-Smith at Morgan Studios in London. Drummer Andy Newmark is a featured player on the track. “Anticipation” peaked at No. 13 on February 12th, 1972.

November 25th, 1972 The Hollies lead singer Allan Clarke announces he’s leaving the group. Clarke rejoined The Hollies in July, 1973.

November 25th, 1972 Elektra Records release “You’re So Vain” by Carly Simon on 45. The track was recorded in London at Trident Studios, the track features Klaus Voorman on bass, orchestration by Elton John’s arranger Paul Buckmaster and Mick Jagger on backing vocals. “You’re So Vain” was awarded a Gold Record for a million copies sold on January 8th, 1973, and peaked at No. 1 on January 6th, 1973.

November 25th, 1972 Carole King’s “Been To Caanan” enters the singles charts. Carole King wrote the song with Lou Adler producing. The record peaked at No. 24 on January 6th.

November 25th, 1974 Blue Sky Records release “John Dawson Winter III,” the seventh album by Johnny Winter. Sessions for the album included his brother Edgar on keyboards, and Rick Derringer on guitar. Produced by Shelly Yakus, the record peaked at No. 78 on December 28th.

November 25th, 1976 The Band’s “The Last Waltz” concert is staged at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom. The show was filmed with director Martin Scorsese, recorded and released as a double album on Capitol Records. The show was advertised as The Band’s farewell concert appearance. Joining The Band onstage were Paul Butterfield, Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Ronnie Hawkins, Dr. John, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Ringo Starr, Muddy Waters, Ronnie Wood, Bobby Charles, Neil Young and The Staple Singers.

November 25th, 1978 Playing The Spectrum in Philadelphia, Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler is hit in the face with a bottle thrown from the audience. The band leaves the stage and the show is canceled.

November 25th, 1978 Eddie Money “You Really Got A Hold On Me” enters the singles charts. Produced by Bruce Botnick, the Smokey Robinson cover peaked at No. 72 on January 6th.

November 25th, 1984 Band Aid, an all-star cast of British artists that included Paul Young, Sting, Phil Collins, members of U2 and others, record “Do They Know Its Christmas?” at SARM West Studios in London with Midge Ure and Trevor Horn co-producing. Co-written by Bob Geldolf and Midge Ure, the single quickly became a best seller and raised millions for famine relief in Ethiopia.