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Music on the 1st of November in history

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01 Nov 1940 birth Sgt Barry Sadler, (1966 US No.1 single 'The Ballad Of The Green Berets'). He died on 5th November 1989.
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01 Nov 1944 birth Mike Burney, Wizzard, (1973 UK No.1 single 'See My Baby Jive').
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01 Nov 1946 birth Rick Grech, bass, Family, Traffic, (1970 US No.15 & UK No.11 album 'John Barleycorn Must die'). Blind Faith, (1969 UK & US No.1 album 'Blind Faith'). And member of Airforce. Grech died on 17th March 1990.
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01 Nov 1949 birth David Foster, Canadian musician, producer, composer and arranger. Some of the artists Foster has worked with include: The Bee Gees, John Lennon, Michael Buble, Clay Aiken, C’line Dion, Barbra Streisand, Kenny Rogers, Faith Hill, The Corrs, George Harrison, Chicago, Earth, Wind & Fire, Chaka Khan, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Brandy, Richard Marx, Mariah Carey, Destiny's Child, Olivia Newton-John, Andrea Bocelli, Dolly Parton, Julio Iglesias, Gordon Lightfoot and, Madonna.
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01 Nov 1950 birth Dan Peek, America, (1972 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Horse With No Name'). Peek died on 24th July 2011.
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01 Nov 1951 birth Ronald Bell, Kool & The Gang, (1981 US No.1 & UK No.7 single 'Celebration', 1984 UK No.2 single 'Joanna', and over 15 other Top 40 hits).
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01 Nov 1954 birth Chris Morris, guitar, Paper Lace, (1974 UK No.1 single 'Billy Don't Be A Hero', 1974 US No.1 single 'The Night Chicago Died').
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01 Nov 1955 R&B group The Famous Flames, lead by singer James Brown, cut their first demo of ‘Please, Please, Please’ at a radio station in Macon Georgia. It would lead to their signing with King Records.
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01 Nov 1956 Elvis Presley bought a new Harley Davidson motorbike, Presley spent the day riding round Memphis on his new bike with actress Natalie Wood.
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01 Nov 1957 birth Lyle Lovett, Country singer, married actress Julia Roberts, supported Dire Straits on their 1990 world tour.
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01 Nov 1959 birth Eddie Macdonald, bass, The Alarm, (1983 UK No.17 single '68 Guns')
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01 Nov 1962 birth Anthony Kiedis, singer, Red Hot Chili Peppers, (1992 UK No.26 single 'Under The Bridge', 2002 UK No.1 album 'By The Way').
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01 Nov 1962 birth Mags Furuholmen, guitar, keyboards, A-Ha, (1985 US No.1 single 'Take On Me', 1986 UK No.1 single 'The Sun Always Shines On TV'). The first Norwegian group to score a UK and US No.1.
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01 Nov 1963 The Beatles kicked off a UK tour performing two shows at the Odeon Cinema in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Their repertoire for the tour was ‘I Saw Her Standing There’, ‘From Me to You’, ‘All My Loving’, ‘You Really Got a Hold On Me’, ‘Roll Over Beethoven’, ‘Boys’, ‘Till There Was You’, ‘She Loves You’, ‘Money’, and ‘Twist and Shout’. Supporting The Beatles were The Rhythm & Blues Quartet, The Vernons Girls, Frank Berry, The Brook Brothers, Peter Jay & the Jaywalkers, and The Kestrels.
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01 Nov 1963 birth Rick Allen, drums, Def Leppard, (1987 UK No.6 single 'Animal', and 1987 world wide No.1 album 'Hysteria', 1988 US No.1 single 'Love Bites'). Allen lost his left arm in an accident after crashing his Corvette Stingray on the A57 outside Sheffield in England in 1984.
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01 Nov 1966 The Doors played the first night of a month long residency at the Ondine Discotheque, Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
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01 Nov 1966 birth Mary Hanson, singer, Stereolab. Hanson died in a cycling accident in England on 9th December 2002.
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01 Nov 1968 George Harrison released his first solo album, 'Wonderwall Music' on the Apple label. The songs which were mostly Harrison instrumentals, featured Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr and an unaccredited banjo contribution by Peter Tork of The Monkees.
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01 Nov 1969 Elvis Presley went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Suspicious Minds', his 18th US No.1 single. A No.2 hit in the UK.
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01 Nov 1969 The Beatles scored their 13th US No.1 album with 'Abbey Road'. The final studio recordings from the group
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01 Nov 1969 birth Darren Partington, 808 State, (1989 UK No.10 single 'Pacific State').
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01 Nov 1970 Matthews Southern Comfort were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with their version of the Joni Mitchell song 'Woodstock.' The group's only UK No.1 hit.
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01 Nov 1975 Elton John started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Island Girl', his 5th US No.1, a No.14 hit in the UK.
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01 Nov 1975 Touring Australia for the first time Wings kicked an 11-date tour at The Entertainment Centre in Perth.
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01 Nov 1980 Bruce Springsteen scored his first No.1 US album with 'The River', featuring the US No.5 & UK No.44 single 'Hungry Heart.'
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01 Nov 1981 birth LaTavia Roberson, Destiny's Child, (2000 US No.1 & UK No.3 single 'Say My Name'). Quit the group in 2000.
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01 Nov 1987 The first of three shows at the Hammersmith Odeon featuring; LL Cool J, Eric B & Rankin and Public Enemy. Each night was marred by violence and crime.
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01 Nov 1993 Flavor Flav from Public Enemy was arrested charged with attempted murder of his neighbour. Flav claimed he had sex with his girlfriend.
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01 Nov 1996 U2 set up a video link to an internet site from their recording studio in Dublin so fans could watch them record their new album.
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01 Nov 1997 Scandinavian dance-pop act Aqua started a four-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Barbie Girl.' A massive world-wide hit the single has sold more than 8 million copies.
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01 Nov 2000 All Saints came top of a poll to find the sexiest female act. 12,000 UK television viewers voted for the group, The Spice Girls came second and Atomic Kitten third. The 50's group The Beverley Sisters were voted into 11th place beating TLC.
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01 Nov 2000 Robbie Williams offered to donate his bone marrow to save a fan's life after meeting leukaemia suffer Johanna MacVicar. Williams asked his fans to sign up as potential donors after being told of the desperate shortage of male donors.
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01 Nov 2003 Organisers of the MTV Europe Awards 2003 recruited 500 'screamers' to attend this year's event. The music lovers were selected at an audition held in Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens. About 1,500 pop-mad teenagers and adults screamed themselves hoarse in a bid to get their hands on a ticket to the exclusive event.
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01 Nov 2004 61-year old Terry Knight, the former manager of Grand Funk Railroad, was murdered at his home in Killeen, Texas. Knight was defending his daughter during a domestic disturbance, when he was stabbed by her boyfriend, 26 year old Donald Alan Fair. Knight began his music career by leading a Michigan band called Terry Knight and the Pack, who scored a Billboard top 50 hit with ‘I, Who Have Nothing’.
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01 Nov 2004 A man who allegedly stalked Australian pop star Natalie Imbruglia, was deemed too mentally ill to be interviewed by police. The 44-year-old fan was arrested after turning up on the doorstep of the singer's £2m home in Berkshire after flying to London from Australia.
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01 Nov 2007 Winners at this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards held in Munich, Germany included Avril Lavigne who was named best solo artist, and her song Girlfriend was voted most addictive track. Muse won two awards for best UK and Ireland act and best headline act, Linkin Park won the award for best band of 2007, and German band Tokio Hotel took the prize for best international act. Amy Winehouse won the Artist Choice prize, an award chosen by her fellow musicians and The ultimate urban prize went to R&B star Rihanna.
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01 Nov 2008 US drummer and singer Jimmy Carl Black died. Was a member of The Keys, The Soul Giants, The Mothers Of Invention and Jimmy Carl Black And The Mannish Boys. Also worked with Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Doors, Joe Cocker, Grateful Dead and The Turtles.
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01 Nov 2008 Shakir Stewart shot himself dead in the bathroom of his home in Atlanta. Worked as a music promoter and was a vice-president of Def Jam Music Group, he signed Rick Ross, Karina Pasian, Ciara and Young Jeezy and worked with LL Cool J and Nas.
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01 Nov 2012 Metal Hammer magazine published a list of the "Top ten rock and heavy metal moustaches…Ever". The list which included moustaches worn by the likes of Frank Zappa, all the members of Black Sabbath, (except Ozzy Osbourne), James Hetfield, and Lemmy placed Freddie Mercury at the top of the list.
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