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02 Nov 1941
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birth Bruce Welch, guitar, The Shadows, (1960 UK No.1 single 'Apache' plus 28 other UK top 40 singles), Member of Marvin Welch and Farrar and producer.
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02 Nov 1944
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birth Keith Emerson, keyboards, The Nice, (1968 UK No.21 single 'America'). Emerson Lake and Palmer, (1977 UK No.2 single 'Fanfare For The Common Man').
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02 Nov 1945
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birth John David Souther, singer, songwriter. The Souther, Hillman, Furay Band, (1974 US No.27 single 'Fallin' In Love').
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02 Nov 1947
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birth Dave Pegg, Fairport Convention, UK folk group, (1969 UK No.21 single 'Si Tu Dois Partir').
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02 Nov 1952
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birth Maxine Nightingale, singer, (1975 UK No.8 single 'Right Back Where We Started').
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02 Nov 1956
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Police used tear gas to break up a riot that broke out during a Fats Domino concert in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Fats and three of his sidemen suffer minor injuries.
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02 Nov 1956
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birth Chris Fairbrass, guitar, Right Said Fred, (1991 US No.1 & UK No.2 single Im Too Sexy, 1993 UK No.1 album Up).
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02 Nov 1957
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birth Carter Beauford, drummer, Dave Matthews Band, (1998 US No.1 album 'Before These Crowded Streets', 2005 US No.1 album Stand Up).
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02 Nov 1958
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Tommy Edwards was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'It's All In The Game.' Written by Charles Dawes, later Vice President of the United States under Calvin Coolidge. It is the only No.1 pop single to have been co-written by a US Vice President.
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02 Nov 1961
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birth Kathryn Dawn Lang, (kd Lang), singer, songwriter, (1993 UK No.15 single 'Constant Craving').
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02 Nov 1963
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Peter Paul and Mary started a five week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'In The Wind' the group's second No.1.
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02 Nov 1963
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The Konrads, (featuring David Bowie), appeared at Shirley Parish Hall, Shirley, Croydon, England.
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02 Nov 1964
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During a live 'Ready Steady Go!' TV show, singing 'Donna The Prima Donna' Dion walked off the show after becoming irritated by the audience dancing around him.
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02 Nov 1965
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birth Bobby Dall, Poison, (1988 US No.1 & 1989 UK No.13 single 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn').
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02 Nov 1967
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The Beatles completed recording their next single Hello Goodbye at Abbey Road studios London with a second Paul McCartney bass line. The McCartney song had been selected for the A-side for The Beatles next single, the flip side to be Lennons I Am the Walrus.
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02 Nov 1969
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'Sugar Sugar' by The Archies was at No.1 on the UK singles chart. The single became the longest running one hit wonder in the UK with eight week's at the top of the charts.
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02 Nov 1969
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birth Andy Barker, 808 State, (1989 UK No.10 single 'Pacific State').
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02 Nov 1969
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birth Reginald Arvizu, bass, Korn, (1998 UK No.23 single 'Got The Life', 1998 US No.1 album, 'Follow The Leader').
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02 Nov 1974
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Crosby Stills Nash & Young went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'So Far', the group's third US No.1.
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02 Nov 1974
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George Harrison became the first Beatle to undertake a solo world tour when he played the first show of a 30-night tour in Vancouver, Canada.
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02 Nov 1974
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Stevie Wonder went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'You Haven't Done Nothin', the singers fourth US No.1. It featured The Jackson Five on backing vocals.
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02 Nov 1975
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birth Chris Walla, guitarist, Death Cab for Cutie, 2008 US No.1 album Narrow Stairs.
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02 Nov 1979
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AC/DC played the second of three sold out nights at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, with Def Leppard supporting.
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02 Nov 1979
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birth Nelly, (Cornell Haynes Jr), 2000 US No.1 album 'Country Grammar, ' 2002 US & UK No.1 single 'Dilemma'.
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02 Nov 1984
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The Rev Marvin Gaye Sr. was sentenced to five years in prison for the manslaughter of his son, Marvin Gaye.
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02 Nov 1985
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Stevie Wonder went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Part-time Lover', his 9th US No.1, a No.3 hit in the UK.
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02 Nov 1991
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U2 scored their second UK No.1 single with 'The Fly', taken from their album 'Achtung Baby'. The song was also a showcase for a persona Bono had invented called "The Fly".
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02 Nov 1996
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Counting Crows went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Recovering From Satellites'. The album peaked at No.4 in the UK.
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02 Nov 1999
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Foo Fighters released their third studio album 'There Is Nothing Left to Lose', the album marks the first appearance of drummer Taylor Hawkins. Early pressings of the disc included a temporary tattoo, similar to the one featured on the album cover.
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02 Nov 2002
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Armed police arrested an international gang who were planning to kidnap former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham and her two young children. The gang had planned to ransom Victoria for £5m.
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02 Nov 2003
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Fatman Scoop with Crooklyn Clan went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Be Faithful.' The New York hip-hop producer, club DJ and radio DJ had recorded the track some 5 years earlier.
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02 Nov 2004
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Guitarist Eric Clapton collected his CBE from Buckingham Palace for his services to music.
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02 Nov 2007
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Led Zeppelin's eagerly-awaited reunion concert in London was postponed for two weeks after guitarist Jimmy Page broke a finger. The tribute concert in honour of late Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun scheduled for 26 November would now take place on 10 December. More than a million fans applied for the 20,000 tickets available, which cost £125 each. Profits from the show would go towards scholarships in Ertegun's name in the UK, USA and the country of his birth Turkey.
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02 Nov 2007
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Ozzy Osbourne claimed his reputation had been tarnished after a party supposedly involving him was organised by US police officers to round up missing criminal suspects. Over 500 people in North Dakota with outstanding arrest warrants were sent invitations and more than 30 suspects turned up. Osbourne said it was "insulting" that his name had been used but police argued it was a "creative" way to fight crime.
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02 Nov 2008
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X-Factor Finalists started a three week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Hero', to raise money for Help for Heroes a charity that provides support for wounded servicemen and women, and the Poppy Appeal. The song was a Top 10 hit for Mariah Carey in 1993.
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