TODAY IN HISTORY – November 14th
1956 - Born this day, Alec John Such, bass, Bon Jovi, 1987 US No.1 and UK No.4 single Livin' On A Prayer.
1960 - Ray Charles went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Georgia On My Mind', a No.24 hit in the UK. His cover of Hoagy Carmichael's 1930 standard, became the first of three No.1 hits for the singer.
1967 - Pink Floyd were added to a 16-date UK tour with Jimi Hendrix, The Move, The Nice, Amen Corner, The Outer Limits and The Eire Apparent. It kicked off at the Royal Albert Hall, London. The headlining Hendrix was allotted exactly 40 minutes; The Move, who preceded him onstage, had just half an hour, and Pink Floyd, who appeared between after The Outer Limits, were allowed between 15 and 20 minutes per show.
1969 - '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. It was the first No.1 performed by cartoon characters.
1975 - Born this day, Travis Barker, Blink 182, 2000 UK No.2 single All The Small Things, 2001 US No.1 album Take Off Your....
1981 - The Police had their fourth UK No.1 with Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic.
1987 - George Michael went to No.1 on the UK album chart with his debut solo album Faith, it was also No.1 in the US.
1987 - The soundtrack from the film Dirty Dancing went to No.1 on the US album chart.
1990 - Producer Frank Farin fired Milli Vanilli singers Rob Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan because they were insisting on singing on their new album.
1991 - Over 1,000 New Kids On The Block fans were given medical treatment after a minor riot during a concert in Berlin, Germany.
1992 - Bon Jovi went to No.1 on the UK album chart with Keep The Faith their second UK No.1 album.
1995 - Blur brought chaos to traffic in central London, England when over 3,000 fans turned up for a signing at 'Book's Etc' in Charring Cross Road.
1996 - Michael Jackson married his former nurse and mother of his child. (it lasted three years).
1999 - Robbie Williams went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'She's The One / It's Only Us', his second UK No.1. 'She's The One' was written by World Party leader Karl Wallinger. Williams scored six other chart toppers as a member of Take That.
2000 - Former Kajagoogoo singer Limahl narrowly missed death when a coach he was travelling on crashed. Limahl, (Chris Hamil), was on his way to perform at High Wycombe's Swan Theatre when the vehicle caught fire.
2004 - U2 went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Vertigo', the bands fifth UK No.1, taken from 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb'.
1956 - Born this day, Alec John Such, bass, Bon Jovi, 1987 US No.1 and UK No.4 single Livin' On A Prayer.
1960 - Ray Charles went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Georgia On My Mind', a No.24 hit in the UK. His cover of Hoagy Carmichael's 1930 standard, became the first of three No.1 hits for the singer.
1967 - Pink Floyd were added to a 16-date UK tour with Jimi Hendrix, The Move, The Nice, Amen Corner, The Outer Limits and The Eire Apparent. It kicked off at the Royal Albert Hall, London. The headlining Hendrix was allotted exactly 40 minutes; The Move, who preceded him onstage, had just half an hour, and Pink Floyd, who appeared between after The Outer Limits, were allowed between 15 and 20 minutes per show.
1969 - '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. It was the first No.1 performed by cartoon characters.
1975 - Born this day, Travis Barker, Blink 182, 2000 UK No.2 single All The Small Things, 2001 US No.1 album Take Off Your....
1981 - The Police had their fourth UK No.1 with Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic.
1987 - George Michael went to No.1 on the UK album chart with his debut solo album Faith, it was also No.1 in the US.
1987 - The soundtrack from the film Dirty Dancing went to No.1 on the US album chart.
1990 - Producer Frank Farin fired Milli Vanilli singers Rob Pilatus and Fabrice Morvan because they were insisting on singing on their new album.
1991 - Over 1,000 New Kids On The Block fans were given medical treatment after a minor riot during a concert in Berlin, Germany.
1992 - Bon Jovi went to No.1 on the UK album chart with Keep The Faith their second UK No.1 album.
1995 - Blur brought chaos to traffic in central London, England when over 3,000 fans turned up for a signing at 'Book's Etc' in Charring Cross Road.
1996 - Michael Jackson married his former nurse and mother of his child. (it lasted three years).
1999 - Robbie Williams went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'She's The One / It's Only Us', his second UK No.1. 'She's The One' was written by World Party leader Karl Wallinger. Williams scored six other chart toppers as a member of Take That.
2000 - Former Kajagoogoo singer Limahl narrowly missed death when a coach he was travelling on crashed. Limahl, (Chris Hamil), was on his way to perform at High Wycombe's Swan Theatre when the vehicle caught fire.
2004 - U2 went to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Vertigo', the bands fifth UK No.1, taken from 'How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb'.