TODAY IN HISTORY - November 30th
1929 - Born this day, Dick Clark, in Mt Vernon, New York, TV producer, host: American Bandstand, TV’s Bloopers and Practical Jokes
1943 - Nat ‘King’ Cole and his trio recorded Straighten Up and Fly Right on Capitol Records. It was the first recording for the King Cole trio.
1945 - Born on this day, Roger Glover, bass, Deep Purple, (1970 UK No.2 single 'Black Night'), 1973 US No. 4 single 'Smoke On The Water').
1953 - Born this day, June Pointer, singer, The Pointer Sisters, 1981 US No.2 single Slow Hand, 1984 UK No.2 single Automatic, also I'm So Excited, Fire, He’s So Shy, Jump [For My Love], Neutron Dance, I’m So Excited)
1955 - Born this day, William Broad (Billy Idol), Generation X, rock singer, musician, guitar, 1979 UK No.11 single King Rocker, solo, 1987 US No.1 and UK No.7 single Mony Mony, plus other UK top 40 singles including Eyes Without a Face, Dancing with Myself, White Wedding, Rebel Yell, To Be a Lover, Speed, Cradle of Love; songwriter: Hot in the City)
1968 - Born this day, Des'ree, singer, songwriter, 1998 UK No.8 single Life.
1968 - Glen Campbell started a five-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Wichita Lineman.' Jimmy Webb's inspiration for the lyrics came while driving through Washita County in northern Oklahoma. Webb was driving through an endless litany of telephone poles, each looking exactly the same as the last. Then, in the distance, he noticed the silouette of a solitary lineman atop a pole. Webb then "put himself atop that pole and put that phone in his hand" as he considered what the lineman was saying into the receiver.
1969 - The Monkees made what would be their last live appearance for 15 years when they played at The Oakland Coliseum, California.
1971 - Sly And The Family Stone were at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Family Affair', their fourth and final No.1. Rolling Stone magazine later ranked the song #138 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
1972 - BBC banned Wings' Hi, Hi, Hi.
1978 - Born this day, Clay Aiken, singer, runner-up in 2003 US American Idol, 2003 US No.1 single This Is The Night.
1982 - Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' album was released. It spent 190 weeks on the UK album chart became the biggest selling pop album of all time, with sales over 50 million copies. Seven singles were released from the album, including 'Beat It', which featured guitarists Eddie Van Halen and Steve Lukather and 'Billie Jean'.
1985 - Wham! Were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'I'm Your Man', the duo's third UK No.1, a No.3 hit in the US.
1991 - Milli Vanilli singer Rob Pilatus, aged 27, attempted suicide while staying at The Mondrain Hotel, Los Angeles by taking an overdose of sleeping pills and slashing his wrists.
1991 - P.M. Dawn went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Set Adrift On Memory Bliss. It was a No.3 hit in the UK. The rappers folded another song - Spandau Ballet’s True - into theirs, making for a very nice musical effect.
1994 - Tupac Shakur was shot five times during a robbery outside a New York City recording studio.
1997 - Chumbawamba's Danbert Nobacon was arrested by Italian police for wearing a skirt and was detained in police cells overnight.
1997 - Metallica were at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Reload’, the bands third US No.1 album.
1999 - Elton John was blasted by the Boy Scout Association after he appeared on stage at London's Albert Hall performing It's A Sin with six male dancers dressed as Boy Scouts. The dancers had peeled off their uniforms during the performance.
2002 - High Court probate records showed that George Harrison left his fortune of £99m in a trust to his wife Olivia and his son Dhani, depriving the taxman of £40m. His English mansion near Henley-on-Thames was said to be worth £15m.
2003 - A block of East 2nd Street in New York City was officially renamed Joey Ramone Place. It is the block where Joey once lived with band mate Dee Dee Ramone, and is near the music club CBGB, where the Ramones played their first gigs. In 2010, it was reported that "Joey Ramone Place," was New York City's most stolen sign. As of September 27, the sign has been moved to 20 feet above ground level.
2005 - 50 Cent was planning to create a vibrator of his manhood, so his female fans could pretend to have sex with him. The rapper was also planning to sell a line of condoms and waterproof sex toys designed to excite his female fans. The rapper said: "I need to make a 50 Cent condom and motorised version of me, which will have to be waterproof so you can utilise it in the tub, Blue is my favourite colour so it will probably be blue’.
2005 - Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty was arrested on suspicion of possessing class A drugs after he was stopped by police while driving his car in Ealing, west London. Police had stopped the vehicle because it was being driven "in an erratic manner" and recovered "substances" from the scene.
2009 – Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time according to MusicRadar.com
1. The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Child
2. Guns N Roses – Sweet Child O Mine
3. Led Zepplin – Whole Lotta Love
4. Deep Purple – Smoke on the Water
5. Derek and the Dominoes – Layla
6. ACDC – Black In Black
7. Metallica – Enter Sandman
8. Beatles – Daytripper
9. Nirvana – Smells like teen spirit
10. The Rolling Stones – Satisfaction
2011 – Michael Jackson’s doctor, Dr Conrad Murray, who was earlier found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, was today sentenced by Judge Michael Pastor to 4 years behind bars for his crime.
1929 - Born this day, Dick Clark, in Mt Vernon, New York, TV producer, host: American Bandstand, TV’s Bloopers and Practical Jokes
1943 - Nat ‘King’ Cole and his trio recorded Straighten Up and Fly Right on Capitol Records. It was the first recording for the King Cole trio.
1945 - Born on this day, Roger Glover, bass, Deep Purple, (1970 UK No.2 single 'Black Night'), 1973 US No. 4 single 'Smoke On The Water').
1953 - Born this day, June Pointer, singer, The Pointer Sisters, 1981 US No.2 single Slow Hand, 1984 UK No.2 single Automatic, also I'm So Excited, Fire, He’s So Shy, Jump [For My Love], Neutron Dance, I’m So Excited)
1955 - Born this day, William Broad (Billy Idol), Generation X, rock singer, musician, guitar, 1979 UK No.11 single King Rocker, solo, 1987 US No.1 and UK No.7 single Mony Mony, plus other UK top 40 singles including Eyes Without a Face, Dancing with Myself, White Wedding, Rebel Yell, To Be a Lover, Speed, Cradle of Love; songwriter: Hot in the City)
1968 - Born this day, Des'ree, singer, songwriter, 1998 UK No.8 single Life.
1968 - Glen Campbell started a five-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Wichita Lineman.' Jimmy Webb's inspiration for the lyrics came while driving through Washita County in northern Oklahoma. Webb was driving through an endless litany of telephone poles, each looking exactly the same as the last. Then, in the distance, he noticed the silouette of a solitary lineman atop a pole. Webb then "put himself atop that pole and put that phone in his hand" as he considered what the lineman was saying into the receiver.
1969 - The Monkees made what would be their last live appearance for 15 years when they played at The Oakland Coliseum, California.
1971 - Sly And The Family Stone were at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Family Affair', their fourth and final No.1. Rolling Stone magazine later ranked the song #138 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
1972 - BBC banned Wings' Hi, Hi, Hi.
1978 - Born this day, Clay Aiken, singer, runner-up in 2003 US American Idol, 2003 US No.1 single This Is The Night.
1982 - Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' album was released. It spent 190 weeks on the UK album chart became the biggest selling pop album of all time, with sales over 50 million copies. Seven singles were released from the album, including 'Beat It', which featured guitarists Eddie Van Halen and Steve Lukather and 'Billie Jean'.
1985 - Wham! Were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'I'm Your Man', the duo's third UK No.1, a No.3 hit in the US.
1991 - Milli Vanilli singer Rob Pilatus, aged 27, attempted suicide while staying at The Mondrain Hotel, Los Angeles by taking an overdose of sleeping pills and slashing his wrists.
1991 - P.M. Dawn went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Set Adrift On Memory Bliss. It was a No.3 hit in the UK. The rappers folded another song - Spandau Ballet’s True - into theirs, making for a very nice musical effect.
1994 - Tupac Shakur was shot five times during a robbery outside a New York City recording studio.
1997 - Chumbawamba's Danbert Nobacon was arrested by Italian police for wearing a skirt and was detained in police cells overnight.
1997 - Metallica were at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Reload’, the bands third US No.1 album.
1999 - Elton John was blasted by the Boy Scout Association after he appeared on stage at London's Albert Hall performing It's A Sin with six male dancers dressed as Boy Scouts. The dancers had peeled off their uniforms during the performance.
2002 - High Court probate records showed that George Harrison left his fortune of £99m in a trust to his wife Olivia and his son Dhani, depriving the taxman of £40m. His English mansion near Henley-on-Thames was said to be worth £15m.
2003 - A block of East 2nd Street in New York City was officially renamed Joey Ramone Place. It is the block where Joey once lived with band mate Dee Dee Ramone, and is near the music club CBGB, where the Ramones played their first gigs. In 2010, it was reported that "Joey Ramone Place," was New York City's most stolen sign. As of September 27, the sign has been moved to 20 feet above ground level.
2005 - 50 Cent was planning to create a vibrator of his manhood, so his female fans could pretend to have sex with him. The rapper was also planning to sell a line of condoms and waterproof sex toys designed to excite his female fans. The rapper said: "I need to make a 50 Cent condom and motorised version of me, which will have to be waterproof so you can utilise it in the tub, Blue is my favourite colour so it will probably be blue’.
2005 - Babyshambles singer Pete Doherty was arrested on suspicion of possessing class A drugs after he was stopped by police while driving his car in Ealing, west London. Police had stopped the vehicle because it was being driven "in an erratic manner" and recovered "substances" from the scene.
2009 – Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time according to MusicRadar.com
1. The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Voodoo Child
2. Guns N Roses – Sweet Child O Mine
3. Led Zepplin – Whole Lotta Love
4. Deep Purple – Smoke on the Water
5. Derek and the Dominoes – Layla
6. ACDC – Black In Black
7. Metallica – Enter Sandman
8. Beatles – Daytripper
9. Nirvana – Smells like teen spirit
10. The Rolling Stones – Satisfaction
2011 – Michael Jackson’s doctor, Dr Conrad Murray, who was earlier found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, was today sentenced by Judge Michael Pastor to 4 years behind bars for his crime.