TODAY IN HISTORY - November 5th
1931 - Born this day, Ike Turner, in Clarksdale, Mississippi, musician, pianist, singer, guitarist, bandleader, talent scout and record producer. 1966 UK No.3 single with Tina Turner, River Deep Mountain High, 1971 US No.4 single Proud Mary.
1941 - Born this day, Art Garfunkel, US singer, songwriter, actor, in Queens, New York, NY, USA. (with Paul Simon formed duo Simon & Garfunkel. Songs - Homeward Bound, I Am A Rock, Mrs Robinson, The Boxer, 1970 UK and US No.1 single Bridge Over Troubled Water, America, A Hazy Shade Of Winter). They were originally known as Tom and Jerry, and solo, 1979 UK No.1 single Bright Eyes. (AUDIO: Smokin Doobies)
1946 - Born this day, Gram Parsons [Cecil Connor], singer, The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers. Died 19 September 1973 from a heroin overdose.
1947 - Born this day, [Herman] Peter Noone, singer, musician, guitarist, pianist, Herman's Hermits, 1964 UK No.1 single I'm Into Something Good, 1965 US No.1 single Mrs Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter.
1957 - Born this day, Mike Score, A Flock Of Seagulls, Iconic hit song “I ran”. Well known for his often copied (parodied) haircut. No surprise he was also a hairdresser.
1959 - Born this day, Bryan Adams, guitar, vocals, first UK single Run To You, a 1985 UK No.11, 1991 UK and US No.1 single Everything I Do, 16 weeks UK No.1, plus over 15 other UK top 40 singles.
1959 - Born this day, Robert Fisher, Climie Fisher, 1988 UK No.2 single Love Changes Everything.
1966 - The Monkees went to No.1 on US singles chart with Last Train To Clarkesville, the groups first No.1. They revealed during a press conference that none of the members played on the record.
1967 - Bee Gee Robin Gibb was a passenger on a train which crashed in South East London killing 49 people and injuring 78, Robin was treated for shock.
1971 - Elvis Presley kicked off a 15-date North American tour at the Metropolitan Sports Center in Minneapolis. Announcer Al Dvorin uttered the well known phrase: "Elvis has left the building" at the end of the show. He was asked to make the announcement in an effort to quiet the fans who continued to call for an encore
1971 - Born on this day, Jonny Greenwood, guitar, keyboards, Radiohead. Their 1993 debut single 'Creep' was initially unsuccessful, but it became a worldwide hit several months after the release of their debut album, 'Pablo Honey'. Their 1997 album 'OK Computer' appeared in many 1997 critics' lists and listener polls for best album of the year.
1974 – Born this day, Ryan Adams. Country/Rock artist
1977 - The manager of the Virgin record store in Nottingham, England was arrested for displaying a large poster advertising the new Sex Pistols album, 'Never Mind The Bollock's, Here's The Sex Pistols'. High street stores banned the album after police warned they could be fined under the 1898 indecent advertising act.
1977 - Abba were at No.1 in the UK with the single Name Of The Game, the groups 6th No.1.
1983 - Billy Joel was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Uptown Girl', which stayed at the top of the chars for five weeks. The song was initially written about his relationship with his then-girlfriend Elle Macpherson, but it ended up also becoming about his soon-to-be wife Christie Brinkley (both women being two of the most famous supermodels of the 1980's).
1983 - Topper Headon of The Clash was arrested for walking his dog while drunk on London's Fulham Road.
1988 - The Beach Boys went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Kokomo. It made No.25 in the UK.
1994 - Sheryl Crow scored her first UK Top 10 single when 'All I Wanna Do' entered the charts at No.4. The US singer songwriter went on to become the first US female to score six UK hits off her debut album 'Tuesday Night Music Club'.
1995 - Producer Butch Vig's new band Garbage made their US live debut when they played at The 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis. Vig produced Nirvana's album 'Nevermind.'
1999 - It was reported that Robbie Williams was ready to quit his pop career. He was quoted as saying he was so disillusioned with the music business, he no longer enjoyed it and was thinking of a career in films.
2000 - U2 went to No.1 on the UK album chart with All That You Can't Leave Behind.
2001 - The Times published the 'Rich List' with Madonna being the highest earning woman in Britain grossing £30m, all the Spice Girls had dropped out of the listings except for Victoria Beckham. Paul McCartney had earned £20.5m during the year.
2002 - The funeral took place of Jam Master Jay, (Jason Mizell) from Run-DMC who was murdered by an assassin's single bullet on 30th October 2002. A $30,000 reward was offered in connection with the murder, to this day nobody has ever been convicted of the killing.
2003 - Bobby Hatfield of The Righteous Brothers was found dead in hotel room in Michigan 30 minutes before he was due on stage, aged 63. The autopsy report from the Kalamazoo County Medical Examiner gave the opinion that Hatfield suffered a sudden, unexpected death due to acute cocaine toxicity. The Righteous Brothers had the 1965 UK & US No.1 single 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin', and the 1990 UK No.1 single 'Unchained Melody', first released in 1965.
2010 - Keith Richards' autobiography Life was at No. 1 on the New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller list. The book by The Rolling Stones guitarist went on to be a million seller.
2012 - To mark the 60th anniversary of the UK singles chart the Official Charts Company published a chart which lists all the 123 songs that have sold more than a million copies since it began in 1952. Elton John was at No.1 with Candle In The Wind, No.2 was Band Aid with Do they know it's Christmas? followed by Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody on 2.36million copies.
2013 - Lady Gaga split from Troy Carter, who had managed her since 2007. Carter was credited with masterminding some of Gaga’s success, including her massive social media audience. She had 60 million Facebook fans and was amongst the top figures on Twitter with 40 million followers.
1931 - Born this day, Ike Turner, in Clarksdale, Mississippi, musician, pianist, singer, guitarist, bandleader, talent scout and record producer. 1966 UK No.3 single with Tina Turner, River Deep Mountain High, 1971 US No.4 single Proud Mary.
1941 - Born this day, Art Garfunkel, US singer, songwriter, actor, in Queens, New York, NY, USA. (with Paul Simon formed duo Simon & Garfunkel. Songs - Homeward Bound, I Am A Rock, Mrs Robinson, The Boxer, 1970 UK and US No.1 single Bridge Over Troubled Water, America, A Hazy Shade Of Winter). They were originally known as Tom and Jerry, and solo, 1979 UK No.1 single Bright Eyes. (AUDIO: Smokin Doobies)
1946 - Born this day, Gram Parsons [Cecil Connor], singer, The Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers. Died 19 September 1973 from a heroin overdose.
1947 - Born this day, [Herman] Peter Noone, singer, musician, guitarist, pianist, Herman's Hermits, 1964 UK No.1 single I'm Into Something Good, 1965 US No.1 single Mrs Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter.
1957 - Born this day, Mike Score, A Flock Of Seagulls, Iconic hit song “I ran”. Well known for his often copied (parodied) haircut. No surprise he was also a hairdresser.
1959 - Born this day, Bryan Adams, guitar, vocals, first UK single Run To You, a 1985 UK No.11, 1991 UK and US No.1 single Everything I Do, 16 weeks UK No.1, plus over 15 other UK top 40 singles.
1959 - Born this day, Robert Fisher, Climie Fisher, 1988 UK No.2 single Love Changes Everything.
1966 - The Monkees went to No.1 on US singles chart with Last Train To Clarkesville, the groups first No.1. They revealed during a press conference that none of the members played on the record.
1967 - Bee Gee Robin Gibb was a passenger on a train which crashed in South East London killing 49 people and injuring 78, Robin was treated for shock.
1971 - Elvis Presley kicked off a 15-date North American tour at the Metropolitan Sports Center in Minneapolis. Announcer Al Dvorin uttered the well known phrase: "Elvis has left the building" at the end of the show. He was asked to make the announcement in an effort to quiet the fans who continued to call for an encore
1971 - Born on this day, Jonny Greenwood, guitar, keyboards, Radiohead. Their 1993 debut single 'Creep' was initially unsuccessful, but it became a worldwide hit several months after the release of their debut album, 'Pablo Honey'. Their 1997 album 'OK Computer' appeared in many 1997 critics' lists and listener polls for best album of the year.
1974 – Born this day, Ryan Adams. Country/Rock artist
1977 - The manager of the Virgin record store in Nottingham, England was arrested for displaying a large poster advertising the new Sex Pistols album, 'Never Mind The Bollock's, Here's The Sex Pistols'. High street stores banned the album after police warned they could be fined under the 1898 indecent advertising act.
1977 - Abba were at No.1 in the UK with the single Name Of The Game, the groups 6th No.1.
1983 - Billy Joel was at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Uptown Girl', which stayed at the top of the chars for five weeks. The song was initially written about his relationship with his then-girlfriend Elle Macpherson, but it ended up also becoming about his soon-to-be wife Christie Brinkley (both women being two of the most famous supermodels of the 1980's).
1983 - Topper Headon of The Clash was arrested for walking his dog while drunk on London's Fulham Road.
1988 - The Beach Boys went to No.1 on the US singles chart with Kokomo. It made No.25 in the UK.
1994 - Sheryl Crow scored her first UK Top 10 single when 'All I Wanna Do' entered the charts at No.4. The US singer songwriter went on to become the first US female to score six UK hits off her debut album 'Tuesday Night Music Club'.
1995 - Producer Butch Vig's new band Garbage made their US live debut when they played at The 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis. Vig produced Nirvana's album 'Nevermind.'
1999 - It was reported that Robbie Williams was ready to quit his pop career. He was quoted as saying he was so disillusioned with the music business, he no longer enjoyed it and was thinking of a career in films.
2000 - U2 went to No.1 on the UK album chart with All That You Can't Leave Behind.
2001 - The Times published the 'Rich List' with Madonna being the highest earning woman in Britain grossing £30m, all the Spice Girls had dropped out of the listings except for Victoria Beckham. Paul McCartney had earned £20.5m during the year.
2002 - The funeral took place of Jam Master Jay, (Jason Mizell) from Run-DMC who was murdered by an assassin's single bullet on 30th October 2002. A $30,000 reward was offered in connection with the murder, to this day nobody has ever been convicted of the killing.
2003 - Bobby Hatfield of The Righteous Brothers was found dead in hotel room in Michigan 30 minutes before he was due on stage, aged 63. The autopsy report from the Kalamazoo County Medical Examiner gave the opinion that Hatfield suffered a sudden, unexpected death due to acute cocaine toxicity. The Righteous Brothers had the 1965 UK & US No.1 single 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin', and the 1990 UK No.1 single 'Unchained Melody', first released in 1965.
2010 - Keith Richards' autobiography Life was at No. 1 on the New York Times Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller list. The book by The Rolling Stones guitarist went on to be a million seller.
2012 - To mark the 60th anniversary of the UK singles chart the Official Charts Company published a chart which lists all the 123 songs that have sold more than a million copies since it began in 1952. Elton John was at No.1 with Candle In The Wind, No.2 was Band Aid with Do they know it's Christmas? followed by Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody on 2.36million copies.
2013 - Lady Gaga split from Troy Carter, who had managed her since 2007. Carter was credited with masterminding some of Gaga’s success, including her massive social media audience. She had 60 million Facebook fans and was amongst the top figures on Twitter with 40 million followers.