Rock 'n' Roll History for
November 24


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1957 - ClassicBands.com

November 24
Harry Belafonte was at #1 on the UK chart with "Mary's Boy Child", a song that would sell over 1.19 million copies in Great Britain. It stayed at the top for seven weeks.

1962 - ClassicBands.com

November 24
Dion hit the US Top Ten for the fifth time since he left The Belmonts with "Love Came to Me". Backed by the New York, Doo-Wop group, The Del-Satins, the song would stay in the Top 40 for nine weeks.


1964 - ClassicBands.com

November 24
Paul McCartney's father, 62-year-old Jim McCartney, marries 34-year-old widow Angela Williams, giving Paul a five-year-old step-sister, Ruth.

November 24
The Who, formerly The High Numbers, perform their first gig under their new name at London's Marquee Club.

1965 - ClassicBands.com

November 24
The Young Rascals begin recording "Good Lovin'", which will rise to #1 in the US early next year. The song had been recorded earlier in the year by The Olympics, and reached #81 on the Hot 100.

November 24
Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music a one-hour television special, is broadcast by NBC to mark the occasion of Frank Sinatra's 50th birthday. At next year's awards, the program would win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Program.

1966 - ClassicBands.com

November 24
The Beatles begin recording sessions for the "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" LP by laying down tracks for "Strawberry Fields Forever". The song however, doesn't make the 1967 album, but would appear the following year on "Magical Mystery Tour".

November 24
Several thousand teenagers battle with Kansas City police after a James Brown concert is halted because of what officials call "obscene dances being performed on the stage."

1972 - ClassicBands.com

November 24
ABC-TV debuts its late-night Rock show, In Concert, put together by The Monkees' producer, Don Kirshner. The first show stars Alice Cooper, Chuck Berry, Blood, Sweat And Tears, Poco and the Allman Brothers Band.

1973 - ClassicBands.com

November 24
After cracking Billboard's Top Ten with "It Don't Come Easy" (#4) and "Back Off Boogaloo" (#9), Ringo Starr reaches number one with "Photograph", a song he co-wrote with George Harrison.

1979 - ClassicBands.com

November 24
A pair of Pop music divas, Donna Summer and Barbra Streisand combined their voices to produce the top tune in the US, "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)". It's Summer's third number one single and Streisand's fourth. The record made #3 in the UK.


1985 - ClassicBands.com

November 24
Rock pioneer Big Joe Turner died of kidney failure at the age of 74. Turner was one of the first artists to ever play Rock and Roll when he recorded "Shake, Rattle and Roll" in 1954, although Bill Haley And His Comets had a bigger hit with their cover version. Turner also recorded "Sweet Sixteen" before B.B. King, and wrote "Honey Hush", later copied by Jerry Lee Lewis and Paul McCartney. Turner earned his nickname from his 6'2", 300 lbs stature.

1991 - ClassicBands.com

November 24
45 year old Freddie Mercury, lead singer of Queen, died of bronchopneumonia induced by HIV, at his home in London, England, only one day after publicly acknowledging he had the disease. Along with the other members of Queen, he placed fifteen songs on the UK's Top 40 and eleven on the US chart.

November 24
KISS drummer Eric Carr died of a cerebral hemorrhage while hospitalized for cancer. He was 41. He replaced original drummer Peter Criss in 1980.

November 24
Cyndi Lauper marries actor David Thornton, with Little Richard providing the wedding music. The pair met on the set of the film Off and Running earlier in the year. They would have one son, Declyn Wallace Thornton in 1997.

1994 - ClassicBands.com

November 24
The inaugural MTV European Music Awards are hosted by Tom Jones in Berlin, Germany. Canada's Bryan Adams is named Best Male Artist, Mariah Cary is Best Female Artist and Aerosmith are named Best Rock Band.

2003 - ClassicBands.com

November 24
67-year-old Glen Campbell is arrested for drunk driving and hit-and-run charges in Phoenix, Arizona, after crashing his BMW into another car at an intersection. The following day he would issue a statement that said, "Yesterday, I was arrested and put in jail. Even at my age, I learned a valuable lesson. I apologize to my wife, my family, my friends and my fans." He was subsequently sentenced to ten days in jail.

2005 - ClassicBands.com

November 24
The Anti-Defamation League demanded that Michael Jackson apologize for allegedly making a series of anti-Semitic comments on a voice mail message, which were aired on ABC's Good Morning America. Jackson's camp denied the allegations.

2009 - ClassicBands.com

November 24
The Rolling Stones began cashing in on British singing sensation Susan Boyle's rendition of their hit "Wild Horses" by re-issuing their original version which was first released 40 years ago this month.

November 24
Donny Osmond wins Season 9 of ABC-TV's Dancing With The Stars.


2011 - ClassicBands.com

November 24
A New York memorabilia store announced that it would auction a "to do" list written by John Lennon which included waiting for the HBO cable guy, fixing the hook on the bathroom door, making sure there was enough marmalade in the house, and purchasing Margaret Trudeau's book Beyond Reason. The hand-written, one page list was expected to fetch over $3,000.

2012 - ClassicBands.com

November 24
Earl "Speedo" Carroll, the lead singer for The Cadillacs on their 1955, #17 hit "Speedo", died from complications of diabetes at the age of 75. Carroll later sang with The Coasters for about two decades before reuniting with a new incarnation of the Cadillacs.

2014 - ClassicBands.com

November 24
Bob Dylan performed for an audience of one, superfan Fredrik Wikingsson, at Philadelphia's Academy of Music. The concert was part of film series Experiment Ensam, which chronicles individuals as they experience special events they would normally share with large groups, alone.

2017 - ClassicBands.com

November 24
Mitch Margo, a founding member of The Tokens, the doo-wop foursome behind the 1961, #1 hit "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", died of natural causes at the age of 70.



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