Rock 'n' Roll History for
November 22


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1957 - ClassicBands.com

November 22
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, both just 16 years old, appear as Tom And Jerry on ABC-TV's American Bandstand where they perform "Hey Schoolgirl". The record would climb to #49 on the Billboard Top 100.

1963 - ClassicBands.com

November 22
While on tour in support of their current Billboard #1 hit, "I'm Leaving It Up To You", Dale And Grace are in Dallas, Texas, watching President Kennedy's motorcade go by, just moments before the historic tragedy.

November 22
The Beatles released their second album, "With The Beatles" in the UK. The collection featured "All My Loving", "Please Mr. Postman" and "Roll Over Beethoven" and would succeed their first LP in the #1 spot, giving the Fab Four a string of 51 consecutive weeks at the top of the UK album chart.

November 22
Phil Spector releases a Christmas album called "A Christmas Gift for You", which was recorded over the Spring and Summer and contained songs by The Ronettes, The Crystals, Darlene Love and Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans.


1965 - ClassicBands.com

November 22
24-year-old Bob Dylan married 26-year-old former Playboy Bunny, Sara Lowndes, under an oak tree on a judge's lawn on Mineola, Long Island. She was to be the inspiration for the songs "Sara" and "Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands". Sara would file for divorce in March, 1977.

1966 - ClassicBands.com

November 22
Ray Charles appears in a Boston court and is fined $10,000 and given a five year suspended sentence after being convicted a year earlier of drug possession.

1968 - ClassicBands.com

November 22
The Beatles release a double album simply called "The Beatles", but known to fans as "The White Album". Among the 29 songs on the L.P. is Ringo Starr's first song writing contribution, "Don't Pass Me By", which as a single, made it to number one in Scandinavia. The LP has since been certified 24X Platinum by the RIAA.

1973 - ClassicBands.com

November 22
The Hollies complete their rendition of "The Air That I Breathe" at Abbey Road Studios in London. Initially recorded by Albert Hammond for his 1972 album "It Never Rains in Southern California", the record would rise to #2 in the UK and #6 in the US, marking the band's final Top 10 hit in America.

1975 - ClassicBands.com

November 22
Less than three months after achieving their first number one record, "Get Down Tonight", KC And The Sunshine Band return to the top of the Hot 100 with "That's The Way (I Like It)". It made #4 in the UK.

November 22
Barry Manilow's rendition of "I Write the Songs" enters the Billboard Top 40, on its way to number one. Although Manilow wrote many of his hits, this one was actually composed by Bruce Johnston of The Beach Boys. The record would go on to win a Grammy Award for Song of the Year and was nominated for Record of the Year in 1977.

1976 - ClassicBands.com

November 22
Jerry Lee Lewis turned his Rolls Royce upside down in a ditch just outside Collierville, Tennessee, totaling the vehicle. Neither he or his wife Jaren were badly hurt, but The Killer would end up facing a drunk driving charge, of which he was later proven innocent by a breathalyzer.

1979 - ClassicBands.com

November 22
Tony Orlando returned to the concert stage in San Carlos, California after a self-imposed, three-month retirement following the suicide death of his good friend, actor Freddie Prinze.

November 22
Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life" is awarded a Platinum disc. The record had a ten week run at the top of the Billboard chart and spent eight weeks leading the Cashbox best sellers list.


1988 - ClassicBands.com

November 22
Janet Ertel of The Chordettes died of cancer at the age of 75. The group made the Billboard chart nine times between 1954 and 1961 with songs such as "Mr. Sandman" (#1) and "Lollipop" (#2).

November 22
Cathy Carr, who scored a Billboard #2 hit in 1956 with "Ivory Tower", died from ovarian cancer at the age of 52. Besides her hit song, she released twenty-eight others singles that failed to crack the Top 40.

1997 - ClassicBands.com

November 22
Michael Hutchence, the 37-year-old lead singer of INXS, was found dead in his room at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Double Bay, Sydney. The New South Wales coroner determined that Hutchence's death was the result of suicide, although some who were close to him believe he may have died from autoerotic asphyxiation.

2002 - ClassicBands.com

November 22
The surviving members of The Doors, Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger, announced they would record and tour again with a new line up including ex-Cult singer Ian Astbury and former Police drummer Stewart Copeland. Original drummer John Densmore was not able to take part because he suffers from severe tinnitus, a persistent ringing or buzzing in the ears.

2010 - ClassicBands.com

November 22
After just one week of availability on iTunes, The Beatles' music sold more than 450,000 albums and 2,000,000 individual songs. The Fab Four's debut on the popular download site was accompanied by an extensive marketing campaign.

2016 - ClassicBands.com

November 22
The Hendersonville, Tennessee property where Johnny Cash and his wife June Carter Cash lived for most of their thirty five years of marriage was put up for sale by the current owner. The house was destroyed in a fire in 2007, but a one-bedroom apartment building, a tennis court, a swimming pool and a covered boat dock remained standing. The couple made their home there until their deaths in 2003.

2018 - ClassicBands.com

November 22
The Beatles' self-titled LP, known to fans as "the white album", returned to the Top Ten of the Billboard 200 chart following its 50th anniversary reissue on November 9th. The album was ranked at #6 after selling 63,000 units.


2023 - ClassicBands.com

November 22
Jean Knight, whose 1971 hit "Mr. Big Stuff" spent five weeks at #1 on the Billboard R&B chart and hit #2 on the Hot 100, died of natural causes at the age of 80.



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