27 NOVEMBER
In Music History
1970 George Harrison releases All Things Must Pass, his first solo album since the breakup of The Beatles. The first single, "My Sweet Lord," becomes the first ex-Beatle solo #1 in the UK and also in the US.
1968 Steppenwolf's self-titled debut album is certified gold.
1967 The Association's "Never My Love" is certified gold.
1967 In America, The Beatles release Magical Mystery Tour, the soundtrack to their upcoming film.
1966 Mia Farrow is the mystery guest on the popular game show What's My Line?, surprising her new husband Frank Sinatra, who sits blindfolded on the panel. Sinatra was a mystery guest earlier in the night.
1965 Fiachna O'Braonian (guitarist, vocalist for Hothouse Flowers) is born in Dublin, Ireland.
1965 Author Ken Kesey and his band of "Merry Pranksters" hold the first "Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test" in San Francisco.
1964 Mick Jagger is fined 16 pounds for driving offenses in Totenhall, England.
1963 The Elvis Presley film Fun in Acapulco premieres. The soundtrack features the Top 10 hit "Bossa Nova Baby."
1962 Mike Bordin (drummer for Faith No More) is born in San Francisco, California. In high school, he forms the band EZ-Street with future Faith No More bandmate Jim Martin and future Metallica bassist Cliff Burton.
1962 Charlie Benante (drummer for Anthrax) is born in The Bronx, New York.
1959 Charlie Burchill (guitarist for Simple Minds) is born in Glasgow, Scotland.
1948 Dave Winthrop (sax player and flautist for Supertramp) is born.
1945 Randy Brecker (trumpeter, flugelhornist for Blood, Sweat & Tears) is born in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania.
1944 Trevor Leonard Ward-Davies aka Dozy (of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich) is born in Enford, Wiltshire, England.
The Beatles Are #1 30 Years After Their Split
2000The Beatles have the #1 album in America with a collection of their 27 chart-topping hits, appropriately titled 1, proving that their appeal spans generations.
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2017 Country singer Blake Shelton is named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive." He's the second musician to receive the honor in the annual feature's 32-year run; the first was Adam Levine, his fellow coach on The Voice, in 2013.
2000 Wu-Tang Clan rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard, on the lam after escaping from a drug-rehabilitation center on October 17, is arrested at a Philadelphia McDonald's when a policewoman recognizes him in the drive-thru lane.
1991 Freddie Mercury's funeral is held in London. Just a small group of friends and family, including Elton John and Mercury's Queen bandmates, are at the private service. At the singer's request, his longtime companion Mary Austin takes his ashes - she never discloses their location.
1990 MTV bans the video for Madonna's "Justify My Love," which is too racy for the network. The singer responds by releasing the video on VHS, which sells over a million copies.
1982 Lionel Richie, who has already topped the Hot 100 with his group Commodores ("Three Times A Lady," "Still") and with Diana Ross ("Endless Love"), reaches the top spot on his own with his first single, "Truly."
1969 The Rolling Stones record Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! at New York City's Madison Square Garden. In the audience is Jimi Hendrix, celebrating his 27th (and last) birthday.
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