5 NOVEMBER
In Music History
1965 The Who release "My Generation" in the US.
1963 Andrea McArdle is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Known for originating the title role of Annie on Broadway.
1961 Counting Crows guitarist David Bryson is born in California.
1960 Country singer Johnny Horton, age 35, dies in an automobile accident near Milano, Texas.
1957 David Moyse (guitarist for Air Supply) is born in Adelaide, Australia.
1957 A Flock of Seagulls lead singer Mike Score is born in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Before landing his famous gig, he makes a living as a hairdresser.
1948 Peter Hammill (lead vocalist for Van Der Graaf Generator) is born in Ealing, London, England.
1948 Don McDougall (guitarist for The Guess Who) is born in Canada.
1947 Peter Noone is born in Davyhulme, Manchester, England. He becomes lead singer of Herman's Hermits.
1946 Dance singer Loleatta Holloway ("Love Sensation") is born in Chicago.
1946 Gram Parsons (of The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers) is born Ingram Cecil Connor III in his mom's hometown of Winter Haven, Florida, but will reside in Waycross, Georgia.
1943 Pablo Gomez (drummer for Los Bravos) is born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
1942 George M. Cohan, a fixture on Broadway as an entertainer and composer, dies of cancer at age 64. Wrote the standards "Over There," "The Yankee Doodle Boy," and "You're A Grand Old Flag."
1941 Art Garfunkel (half of the folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel) is born in Queens, New York. He meets Paul Simon in elementary school when the pair are cast to perform in Alice in Wonderland for sixth grade graduation.
1936 "Stand By Your Man" songwriter Billy Sherrill is born in Phil Campbell, Alabama.
Beach Boys Land First #1 In 22 Years With "Kokomo"
1988The Beach Boys, who haven't had a #1 hit since "Good Vibrations" in 1966, top the charts with the Brian Wilson-less "Kokomo," used in the movie Cocktail. It's the longest gap between #1 hits for any artist.
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2021 Ten fans are killed and hundreds injured during Travis Scott's performance at his Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas, when the crowd of 50,000 surges toward the stage, crushing the victims.More
2012 With one day to go until the United States presidential election, dozens of music stars take to the press to support incumbent Barack Obama over Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Those voicing support for Obama include Jay-Z, Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead, Bruce Springsteen, Katy Perry, Mike McCready of Pearl Jam, and Stevie Wonder. This should come as no surprise, as music celebrities traditionally come out to support the progressive candidate in elections.
2002 Justin Timberlake releases his debut solo album, Justified. It debuts at #2 in America and earns Top 5 entries with the singles "Cry Me A River" and "Rock Your Body."
1999 Van Halen announce that lead singer Gary Cherone, who joined in 1996 and sang on the Van Halen III album, is leaving the band. All parties claim the split is amicable. The group later coaxes Sammy Hagar back into the fold, and reunites with original frontman David Lee Roth in 2007.
1988 Edie Brickell & New Bohemians are the musical guests on Saturday Night Live. Brickell meets Paul Simon on the broadcast, who she marries in 1992.
1971 After Elvis Presley's set at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, announcer Al Dvorin tells the crowd, "Elvis has left the building." The phrase soon enters the cultural lexicon, used to signal that an event is truly over.
1959 Bryan Adams is born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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