This Day in Music History: November 20
November 20, 2016We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.
Today: November 20.
1961: Bob Dylan began recording his debut album over two days at Columbia Recording Studios in New York City.
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1965: The Supremes scored their sixth US No.1 single with the Motown production team, Holland–Dozier–Holland's, 'I Hear A Symphony'.
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1968: The Monkees film 'Head' opened in six US cities. Reviews about the film were very harsh and eventually it was a disaster at the box office.
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1974: Keith Moon, Drummer of The Who, collapsed during a concert after his drink was spiked with horse tranquilliser. 19 year-old Scott Halpin who was in the audience, volunteered to replace him on drums for the remaining three songs.
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1976: Paul Simon hosted NBC's Saturday Night Live. He and George Harrison performed live on the show with ‘Here Comes The Sun’ and ‘Homeward Bound’. Paul McCartney and John Lennon were both in New York City watching the show on TV.
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1991: The Rolling Stones announced they had signed a £20 million deal with Virgin Records, in order to record three albums over six years.
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