This Day in Music History: November 23
November 23, 2016We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.
Today: November 23.
1962: The Beatles went to St. James' Church Hall, London, for a 10-minute audition with BBC Television. This audition happened when a Beatles fan, David Smith of Preston, Lancashire wrote to the BBC asked for The Beatles to be featured on BBC television. Assuming that Smith was The Beatles' manager, the BBC wrote back to him, and offered The Beatles an audition. Smith brought his letter to NEMS Enterprises, and Clive Epstein (Brian's brother) arranged for audition to take place. 4 days later, Brian Epstein received a polite "thumbs-down" letter from the BBC.
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1974: The Rolling Stones scored their fifth US No.1 album with 'It's Only Rock 'N Roll'. This album was also the last Rolling Stones album for guitarist Mick Taylor, and it reached the No.2 spot in the UK.
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1975: Queen began a 9 week run at the No.1 spot on the UK singles chart with Bohemian Rhapsody. The promotional video that accompanied the song is generally acknowledged as being the first pop video and its production cost only £5,000. When the band wanted to release the single, various record executives suggested to the band members that, at 5 minutes and 55 seconds, it was too long and would never become a hit single.
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1991: Genesis scored their 5th UK No.1 album with 'We Can't Dance'. The album featured the singles 'Jesus He Knows Me' and 'I Can't Dance'.
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1991: Michael Jackson scored his fourth UK No.1 single with 'Black or White' which also featured Slash on guitar. The song was also a No.1 hit in the US.
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