This Day in Music History: November 28
November 28, 2016We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.
Today: November 28.
1964: The Shangri-Las topped the US singles chart with the 'teen death song', 'Leader Of The Pack'. When released in the UK, the BBC refused to play the song, (probably due to its death theme), where it went on to chart three times: No.11 in 1965, No.3 in 1972 (by which time the BBC ban had been lifted), and once again at No.7 in 1976.
1967: The Beatles recorded their last fan club record as a band, 'Christmas Time Is Here Again!' The Beatles' Christmas records were spoken and musical messages from the band that were posted out on flexi disc at Christmas time to members of their official fan-clubs in the UK and the US.
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1974: John Lennon made his last ever concert appearance. Lennon played with Elton John on stage at Madison Square Gardens in New York City, and performed three songs: 'Whatever Gets You Thru The Night', 'I Saw Her Standing There' and 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds.'
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1976: The Tom Robinson Band made their live debut at The Hope & Anchor, London. The group's biggest hit '2-4-6-8 Motorway' reached the No.5 spot in the UK on Oct 1977. Robinson now also works as a radio presenter.
1987: REM had entered the Top 10 on the US singles chart with ‘The One I Love.’
1991: Nirvana recorded a performance for BBC TV music show Top Of The Pops in London. When Kurt Cobain asked to lip-sync 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' to a pre-recorded tape, he protested by singing an octave lower (he later confirmed he was imitating Morrissey from The Smiths), and attempted to eat his microphone at one point. Cobain also changed some of the lyrics, as he exchanged the opening line "load up on guns, bring your friends," for "load up on drugs, kill your friends."
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