This Day in Music History: November 4
November 4, 2016We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.
Today: November 4.
1961: Cliff Richard scored his first ever UK No.1 album with his 5th album, '21 Today'. It was released on October 14, 1961, which was the exact date of Cliff Richard's 21st birthday. Side 1 of the album contained rock tunes while side 2 consisted of ballads.
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1966: 'Good Vibrations' by The Beach Boys entered the UK chart. The song went on to be a on the top of the UK & US charts. Brian Wilson's mother told him when he was a child, that dogs could pick up "vibrations" from people, so that the dog would bark at "bad vibrations." Wilson turned this into the general idea for the song.
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1967: Pink Floyd made their US live debut when they appeared at the Winterland Auditorium, San Francisco, California. They shared the bill with local group Big Brother & The Holding Company, featuring singer Janis Joplin and singer and songwriter, Richie Havens.
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1970: David Bowie released 'The Man Who Sold the World', his third studio album. Also, the first with the nucleus of what would become the "Spiders from Mars", backing band.
1989: Elton John scored his 50th UK chart hit with his hit 'Sacrifice'. Only Cliff Richard and Elvis Presley had also achieved this feat. The song was initially released as a single in 1989, but stalled at No.55 in the UK and at No.18 in the US. English DJ, Steve Wright, began playing the song on BBC Radio 1 and then song was re-released as a double A-side single, along with 'Healing Hands'.
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1989: Roxette scored their second US No.1 hit single with 'Listen To Your Heart'. It reached the No.6 spot in the UK charts the following year.
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1993: Martin Gore of Depeche Mode, was arrested at the Denver Westin Hotel after he refused to turn down the volume of his music in his room.
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