On This Day, November 10 in Music History
EVENTS ON NOVEMBER 10 IN MUSIC HISTORY
On this day November 10 in 1956 – With his debut self-titled studio album also known as ‘Rock n’ Roll’, Elvis Presley topped the UK Albums chart.
1958 – Conway Twitty went to number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 with ‘It’s Only Make Believe’. Also a chart-topper in Canada the UK.
1973 – Eddie Kendricks scored his first and only number one single in the US as a solo artist with ‘Keep On Truckin”.
1973 – With his seventh studio album ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’, Elton John hit number one on the US Billboard 200 chart for the first of eight consecutive weeks. It reached No.1 in Australia, Canada, and the UK as well.
1975 – Singer-songwriter and poet Patti Smith released her debut studio album ‘Horses’ through Arista Records.
1979 – With ‘Heartache Tonight’, rock band the Eagles scored their fifth number one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
1979 – The number one album in the UK on this day was Fleetwood Mac‘s twelfth studio release ‘Tusk’.
1984 – With her rendition of the Prince song ‘I Feel for You’, Chaka Khan started a three-week stint at No.1 on the UK Singles chart.
1984 – Synth-pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood reached No.1 in the UK with their debut studio album ‘Welcome to the Pleasuredome’.
1986 – Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band released the live album ‘Live 1975-85’ through Columbia Records. The album set a record for most pre-orders at the time with 1.5 million fans eagerly waiting for the release day. It peaked at number one in Canada, the US, and the Netherlands.
1990 – American R&B and soul music singer Ronald “Ronnie” Dyson died from heart failure, aged 40
1990 – Mariah Carey scored her second chart-topper of the year in the US when ‘Love Takes Time’ hit No.1 for the first of three consecutive weeks. She previously topped the Hot 100 for four weeks straight with ‘Vision of Love’ in August.
1990 – With his greatest hits compilation ‘The Very Best of Elton John’, Elton John started a two-week run at No.1 on the UK Albums chart.
1990 – Rapper Vanilla Ice hit number one on the US Billboard 200 chart for the first of sixteen consecutive weeks with his debut studio album ‘To the Extreme’.
1994 – Influential American Jazz singer Carmen Mercedes McRae died at the age of 74.
1997 – American guitarist and session musician Thomas “Tommy” Tedesco died at the age of 67. Best remembered for his work with The Wrecking Crew.
2001 – With his fourth studio album ‘The Great Depression’, rapper DMX went to number one in the United States.
2002 – American keyboards player and session musician Johnny Griffith died at the age of 66. Best remembered for his work with Motown acts such as Marvin Gaye, The Supremes, The Temptations, The Funk Brothers, etc.
2001 – Michael Jackson reached number one on the UK Albums chart with his tenth and final studio album ‘Invincible’.
2006 – American singer-songwriter and record producer Gerald Levert died at the age of 40 of an overdose.
2007 – Country music singer Carrie Underwood topped the US Billboard 200 chart with her second studio album ‘Carnival Ride’.
2007 – With ‘Kiss Kiss’, R&B singer Chris Brown and rapper T-Pain hit number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the first of three weeks straight.
2007 – Rock band the Eagles scored their first number one album in the UK with ‘Long Road Out of Eden’, their seventh studio LP.
2012 – With her fourth studio album ‘Red’, Taylor Swift hit No.1 in the United States for the first of three consecutive weeks.
2012 – English singer Robbie Williams scored his sixth domestic number one single with ‘Candy’.
2012 – Scottish DJ and musician Calvin Harris scored his third consecutive number one album in the UK with ’18 Months’.
2015 – American musician, songwriter, producer, and arranger Allen Toussaint died at age 77.
2016 – The number one album in the United Kingdom on this day was ‘Back from the Edge’ by James Arthur, his first domestic chart-topper.
2018 – Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli scored his first number one album in the USA with ‘Si’, his sixteenth studio release. It also reached No.1 in the UK.
BORN ON NOVEMBER 10 IN MUSIC HISTORY
1923 – English singer Anne Shelton was born Patricia Jacqueline Sibley in. Best known for her chart-topping rendition of ‘Lay Down Your Arms’.
1932 – Influential free jazz music pianist Paul Bley was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
1945 – Country music singer-songwriter Donna Fargo was born in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Best known for the crossover hit songs ‘Funny Face’ and ‘The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A.’.
1947 – Grammy Award-winning songwriter Alta “Allee” Willis was born in Detroit, Michigan. Best known for co-writing the hit songs ‘Boogie Wonderland’ and ‘September’ for Earth, Wind & Fire, and ‘What Have I Done to Deserve This?’ for the Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield.
1947 – Founding member and lead guitarist of the rock band Alice Cooper, Glen Buxton was born in Akron, Ohio.
1947 – English bassist, guitarist, and singer-songwriter Gregory “Greg” Lake was born in Poole, Dorset. Best known as a founding member of the bands Emerson, Lake & Palmer and King Crimson.
1966 – British musician and record producer Stephen “Steve” Mackey was born in Sheffield, England. He came to prominence as the bassist for the rock band Pulp.
1967 – Multi-instrumentalist and co-founder of the trip hop collective Massive Attack, Andrew Vowles nicknamed Mushroom was born in Bristol, England.
1970 – American rapper and record producer Warren Griffin also known professionally as Warren G was born on this day in Long Beach, California.
1973 – British singer Jacqueline “Jacqui” Abbott was born in St Helens, England. She rose to fame as a member of the band The Beautiful South.
1975 – Founding member and frontman of the rock band Jimmy Eat World, James “Jim” Adkins was born in Mesa, Arizona.
1978 – Irish bass guitarist and vocalist Drew McConnell was born in Dublin. Best known as a member of the rock band Babyshambles.
1978 – American rapper and singer Eve Jihan Cooper mononymously known as Eve was born today in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1983 – American country music singer and songwriter Miranda Lambert was born in Longview, Texas.