On This Day, November 4 in Music History
EVENTS ON NOVEMBER 4 IN MUSIC HISTORY
On this day November 4 in 1961 – Cliff Richard scored his first No.1 album in the United Kingdom with ’21 Today’, his fourth studio release.
1965 – With ‘Get Off of My Cloud’, The Rolling Stones topped the UK Singles chart. It also peaked at No.1 in the US, Germany, Canada, and South Africa.
1969 – Founding member of the vocal groups The Ink Spots and The Brown Dots, Ivory “Deek” Watson died at the age of 60.
1970 – David Bowie released his third studio album ‘The Man Who Sold the World’ on Mercury Records. The LP sold over 1.7 million copies worldwide and none of its songs were released as singles, but the title-track became one of Bowie’s most popular songs.
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1972 – Johnny Nash hit number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for the first of four consecutive weeks with ‘I Can See Clearly Now’. It also became a chart-topper in Canada and South Africa while in the UK it peaked at No.5.
1978 – Linda Ronstadt scored her third and final number one album on the US Billboard 200 with her ninth studio LP ‘Living in the USA’.
1978 – With her disco rendition of Jimmy Webb‘s 1968 hit song ‘MacArthur Park’, Donna Summer started a three-week run at No.1 on the US Singles chart.
1989 – Swedish rock duo Roxette scored their second No.1 single of the year in the US with ‘Listen to Your Heart’. They previously topped the Hot 100 with ‘The Look’ back in April.
1994 – American guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist Frederick “Sonic” Smith died at the age of 46 from heart failure. Best remembered for his work with the rock band MC5.
1997 – Country pop music singer Shania Twain released her fourth studio album ‘Come On Over’. The album went on to sell over 40 million copies worldwide, making it the highest-selling album by a solo female artist. It peaked at No.1 in a dozen countries.
1997 – Rock band Soundgarden released their first greatest hits compilation album ‘A-Sides’ through A&M Records.
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2000 – Girl group Spice Girls topped the UK Singles chart with the double A-side ‘Holler’/’Let Love Lead the Way’.
2000 – Nu metal band Limp Bizkit topped the US Billboard 200 with their third studio album ‘Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water’ which sold 1 million copies that week.
2000 – With their compilation LP ‘The Greatest Hits’, Scottish rock band Texas topped the UK Albums chart.
2000 – American jazz drummer Vernel Fournier also known professionally as Amir Rushdan died at the age of 72.
2006 – The number one album in the United States on this day was ‘Press Play’ by the controversial rapper P. Diddy.
2006 – Robbie Williams scored his seventh consecutive number one album as a solo artist in the UK with ‘Rudebox’. The album was an international hit and it reached No.1 in eight other countries as well that year.
2006 – Pop band McFly scored their second chart-topping single of the year in the UK with ‘Star Girl’. They previously topped the Singles chart with the double A-side ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ / ‘Please, Please’.
2017 – Singer and songwriter P!nk topped the US Billboard 200 with her seventh studio album ‘Beautiful Trauma’.
2020 – English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kenneth “Ken” Hensley died at age 75. Best remembered as a founding member of the rock band Uriah Heep.
2021 – The collaborative album ‘The Lockdown Sessions’ by Elton John went to number one in the UK. The album features guest appearances by artists such as Stevie Wonder, Charlie Puth, Dua Lipa, Gorillaz, Nicki Minaj, Stevie Nicks, Eddie Vedder, and others.
BORN ON NOVEMBER 4 IN MUSIC HISTORY
1929 -Traditional pop singer and guitarist Richard Bryce also known as Dickie Valentine was born in London. Best known for his chart-topping singles ‘Christmas Alphabet’, and ‘Finger of Suspicion’.
1940 – American blues music singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Delbert McClinton was born in Forth Worth, Texas.
1944 – American singer Scherrie Payne was born in Detroit, Michigan. She rose to fame as a member of the vocal group The Supremes.
1953 – Singer-songwriter and guitar player Van Stephenson was in Hamilton, Ohio. He rose to prominence as a solo artist before co-founding the country music band BlackHawk.
1954 – English musician, record producer, and songwriter Christopher “Chris” Difford was born in London. Best known as a founding member of the rock band Squeeze.
1956 – Guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter and co-founder of the band The Pretenders, James Honeyman-Scott was born in London, England.
1956 – Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Jordan Rudess was born in Great Neck, New York. He rose to fame as a member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater.
1965 – American singer Jeff Scott Soto was born in Brooklyn, New York. Best known for his work with the bands Yngwie Malmsteen, Talisman, and Journey.
1969 – American rapper, producer and record executive Sean Combs better known by his stage names Puff Daddy, P. Diddy and Puffy was born in New York City.
1974 – Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Cedric Bixler-Zavala was born in Redwood City, California. Best known as the frontman of the bands The Mars Volta, At the Drive-in, and Antemasque.