On This Day, November 5 in Music History
EVENTS ON NOVEMBER 5 IN MUSIC HISTORY
On this day November 5 1954 – Vera Lynn was at number one on the UK Singles chart with ‘My Son, My Son’.
1960 – American country music singer-songwriter Johnny Horton died in a car accident at the age of 35. Best remembered for songs such as ‘The Battle of New Orleans’, ‘North to Alaska’, and ‘When It’s Springtime in Alaska (It’s Forty Below)’.
1966 – Pop rock band The Monkees topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart with their debut single ‘Last Train to Clarksville’.
1970 – Led Zeppelin released the ‘Immigrant Song’ which became one of their rare hit singles as they were an album-oriented band. It peaked at No.16 in the US and reached the Top 10 in eight countries worldwide.
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1971 – Elton John released his fourth studio album ‘Madman Across the Water’ through DJM and UNI Records. The album was a Top 10 hit in Australia, Canada, and the US, and it features his now-signature song ‘Tiny Dancer’.
1971 – Pink Floyd released their sixth studio album ‘Meddle’ through Harvest Records. The LP sold over 3 million copies and was a Top 10 hit in the UK, Denmark, Belgium and the Netherlands.
1974 – Rock band the Eagles released ‘Best of My Love’ which became their first chart-topping single in North America.
1975 – Canadian violinist and bandleader Gaetano Alberto “Guy” Lombardo died at the age of 75.
1977 – With ‘The Name of the Game’, pop group ABBA reached number one on the UK Singles chart for the first of four consecutive weeks.
1977 – After Diana Ross & The Supremes topped the UK Albums chart for seven weeks with ’20 Golden Greats’, Cliff Richard & The Shadows took the top spot with ’40 Golden Greats’.
1983 – Billy Joel scored his first and only number one single in the UK with ‘Uptown Girl’ which topped the Singles chart for five weeks straight.
1986 – American R&B singer Ulysses B. “Bobby” Nunn Sr. died aged 61. Best remembered for his work with the groups The Coasters and The Robins.
1988 – The Beach Boys scored their first number one single in the US in 22 years when ‘Kokomo’ took the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 on this day. The song featured in the film ‘Cocktail’ and was a chart-topper in Australia as well.
1994 – With the soundtrack album ‘Murder Was the Case’ to the short film of the same name Snoop Dogg topped the US Billboard 200 chart.
1996 – American jazz multi-instrumentalist Eddie Harris died at the age of 62. Best remembered for his compositions ‘Freedom Jazz Dance’ and ‘Listen Here’.
2000 – Country and gospel music singer-songwriter and governor of Louisiana, James “Jimmie” Davis died at the age of 101.
2002 – American singer and founding member of the vocal group The Coasters, Billy Guy died at the age of 66.
2002 – Justin Timberlake released his debut studio album ‘Justified’ through Jive Records. The album was a commercial success, it topped the charts in Ireland and the UK, and was a Top 3 hit in the US and Canada.
2003 – American singer and one half of the musical duo The Righteous Brothers, Robert “Bobby” Hatfield died at the age of 63.
2005 – American singer Ashlee Simpson hit number one on the US Albums chart with her second studio LP ‘I Am Me’.
2005 – Robbie Williams scored his sixth consecutive number one album as a solo artist in the UK with ‘Intensive Care’, his sixth studio LP.
2005 – American guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist Fred Lincoln “Link” Wray died at age 76.
2011 – Rapper Professor Green featuring singer Emeli Sande topped the UK Singles chart with ‘Read All About It’.
2011 – English singer-songwriter Adele made a seventh comeback of the year at number one on the US Billboard 200 with her second studio album ’21’.
2011 – The number one album in the United Kingdom on this day was Coldplay‘s fifth studio LP ‘Mylo Xyloto’.
2015 – With their second studio album ‘Sounds Good Feels Good’, pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer scored their first chart-topper in the UK.
2016 – Rock band Kings of Leon scored their first number one album in the US with their seventh studio release ‘Walls’.
2017 – American singer Robert Knight died at the age of 77. Best remembered for his hit rendition of ‘Everlasting Love’.
2020 – The number one single in the United Kingdom on this day was ‘Positions’ by Ariana Grande. She topped the chart for six weeks straight.
2020 – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band topped the UK Albums chart with their studio LP ‘Letter to You’.
2021 – Swedish pop rock group ABBA released their ninth and final studio album ‘Voyage’. The long-awaited comeback album met the fan’s expectations and it reached No.1 in eighteen countries worldwide.
BORN ON NOVEMBER 5 IN MUSIC HISTORY
1911 – American singer and cowboy actor Roy Rogers was born Leonard Franklin Slye in Cincinnati, Ohio.
1931 – Singer, songwriter, guitarist, bandleader, and producer Izear “Ike” Turner was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Best known as one half of the husband-and-wife musical duo Ike & Tina Turner.
1941 – American singer, poet and actor Arthur “Art” Garfunkel was born in New York City. He came to prominence as one half of the folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel.
1946 – Disco and soul music singer Loleatta Holloway was born in Chicago, Illinois. Best known for songs such as ‘Love Sensation’ and ‘Hit and Run’.
1946 – Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ingram Cecil Connor also known professionally as Gram Parsons was born on in Winter Haven, Florida.
1947 – Singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pianist Peter Noone was born in Davyhulme, England. He rose to fame as the lead singer of the pop group Herman’s Hermits.
1948 – Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and founding member of the rock band Van der Graaf Generator, Peter Hammill was born in Manchester, England.
1957 – Founder and frontman of the new wave band A Flock of Seagulls, Michael “Mike” Score was born in Beverley, England.
1959 – Canadian singer, songwriter, and guitarist Bryan Adams was born in Kingston, Ontario. He’s one of the best-selling artists of all time with over 100 million records sold worldwide.
1959 – Multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Rob Fisher was born in Cheltenham, England. Best known as a member of the bands Naked Eyes and Climie Fisher.
1970 – Identical twin sisters Heather and Jennifer Kinley of the country music duo The Kinleys were born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1971 – Founding member, lead guitarist, and keyboardist of the rock band Radiohead, Jonathan “Jonny” Greenwood was born in Oxford, England.
1974 – American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer Ryan Adams was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina.
1975 – Singer and songwriter Lisa Scott-Lee was born in St. Asaph, Wales. She gained popularity as a member of the pop group Steps.
1987 – One third of the sibling pop rock band the Jonas Brothers, singer and songwriter Kevin Jonas was born in Teaneck, New Jersey.