EVENTS THAT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY NOVEMBER 9 IN MUSIC HISTORY
On this day November 9 1958 – Elvis Presley‘s hit single ‘Hound Dog’ became the third song to sell over 1 million copies. The other two million-selling songs at the time were ‘White Christmas’ by Bing Crosby and ‘Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer’ by Gene Autry.
1961 – With ‘(Marie’s the Name) His Latest Flame’/’Little Sister’, Elvis Presley hit No.1 on the UK Singles chart for the first of four consecutive weeks.
1973 – Singer-songwriter Billy Joel released his second studio album ‘Piano Man’ through Columbia Records on this day November 9 in music history. The album peaked at No.27 in the US and the title track became his signature song.
1974 – Canadian rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) topped the US Billboard Hot 100 with ‘You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet’.
1974 – Carole King went to number one on the US Billboard 200 chart with her sixth studio album ‘Wrap Around Joy’ on this day November 9.
1985 – With the theme song of the crime drama TV series ‘Miami Vice’, Jan Hammer went to number one on the US Singles chart.
1991 – Prince and his backing band the New Power Generation topped the US Singles chart with ‘Cream’ on this day November 9.
1991 – Comedian Vic Reeves and the alternative rock band The Wonder Stuff topped the UK Singles chart with their rendition of Tommy Roe‘s song ‘Dizzy’.
1991 – With their second compilation LP ‘Greatest Hits II’, rock band Queen reached number one on the UK Albums chart.
1993 – Influential hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan released their debut studio album ‘Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)’ on this day November 9 in music history through Loud Records.
1996 – The number one album in the United States on this day November 9 was the first greatest hits compilation ‘Best Of – Volume I’ by the hard rock band Van Halen.
1996 – R&B group Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre and Queen Pen reached No.1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 with ‘No Diggity’ for the first of four consecutive weeks.
1996 – Pop duo Robson & Jerome achieved a rare feat on this day November 9 when their triple A-side single ‘What Becomes of the Brokenhearted’/’Saturday Night at the Movies’/’You’ll Never Walk Alone’ hit No.1 in the UK.
1996 – Irish boy band Boyzone scored their second number one album in the UK with ‘A Different Beat’, their second studio LP.
2002 – With ‘Lose Yourself’, Eminem hit No.1 on the US Singles chart for the first of twelve consecutive weeks. The song featured in the drama film ‘8 Mile’ in which the rapper starred and it also earned him an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
2002 – A dance cover of Bryan Adams‘ song ‘Heaven’ by DJ Sammy and DJ Yanou featuring singer Do was at No.1 in the UK on this day November 9.
2002 – British singer-songwriter David Gray scored his second domestic number one album with ‘A New Day at Midnight’.
2002 – Rock band Santana topped the US Billboard 200 chart with their nineteenth studio album ‘Shaman’ on this day November 9 in music history.
2008 – South African singer, songwriter and civil rights activist Miriam Makeba also known as Mama Africa died at the age of 76. Best remembered for her international hit single ‘Pata Pata’.
2012 – American R&B singer Major Harris died on this day November 9 at the age of 65. Best remembered for his work with the vocal group The Delfonics and for his solo hit single ‘Love Won’t Let Me Wait’.
Major Harris – Love Won’t Let Me Wait
2013 – Kay Perry scored her second chart-topping album in the United States with her fourth studio release ‘Prism’.
2013 – The number one album in the United Kingdom on this day November 9 was ‘Reflektor’ by the indie rock band Arcade Fire.
2013 – American rapper Eminem featuring Rihanna went to number one on the UK Singles chart with ‘The Monster’.
2015 – Scottish drummer and session musician Andrew “Andy” White died on this day November 9, aged 85. Best remembered for temporarily replacing Ringo Starr on the Beatles debut single ‘Love Me Do’ and the B-side ‘P.S. I Love You’.
2017 – With their collaborative studio album ‘Together Again’, singers Michael Ball and Alfie Boe topped the UK Albums chart on this day November 9 in music history.
2017 – Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug started a five-week run at number one on the UK Singles chart with ‘Havana’.
2019 – Selena Gomez scored her first number one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Lose You to Love Me’ on this day November 9.
2019 – Rapper Kanye West went to number one on the US Albums chart with his ninth studio release ‘Jesus Is King’.
BORN ON THIS DAY NOVEMBER 9 IN MUSIC HISTORY
1936 – Singer-songwriter and one third of the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, Mary Travers was born in Louisville, Kentucky on this day November 9 in music history.
1941 – American guitarist and founding member of Creedence Clearwater Revival, Thomas “Tom” Fogerty was born in Berkeley, California. He’s also the older brother of John Fogerty.
1943 – Singer, songwriter, and keyboardist Dennis “Denny” Provisor was born on this day November 9 in Los Angeles, California.
1944 – Singer-songwriter Philip “Phil” May was born on this day in Dartford, England. He rose to fame as a founding member and frontman of the band Pretty Things.
1946 – Singer and songwriter Ruben Armand “Benny” Mardones was born on this day November 9 in Cleveland, Ohio. Best known for his hit single ‘Into the Night’.
1948 – Multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter Joseph “Joe” Bouchard was born in Watertown, New York. He rose to fame as a member of the rock band Blue Öyster Cult.
1952 – English guitarist Dennis Stratton was born in London on this day November 9 in music history. Best known for his work with the heavy metal band Iron Maiden and as a member of the group Praying Mantis.
1960 – American musician Demetra Plakas was born today in Chicago, Illinois. She came to prominence as the drummer for the rock band L7.
1966 – Co-founder of the hip hop group Salt-N-Pepa, Sandra Jacqueline Denton also known professionally as Pepa was born on this day November 9 in Kingston, Jamaica.
1970 – Singer, guitarist and co-founder of the Tedeschi Trucks Band, Susan Tedeschi was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
1970 – American rapper and producer Bradley Terrence Jordan also known by his stage name Scarface was born on this day November 9 in Houston, Texas.
1978 – American R&B singer, songwriter, pianist, guitarist, and producer Mark Althavan Andrews better known as Sisqo was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
1984 – Australian singer-songwriter and actress Delta Goodrem was born in Sydney on this day November 9 in music history.