November 10 - Today In Rock Music History

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Musicians Born On November 10

1905 Tommy Dorsey (Tea for Two Cha Cha)
1940 Screamin' Lord Sutch (singer/politician)
1944 Tim Rice (songwriter)
1948 Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake and Palmer)
1958 Frank Maudsley (A Flock of Seagulls)
1961 Junior Giscombe (Mama Used to Say)
1979 Chris Joannou (Silverchair)

Number 1 In The Charts On November 10

1958 Conway Twitty: 'It's Only Make Believe' US 45
1973 Eddie Kendricks: 'Keep on Truckin' US 45
1979 Fleetwood Mac: 'Tusk' UK LP
1979 Eagles: 'Heartache Tonight' US 45
1984 Chaka Khan: 'I Feel for You' UK 45
1984 Frankie Goes to Hollywood: 'Welcome to the Pleasure Dome' UK LP
1990 Mariah Carey : Love Takes Time : US single
1990 Elton John : The Very Best Of Elton John : UK LP

Various Music Events On November 10

1956 'Billboard' publishes its annual disc-jockey poll, with Kaye Starr's 'Rock and Roll Waltz' the year's top disc

1958 Sam Cooke and Lou Rawls are involved in a car crash which kills their chauffeur

1967 'Paris Love-In', a two-day event in the French capital, begins, featuring Spencer Davis Group, Keith West and Soft Machine

1967 Moody Blues release 'Nights in White Satin' in UK

1978 Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get it On' hits UK LP chart

1978 Clash release 'Give 'Em Enough Rope' LP, produced by Blue Oyster Cult man Steve Pearlman

1984 Frankie Goes to Hollywood LP 'Welcome to the Pleasure Dome' debuts at No. 1 in UK charts


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November 10 - Today in Beatles History

1961
Performance at the Tower Ballroom, New Brighton. Part of the Big-Beat operation, a festival with Gerry and the Pacemakers, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, Remo Four, and Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes.

1962
Brian writes to Larry Parnes, asking him 230 pounds per week, replying his offer of a tour.

1963
Concert at the Hippodrome, Birmingham ('The Beatles Autumn Tour').

Broadcast of 'Royal Command (Variety) Performance', BBC-TV (recorded 4 November).

1964
18.20, 20.45. Concerts at the Colston Hall, Bristol. End of British Tour.

1965
Abbey Road, Room 65. 2.30-5.30pm. Stereo mixing: 'Run For Your Life' (from take 5); 'We Can Work It Out' (from take 2). Producer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Jerry Boys.
Studio 2. 9.00pm-4.00am. Recording: 'The Word' (takes 1-3); 'I'm Looking Through You' [re-re-make] (take 4). Prodcuer: George Martin; Engineer: Norman Smith; 2nd Engineer: Ken Scott.

1966
The newspapers report there will be no more Beatles' tours.

Abbey Road, Room 65. 2.00-4.30pm. Stereo mixing: 'This Boy' (remixes 1, 2, from takes 15, 17); 'Day Tripper' (remix 2, from take 3); 'We Can Work It Out' (remix 2, from take 2). Editing: 'This Boy' (of stereo remixes 1, 2). Producer: not assigned; Engineer: Peter Bown; 2nd Engineer: Graham Kirkby.
1st stereo mix for 'This Boy', mistaken for 'Bad Boy'.

Press conference of the Four Tops, at the Saville Theatre. Brian attends.

Opening of the art exhibition 'Unfinished Paintings And Objects' by Yoko Ono, at the Indica Gallery, London.

1967
Shooting of three 'Hello Goodbye' clips, directed by Paul, at the Saville Theatre.

1969
UK LP release: 'Space', with the Modern Jazz Quartet.

1973
John convinces Phil Spector to produce a record with old rock'n'roll hits, and they both go to the Record Plant Studios, Los Angeles.

1989
Paul's concert in Rotterdam (Get Back Tour).

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