26 ноября
Cобытия:
1962, The Beatles recorded their second single ‘Please Please Me’ in 18 takes and ‘Ask Me Why’ for the flip side at EMI studio’s London.
1967, The promotional film of The Beatles 'Hello, Goodbye' was aired on The Ed Sullivan show in the US. It was never shown at the time in the UK due to a musician's union ban on miming.
1967, During a UK tour Jimi Hendrix Pink Floyd, The Move, Nice and Amen Corner all appeared at The Palace Theatre in Manchester, playing two shows in one evening.
1968, Cream played their farewell concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Also on the bill were Yes and Taste.
1969, Pink Floyd and Mouseproof appeared at The Civic Hall, Dunstable, England, tickets 14 shillings, ($1.68).
1973, John Rostill former bassist with The Shadows died after being electrocuted at his home recording studio. A local newspaper ran the headline, 'Pop musician dies, guitar apparent cause'. After the break up of The Shadows Rostill worked with Tom Jones and wrote songs covered by Elvis Presley and Olivia Newton-John.
1973, The New York Dolls made their live UK debut at Biba's Rainbow Room, London.
1975, During a UK tour Captain Beefheart appeared live at Brunel University, Middlesex, England, tickets cost £1.20.
1975, Slade, Gary Glitter, Leo Sayer and The Troggs all appeared live on UK TV pop show Supersonic.
1975, During a UK tour Queen played two shows at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester.
1976, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme left 10cc to work as a duo and concentrate on other projects including developing 'The Gizmo', a device used to make neo- orchestral sounds on a guitar.
1976, The Sex Pistols released the single 'Anarchy In The UK'. It peaked at No.38 on the UK charts.
1977, 'The Sound Of Bread' by Bread went to No.1 on the UK album chart.
1977, Blondie played the first night of a 28 date (and their first tour of Australia) at the Concert Hall, Perth with support from The Ferrets.
1983, David Bowie played the last night of his 10-date Serious Moonlight tour of Australia and New Zealand at West Springs Stadium, Auckland.
1988, The Stone Roses and The Dogfaced Hermans appeared at The Citadel, St Helens, England.
1988, UK music weekly the New Musical Express ran a competition to win a 1959 Black Gibson Les Paul belonging to New Orders Bernard Sumner. 25 other runner-ups would win a copy of the bands new single 'Fine Time.'
1988, Russian cosmonauts aboard Soyuz 7 took a cassette copy of the latest Pink Floyd album ‘Delicate Sound Of Thunder’ into space and played it in orbit, making Pink Floyd the first rock band to be played in space.
1989, The Rolling Stones played a concert at Death Valley Stadium in Clenson, South Carolina to help raise money for the victims of Hurricane Hugo.
1995, Alice In Chains were at No.1 on the US album chart with their self-titled album.
2000, Manchester club the Hacienda was auctioned off raising £18,000 for charity. Madonna made her UK TV debut at the club when C4 music show The Tube was broadcast live from the venue. Oasis, Happy Mondays, U2, New Order, Stone Roses, The Smiths and James all played at the club.
2000, The Beatles went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Beatles 1.'
2008, The parents of missing Manic Street Preachers guitarist and lyricist Richey Edwards were granted a court order for him to be declared presumed dead, after he disappeared nearly 14 years ago. Despite alleged sightings all over the world many believed Edwards, whose car was found near the Severn Bridge, took his own life at the age of 27.