1963
The
Beatles second
album With The Beatles became the first million selling album by a group in the
UK.
1969
The Rolling Stones played the final night on North American tour at
the International Raceway Festival in Florida. Guest appereances were made by The
Moody Blues, Ten Years After, King Crimson, Janis Joplin, The Band, Steppenwolf and Iron Butterfly.
1976
Richard Hell and
the Voidoids made their debut at CBGB's. Hell was an innovator of
punk music and fashion. He was one of the first to spike his hair and wear
torn, cut and drawn-on shirts usually with safety pins. Malcolm McLaren, who
was later manager of the Sex Pistols, said Hell was
inspiration for the Sex Pistols' attitude and image.
1984
Famous musicians joined their forces in London to record Do They Know It's Christmas?, written by Bob
Geldof and Midge Ure, featured Paul Young, Bono, Boy George, Sting and George Michael. It became
bestselling record ever, and raised over £8 million.
2003
On 30th November a block
of East 2nd Street in New York City was renamed Joey
Ramone Place. On this block Joey once lived with his bandmate Dee Dee
Ramone. It is placed near the music club CBGB, where the group played their
first gigs.
2011
Four original band members of Black Sabbath announced that they were reuniting and recording a
new album followed by a world tour in 2012.
2012
To remember the 60th anniversary of the UK singles chart,
Official Charts Company published a
chart with 123 songs that have sold more than a million copies since 1952. Elton John was at No.1 with Candle In The Wind, No.2 was Band
Aid with Do They Know It's
Christmas? followed
by Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody on
2.36million copies.
SOME HERITAGE
Since it`s November, lets give us ourselves a joy to hear this evergreen classic.
Let`s hear it again:
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