Rock 'n' Roll History for
November 30


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1958 - ClassicBands.com

November 30
The Crests release "16 Candles", which would go on to reach number 2 on Billboard's Pop chart and number 4 on the R&B chart, earning the New York quintet a Gold record.

1959 - ClassicBands.com

November 30
Billboard magazine reports the payola scandal "will substantially damage the careers of at least twenty-five DJs." Alan Freed is quoted as saying that his career has gone "down the drain."

1963 - ClassicBands.com

November 30
The Beach Boy's "In My Room" cracks Billboard's Top 40. Although the song would only climb to #23, it would be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999 and was ranked number 212 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

1966 - ClassicBands.com

November 30
A month after Jeff Beck left a planned thirty date Dick Clark tour, The Yardbirds announce that he is no longer a member of the band. Fed up with riding on buses and playing two or three shows a night, the guitarist had a furious backstage outburst in Texas and walked out on the group.

1968 - ClassicBands.com

November 30
Diana Ross And The Supremes topped the Billboard Pop chart for the eleventh time with "Love Child", a song that the group first introduced on The Ed Sullivan Show. The record would sell two million copies by the end of the year. Backing vocals were actually provided by Motown session singers The Andantes, as Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong did not perform on the record.

1969 - ClassicBands.com

November 30
The Monkees make their final live appearance at a show in Oakland, California. Mike Nesmith announces plans for a new band, while Davy Jones and Mickey Dolenz say they will keep the Monkees act going. It would be fifteen years before the original four would play together live again.

November 30
Simon And Garfunkel's first TV special airs, but their sponsor, AT&T, backs out when they learn that the duo plan to show footage of Bobby Kennedy's funeral march and clips of the Vietnam War.

November 30
Neil Diamond appears on The Ed Sullivan Show where he sings "Sweet Caroline" and "Holly Holy". Although his performance is considered a huge success, it would be the only time the singer appeared on the program.

1972 - ClassicBands.com

November 30
Paul McCartney And Wings release "Hi, Hi, Hi", which is promptly banned from the BBC because of its "unsuitable lyrics." The song still managed to be a hit, reaching #5 in the UK and #10 in the US early the next year. Macca was later quoted as saying, "The BBC got some of the words wrong. But I suppose it is a bit of a dirty song if sex is dirty and naughty. I was in a sensuous mood in Spain when I wrote it."

1974 - ClassicBands.com

November 30
Former Kris Kristofferson sideman Billy Swan had the best selling record in America with "I Can Help", a song he recorded in just two takes. It was later certified Gold for sales of 1,000,000 units by the Recording Industry Association of America.

November 30
Elton John's "Greatest Hits" became his fifth consecutive number 1 album in the US. The record spent ten weeks at the top and followed "Honky Chateau", "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player", "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and "Caribou".

1985 - ClassicBands.com

November 30
"Separate Lives" by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin hits the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for a one week stay. In the UK it would reach #4. The song was written by Stephen Bishop, whose previous hits included "Save It For A Rainy Day" (US #22), "On And On" (US #11) and "It Might Be You" (US #25).

1991 - ClassicBands.com

November 30
Billboard magazine announced that the Hot 100 chart would now take air play into consideration as well as sales.

1996 - ClassicBands.com

November 30
Tiny Tim, who reached #17 in the US in 1968 with "Tip-Toe Thru' The Tulips", suffered a heart attack on stage and later died in a Minneapolis hospital. He was 63. Born Herbert Butros Khaury, he was largely considered to be a novelty act, but in reality he had a beautiful singing voice and excelled at tunes from the 1920s era. Along with his signature tune, he also reached the Billboard Hot 100 with "Bring Back Those Rockabye Baby Days" (#95 in 1968) and "Great Balls of Fire" #85 in 1969.

1999 - ClassicBands.com

November 30
Elton John was blasted by the Boy Scout Association after he appeared on stage at London's Albert Hall performing "It's A Sin" with six male dancers dressed as Boy Scouts. The dancers had peeled off their uniforms during the performance.

2000 - ClassicBands.com
November 30
Scott Smith, bassist for Loverboy, died at the age of 45 after a 26-foot wave swept him overboard in shark infested waters off the coast of San Francisco near the Golden Gate Bridge. Loverboy reached the Billboard Top 40 ten times, including two Top 10 hits, "Almost Paradise" and "Lovin' Every Minute Of It".

2001 - ClassicBands.com

November 30
Flags are lowered to half-staff at the Liverpool Town Hall and a book of condolence is opened in memory of George Harrison. In London, the Coldstream Guards play a Beatles medley during the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace.

November 30
Johnnie Johnson filed a lawsuit against Chuck Berry that claimed that Johnson had co-written many of Berry's hits, including "Sweet Little Sixteen" and "Roll Over Beethoven". Johnson, who was Berry's piano player, claims to have written the melodies to which Berry simply added the lyrics. Berry had stated earlier that he composed "Johnny B. Goode" to honor Johnson, who was later inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The suit would be dismissed two years later.

2011 - ClassicBands.com

November 30
A Swedish woman named Lisa Johansen, who for more than two decades has been trying to convince everyone that she's Elvis Presley's real daughter and that Lisa Marie Presley has stolen her identity, filed a lawsuit against the Presley family claiming more than $130 million in damages for defamation and infliction of emotional distress. Johansen gained notoriety after publishing a 1998 memoir entitled, I, Lisa Marie: The True Story of Elvis Presley's Real Daughter. Interest in her story faded after she reportedly refused to take a DNA test.

2012 - ClassicBands.com

November 30
Because of his advancing Alzheimer's disease, 76-year-old Glen Campbell performs his final concert at the Uptown Theatre in Napa, California. His band that night included his sons Cal on drums and Shannon on guitar, as well as daughters Ashley on banjo and keyboards and Debby on vocals.

2022 - ClassicBands.com

November 30
Christine McVie, vocalist and keyboard player for Fleetwood Mac, died in hospital after a brief illness at the age of 79. The British singer-songwriter was behind hits including "Little Lies", "Everywhere", "Don't Stop", "Say You Love Me", and "Songbird". Born Christine Anne Perfect, she had married Fleetwood Mac bassist John McVie in 1968. The couple divorced in 1976, but remained friends and maintained a professional partnership.



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