This Day in Music History: November 17

November 17, 2016

We cover all sorts of news, facts and historical and interesting facts that happened on this day in music history.

 

Today: November 17.

 

1962: The Four Seasons began a 5 week run at the No.1 spot on the US singles chart with the song 'Big Girls Don't Cry'. It was the band's second No.1 of the year, which also made it to No.13 in the UK.

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1963: John Weightman, which was the Headmaster of a Surrey Grammar School, banned all students from having Beatle haircuts. He claimed that this ridiculous style brings out the worst in boys physically, and makes them look like morons.

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1966: The Beach Boys topped the UK singles chart with 'Good Vibrations.' As a child, Brian Wilsons mother told him that dogs could pick up "vibrations" from people, so that the dog would bark at "bad vibrations" Wilson turned this info into the general idea for the song.

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1971: Slade were at the top of the UK singles chart with 'Coz I Luv You', the band's first of six No.1 hits. The misspelt song titles became a trademark for Slade, causing a great furor among teachers up and down the country.

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1973: ‘Quadrophenia’, The Who's double album entered the UK album chart and reached the No.2 spot. One of two two full-scale rock operas from The Who (the other being the 1969 ‘Tommy’). The 1979 film based on the story stars Phil Daniels, Toyah Willcox, Ray Winstone, Michael Elphick and Sting.

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1979: John Glascock, the bass player of Jethro Tull died at the age of 28, as a result of a congenital heart defect. Had was also a member of Chicken Shack.

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1979: The Commodores reached the No.1 spot on the US singles chart with the song 'Still'. It was the band's second US No.1 single, which also made it to No.4 on the UK chart.

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1985: Wham! topped the UK album chart with 'Make It Big', also a No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Wake Me Up Before You Go Go'. Michael's inspiration for the song was a scribbled note left by his Wham! partner Andrew Ridgeley for Andrew's parents. It was originally intended to be read "wake me up before you go" but with "up" accidentally written twice, so Ridgeley wrote "go" twice on purpose.

 

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