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On this day in music

November 10

10 moments from 1928 to 2017: 5 things that happened, 3 birthdays and 2 farewells.

Tune of the day
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Gordon Lightfoot
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What happened on November 10

  1. 197551 yrs ago
    HappenedFolk

    The Edmund Fitzgerald sinks, inspiring a Lightfoot ballad

    The freighter went down in a Lake Superior storm. Gordon Lightfoot's song about it reached No. 2 on the Hot 100.

  2. 197551 yrs ago
    HappenedRock

    Patti Smith releases her debut album, Horses

    John Cale produced it and Robert Mapplethorpe shot the cover. It opens with her wild reworking of "Gloria".

  3. 197848 yrs ago
    HappenedReggae

    Bob Marley and the Wailers release Babylon by Bus

    The live album captures the band on the Kaya Tour, mostly from three nights at the Pavillon de Paris that June.

  4. 197947 yrs ago
    HappenedRock

    Eagles reach No. 1 with "Heartache Tonight"

    The Glenn Frey-sung rocker took over the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for a week before the Commodores' "Still" replaced it.

  5. 20179 yrs ago
    HappenedPop

    Taylor Swift releases Reputation

    It debuted at No. 1 with over 1.2 million units in its first week, outselling the rest of the Billboard 200 combined.

  6. 192898 yrs ago
    BornClassical

    Film composer Ennio Morricone is born in Rome

    He wrote more than 400 film and TV scores. His music for The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ranks among the most influential film scores ever, and The Hateful Eight won him a competitive Oscar.

  7. 197056 yrs ago
    BornHip-hop

    West Coast rapper Warren G is born

    His smooth 1994 hit "Regulate" with Nate Dogg reached No. 2 on the Hot 100.

  8. 198343 yrs ago
    BornCountry

    Miranda Lambert is born in Longview, Texas

    Known for "The House That Built Me" and "Gunpowder & Lead", she has won more ACM Awards than any other artist.

  9. 200620 yrs ago
    DiedR&B / Soul

    R&B singer Gerald Levert dies at 40

    The son of the O'Jays' Eddie Levert led the group LeVert and later joined Keith Sweat and Johnny Gill in LSG.

  10. 201511 yrs ago
    DiedR&B / Soul

    New Orleans legend Allen Toussaint dies at 77

    He wrote "Southern Nights" and "Working in the Coal Mine", and produced Labelle's "Lady Marmalade". He died in Madrid while on tour.