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November 11

10 moments from 1883 to 2014: 4 things that happened, 4 birthdays and 2 farewells.

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Why today: 2008 · Taylor Swift releases Fearless
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What happened on November 11

  1. 197056 yrs ago
    HappenedRock

    Elvis releases That's the Way It Is

    The album came out alongside the documentary about his return to live performing, mixing Las Vegas concert cuts with songs recorded in Nashville.

    Play on Spotify Source: That's the Way It Is (Elvis Presley album) - Wikipedia
  2. 197551 yrs ago
    HappenedR&B / Soul

    Earth, Wind & Fire release the live album Gratitude

    The double album caught the band at full stage power and spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Its new studio song "Sing a Song" topped the soul chart.

    Play on Spotify Source: Gratitude (Earth, Wind & Fire album) - Wikipedia
  3. 197749 yrs ago
    HappenedRock

    Wings release "Mull of Kintyre"

    Paul McCartney's bagpipe-led tribute to a Scottish peninsula sat atop the UK chart for nine weeks and became Britain's first single to pass two million sales.

    Play on Spotify Source: Mull of Kintyre (song) - Wikipedia
  4. 200818 yrs ago
    HappenedCountry

    Taylor Swift releases Fearless

    Her second album spent 11 weeks at No. 1, a record for a female country album, and made her the youngest Album of the Year winner at the Grammys, at 20.

    Play on Spotify Source: Fearless (Taylor Swift album) - Wikipedia
  5. 1883143 yrs ago
    BornClassical

    Swiss conductor Ernest Ansermet is born

    He founded the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande in 1918 and worked closely with Stravinsky, conducting Pulcinella and Les noces for the Ballets Russes in Paris.

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  6. 192799 yrs ago
    BornJazz & Blues

    Jazz-blues wit Mose Allison is born in Mississippi

    His dry, ironic songs reached rock audiences: The Who played "Young Man Blues" on Live at Leeds, and "Parchman Farm" was his most requested tune for decades.

    Play on Spotify Source: Mose Allison - Wikipedia
  7. 192997 yrs ago
    BornR&B / Soul

    R&B pioneer LaVern Baker is born in Chicago

    Her hits "Tweedle Dee" and "Jim Dandy" helped set the stage for rock and roll, and she entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.

    Play on Spotify Source: LaVern Baker - Wikipedia
  8. 198640 yrs ago
    BornJazz & Blues

    Jon Batiste is born in Louisiana

    The New Orleans-area pianist led the Late Show band, shared an Oscar for the score of Pixar's Soul, and won Album of the Year for We Are.

    Play on Spotify Source: Jon Batiste - Wikipedia
  9. 194581 yrs ago
    DiedPop

    Show Boat composer Jerome Kern dies at 60

    He wrote more than 700 songs, including "Ol' Man River", "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" and the Oscar-winning "The Way You Look Tonight".

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  10. 201412 yrs ago
    DiedHip-hop

    Sugarhill Gang's Big Bank Hank dies at 58

    His group's "Rapper's Delight" was the first hip hop record to cross over to the pop charts, in 1979.

    Play on Spotify Source: Big Bank Hank - Wikipedia