What happened on November 15
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195670 yrs ago
Elvis's first film, Love Me Tender, premieres
It opened at New York's Paramount Theatre. It was his acting debut and the only time in his film career he didn't get top billing.
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198046 yrs ago
Kenny Rogers's "Lady" reaches No. 1
Written and produced by Lionel Richie, the ballad reached the top of the Hot 100 and held it for six weeks.
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199432 yrs ago
TLC release CrazySexyCool
"Waterfalls" spent seven weeks at No. 1 and "Creep" four, and the album made TLC the first girl group certified diamond.
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200521 yrs ago
Carrie Underwood releases Some Hearts
Recorded soon after her American Idol win, it brought "Jesus, Take the Wheel" and "Before He Cheats" and is the best-selling solo female debut in country.
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193294 yrs ago
Petula Clark is born in Surrey
"Downtown" took her to No. 1 in America in January 1965 and won her a Grammy.
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193294 yrs ago
Clyde McPhatter is born in North Carolina
He founded the Drifters, whose "Money Honey" topped the R&B chart, and became the first artist inducted into the Rock Hall twice.
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194284 yrs ago
Daniel Barenboim is born in Buenos Aires
The pianist and conductor led the Chicago Symphony and Berlin State Opera, and co-founded the West–Eastern Divan Orchestra with Edward Said in 1999.
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194581 yrs ago
ABBA's Anni-Frid Lyngstad is born in Norway
Frida's warm mezzo-soprano was one half of ABBA's famous blend, and her solo "I Know There's Something Going On" reached No. 13 in the US.
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1787239 yrs ago
Opera reformer Christoph Willibald Gluck dies at 73
With Orfeo ed Euridice he put the drama ahead of showy star singing, a change that shaped Mozart and the operas after him.
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201610 yrs ago
Mose Allison dies at 89
The pianist and songwriter, born on November 11, wrote "Parchman Farm" and "Young Man Blues", and one reporter said he was criticizing society ahead of Bob Dylan.
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