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On this day in music

November 16

10 moments from 1873 to 2010: 5 things that happened, 3 birthdays and 2 farewells.

Tune of the day
Still D.R.E.
Dr. Dre
Why today: 1999 · Dr. Dre returns with 2001
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What happened on November 16

  1. 196066 yrs ago
    HappenedCountry

    Patsy Cline records "I Fall to Pieces"

    Released the next January, the ballad went to No. 1 on the country chart and crossed over to No. 12 on the Hot 100.

    Play on Spotify Source: I Fall to Pieces - Wikipedia
  2. 196660 yrs ago
    HappenedR&B / Soul

    The Temptations release Greatest Hits

    Packed with "My Girl," "Get Ready" and "Ain't Too Proud to Beg," it topped the R&B albums chart and stayed on the Billboard 200 for 120 weeks.

    Play on Spotify Source: Greatest Hits (The Temptations album) - Wikipedia
  3. 197452 yrs ago
    HappenedRock

    John Lennon finally tops the Hot 100 on his own

    "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" spent one week at No. 1, making Lennon the last of the four former Beatles to reach the top as a solo artist.

    Play on Spotify Source: List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1974 - Wikipedia
  4. 199927 yrs ago
    HappenedHip-hop

    Dr. Dre returns with 2001

    The album sold 516,000 copies in its opening week and spun off "Still D.R.E.," "Forgot About Dre" and "The Next Episode." It has gone six times platinum.

    Play on Spotify Source: 2001 (Dr. Dre album) - Wikipedia
  5. 201016 yrs ago
    HappenedRock

    The Beatles finally arrive on iTunes

    After decades of trademark battles between Apple Inc. and the band's Apple Corps, the Beatles' 13 remastered studio albums went on sale as downloads, along with a digital box set.

    Play on Spotify Source: Apple Corps announces The Beatles on iTunes - The Beatles Bible
  6. 1873153 yrs ago
    BornJazz & Blues

    W. C. Handy, self-styled "Father of the Blues," is born

    The Alabama-born trumpeter and composer published "Saint Louis Blues" in 1914. Among the first to put the blues into print, he helped carry a Delta style with a small audience to far wider popularity.

    Play on Spotify Source: W. C. Handy - Wikipedia
  7. 1895131 yrs ago
    BornClassical

    German composer Paul Hindemith is born

    Also a violist and conductor, he wrote Mathis der Maler and the Symphonic Metamorphosis on themes by Weber, probably his most popular piece.

    Play on Spotify Source: Paul Hindemith - Wikipedia
  8. 196462 yrs ago
    BornJazz & Blues

    Jazz singer and pianist Diana Krall is born

    The Canadian has sold more than 15 million albums, and The Look of Love went platinum and reached the Billboard 200 top 10.

    Play on Spotify Source: Diana Krall - Wikipedia
  9. 199333 yrs ago
    DiedClassical

    Soprano Lucia Popp dies at 54

    The Slovak singer debuted as Mozart's Queen of the Night, then shifted to lyric parts and later took on weightier roles like the Countess in The Marriage of Figaro.

    Play on Spotify Source: Lucia Popp - Wikipedia
  10. 200125 yrs ago
    DiedJazz & Blues

    Jazz pianist Tommy Flanagan dies at 71

    He played on Sonny Rollins' Saxophone Colossus and John Coltrane's Giant Steps, then spent years as Ella Fitzgerald's pianist and musical director.

    Play on Spotify Source: Tommy Flanagan (musician) - Wikipedia