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On this day in music

November 2

10 moments from 1908 to 2014: 4 things that happened, 4 birthdays and 2 farewells.

Tune of the day
Harvest Moon
Neil Young
Why today: 1992 · Neil Young returns to gentle country-folk with Harvest Moon
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What happened on November 2

  1. 197452 yrs ago
    HappenedRock

    George Harrison opens his North American tour in Vancouver

    With Ravi Shankar on the bill, the show at the Pacific Coliseum began the first North American tour by an ex-Beatle since the band's own 1966 visit.

    Play on Spotify Source: George Harrison and Ravi Shankar's 1974 North American tour - Wikipedia
  2. 199234 yrs ago
    HappenedFolk

    Neil Young returns to gentle country-folk with Harvest Moon

    Two decades after Harvest, he brought back many of that album's backing players, the Stray Gators. It went on to sell more than both Freedom and Ragged Glory.

    Play on Spotify Source: Harvest Moon (album) - Wikipedia
  3. 199234 yrs ago
    HappenedPop

    Ace of Base debut Happy Nation in Denmark

    Retitled The Sign for America, the Swedish group's first album sold around 21 million copies and became one of the best-selling debuts of all time.

    Play on Spotify Source: Happy Nation (album) - Wikipedia
  4. 199333 yrs ago
    HappenedPop

    Frank Sinatra releases Duets

    His partners sang along to his pre-recorded vocals, some over digital phone lines. It reached No. 2 and became his only triple-platinum album.

    Play on Spotify Source: Duets (Frank Sinatra album) - Wikipedia
  5. 1908118 yrs ago
    BornJazz & Blues

    Swing trumpeter Bunny Berigan is born

    His 1937 recording of "I Can't Get Started" became his theme song and was later inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

    Play on Spotify Source: Bunny Berigan - Wikipedia
  6. 194482 yrs ago
    BornRock

    Keyboard showman Keith Emerson is born

    Co-founder of Emerson, Lake & Palmer, he was the first artist to tour with a Moog synthesizer. His "Monster Moog" weighed 550 pounds.

    Play on Spotify Source: Keith Emerson - Wikipedia
  7. 194680 yrs ago
    BornClassical

    Conductor Giuseppe Sinopoli is born

    The Italian led London's Philharmonia for a decade and later the Staatskapelle Dresden. He also composed his own music.

    Play on Spotify Source: Giuseppe Sinopoli - Wikipedia
  8. 196165 yrs ago
    BornCountry

    k.d. lang is born in Edmonton

    She won Grammys in both country and pop, and her 1992 song "Constant Craving" brought her sales in the millions and wide praise from critics.

    Play on Spotify Source: k.d. lang - Wikipedia
  9. 196660 yrs ago
    DiedJazz & Blues

    Mississippi John Hurt dies at 73

    Found again in 1963 after decades out of sight, the country blues singer charmed the Newport Folk Festival with songs like "Candy Man" and "Avalon Blues."

    Play on Spotify Source: Mississippi John Hurt - Wikipedia
  10. 201412 yrs ago
    DiedJazz & Blues

    Clarinettist Acker Bilk dies at 85

    His instrumental "Stranger on the Shore" was Britain's best-selling single of 1962 and also hit No. 1 in America.

    Play on Spotify Source: Acker Bilk - Wikipedia