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On this day in music

November 22

10 moments from 1899 to 2010: 4 things that happened, 4 birthdays and 2 farewells.

Tune of the day
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
The Beatles
Why today: 1968 · The Beatles release the White Album in the UK
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What happened on November 22

  1. 192898 yrs ago
    HappenedClassical

    Ravel's Boléro premieres at the Paris Opéra

    Commissioned by dancer Ida Rubinstein and first staged with choreography, it was a sensation and became Ravel's most famous piece, which surprised him.

    Play on Spotify Source: Boléro - Wikipedia
  2. 196858 yrs ago
    HappenedRock

    The Beatles release the White Album in the UK

    Thirty songs over 93 minutes in a plain white sleeve, it was their first album on their own Apple label and topped the charts in Britain and America.

    Play on Spotify Source: The Beatles (album) - Wikipedia
  3. 199927 yrs ago
    HappenedCountry

    Toby Keith releases "How Do You Like Me Now?!"

    The song went on to spend five weeks at No. 1 on the country chart in 2000.

    Play on Spotify Source: How Do You Like Me Now?! (song) - Wikipedia
  4. 201016 yrs ago
    HappenedHip-hop

    Kanye West releases My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

    It opened at No. 1 with 496,000 copies, topped many best-of-2010 lists and won the Grammy for Best Rap Album.

    Play on Spotify Source: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Wikipedia
  5. 1899127 yrs ago
    BornJazz & Blues

    Songwriter Hoagy Carmichael is born

    He wrote "Stardust," "Georgia on My Mind" and "Heart and Soul," and won an Oscar in 1951 with Johnny Mercer.

    Play on Spotify Source: Hoagy Carmichael - Wikipedia
  6. 1901125 yrs ago
    BornClassical

    Joaquín Rodrigo, composer of the Concierto de Aranjuez, is born

    Blind from age three, he composed in Braille. The slow movement of his guitar concerto is one of the best-known pieces of 20th-century classical music.

    Play on Spotify Source: Joaquín Rodrigo - Wikipedia
  7. 1913113 yrs ago
    BornClassical

    Benjamin Britten is born on music's feast day

    Fittingly born on St Cecilia's Day, he wrote Peter Grimes, the War Requiem and The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra.

    Play on Spotify Source: Benjamin Britten - Wikipedia
  8. 195076 yrs ago
    BornRock

    Talking Heads bassist Tina Weymouth is born

    She anchored Talking Heads and co-founded Tom Tom Club with drummer Chris Frantz. She entered the Rock Hall with Talking Heads in 2002.

    Play on Spotify Source: Tina Weymouth - Wikipedia
  9. 199729 yrs ago
    DiedRock

    INXS singer Michael Hutchence dies at 37

    INXS sold over 50 million records, among Australia's biggest sellers ever, and "Need You Tonight," from the album Kick, topped the US chart.

    Play on Spotify Source: Michael Hutchence - Wikipedia
  10. 200125 yrs ago
    DiedJazz & Blues

    Verve Records founder Norman Granz dies

    He launched Jazz at the Philharmonic, created Verve to put out Ella Fitzgerald's albums, stayed her manager through the remainder of her career, and later founded Pablo Records.

    Play on Spotify Source: Norman Granz - Wikipedia