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November 27

10 moments from 1896 to 1998: 4 things that happened, 4 birthdays and 2 farewells.

Tune of the day
Purple Haze
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Why today: 1942 · Jimi Hendrix is born in Seattle
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What happened on November 27

  1. 1896130 yrs ago
    HappenedClassical

    Strauss conducts the first Also sprach Zarathustra

    Richard Strauss led the premiere in Frankfurt. Its opening "Sunrise" fanfare became widely known 72 years later through Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.

    Play on Spotify Source: Also sprach Zarathustra (Strauss) - Wikipedia
  2. 196759 yrs ago
    HappenedRock

    Magical Mystery Tour arrives as a full LP in the US

    Capitol padded the film songs with recent singles like "Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny Lane." The album then spent eight weeks at No. 1 in America.

    Play on Spotify Source: Magical Mystery Tour (album) - Wikipedia
  3. 197056 yrs ago
    HappenedRock

    George Harrison releases All Things Must Pass in the US

    Often called rock's first triple album, it held No. 1 in America for seven weeks and gave him "My Sweet Lord," the first No. 1 by a solo ex-Beatle.

    Play on Spotify Source: All Things Must Pass - Wikipedia
  4. 198244 yrs ago
    HappenedPop

    Lionel Richie's "Truly" hits No. 1

    His debut solo single topped the Hot 100 and later won him a Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.

    Play on Spotify Source: Truly (Lionel Richie song) - Wikipedia
  5. 194185 yrs ago
    BornCountry

    Country hitmaker Eddie Rabbitt is born

    He first made his name writing "Kentucky Rain" for Elvis Presley, then scored his own crossover smash with "I Love a Rainy Night," built from a scrap of song he'd jotted down during a 1960s thunderstorm.

    Play on Spotify Source: Eddie Rabbitt - Wikipedia
  6. 194284 yrs ago
    BornRock

    Jimi Hendrix is born in Seattle

    "Purple Haze" was a UK No. 3 hit in 1967, and the Rock Hall ranks him perhaps the greatest instrumentalist rock has known.

    Play on Spotify Source: Jimi Hendrix - Wikipedia
  7. 194581 yrs ago
    BornJazz & Blues

    Jazz trumpeter Randy Brecker is born

    He played on Blood, Sweat & Tears' first album, then formed the Brecker Brothers with his brother Michael by 1975. He has won six Grammys.

    Play on Spotify Source: Randy Brecker - Wikipedia
  8. 197848 yrs ago
    BornHip-hop

    Mike Skinner of The Streets is born in London

    The rapper and producer is best known for his project The Streets, whose album Original Pirate Material arrived in 2002.

    Play on Spotify Source: Mike Skinner (musician) - Wikipedia
  9. 195571 yrs ago
    DiedClassical

    Composer Arthur Honegger dies at 63

    A member of the French group Les Six with a more serious streak than his friends, he wrote Pacific 231 in 1923. The short piece imitates a steam locomotive and is one of his most recorded works.

    Play on Spotify Source: Arthur Honegger - Wikipedia
  10. 199828 yrs ago
    DiedR&B / Soul

    Chicago soul singer Barbara Acklin dies at 55

    Her own "Love Makes a Woman" reached No. 3 on the R&B chart in 1968, and she co-wrote the Chi-Lites' heartbreaker "Have You Seen Her."

    Play on Spotify Source: Barbara Acklin - Wikipedia