What happened on November 28
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1811215 yrs ago
Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto premieres in Leipzig
Friedrich Schneider was the soloist at the Gewandhaus. Nobody knows who first called it the "Emperor," and Beethoven, no fan of Napoleon, would likely have hated the name.
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1925101 yrs ago
The Grand Ole Opry is born as the WSM Barn Dance
Host George D. Hay put fiddler Uncle Jimmy Thompson, then 77, on Nashville radio, and that night is marked as the Opry's beginning.
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196066 yrs ago
Elvis tops the Hot 100 with "Are You Lonesome Tonight?"
The ballad's spoken middle borrows Shakespeare's "all the world's a stage." It stayed at No. 1 into January 1961.
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197452 yrs ago
John Lennon joins Elton John at Madison Square Garden
Elton bet a doubtful Lennon that "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" would reach No. 1, with an on-stage appearance as the stake. It did, so Lennon turned up at the Thanksgiving show. It was his last major concert.
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192997 yrs ago
Motown founder Berry Gordy is born in Detroit
With $800 borrowed from his family in 1959 he started the label that became Motown. He also wrote or co-wrote hits like "Money (That's What I Want)" and "Reet Petite."
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193294 yrs ago
Argentine saxophonist Gato Barbieri is born
His gritty tenor sax won a Grammy for the score of Last Tango in Paris, and his take on Santana's "Europa" became his best-known track.
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194086 yrs ago
"Hey! Baby" singer Bruce Channel is born
His 1962 hit spent three weeks at No. 1. Its harmonica hook, played by Delbert McClinton, caught John Lennon's ear and shaped his playing on "Love Me Do."
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194383 yrs ago
Randy Newman is born in Los Angeles
The wry songwriter behind "Short People" and "I Love L.A." found a new audience with Toy Story's "You've Got a Friend in Me." He has won two Oscars from 22 nominations.
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197254 yrs ago
English composer Havergal Brian dies at 96
He wrote 32 symphonies, 25 of them after turning 70. His first, the Gothic, calls for one of the biggest orchestras of any symphony.
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199333 yrs ago
Steppenwolf drummer Jerry Edmonton dies at 47
He kept the beat on "Born to Be Wild," written by his brother Mars Bonfire, which reached No. 2 in 1968. He died in a car crash in California.
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