What happened on November 7
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198145 yrs ago
Hall & Oates take "Private Eyes" to No. 1
The handclap-driven hit topped the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks, through November 20.
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198739 yrs ago
Tiffany tops the chart with "I Think We're Alone Now"
Her version of the song began its run at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 this week.
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200620 yrs ago
Sugarland release their second album, Enjoy the Ride
It gave the duo their first US country No. 1, "Want To", and a second chart-topper in "Settlin'".
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20179 yrs ago
Aretha Franklin gives her final public performance
The Queen of Soul sang in Manhattan's Cathedral of St. John the Divine, at a gala celebrating 25 years of Elton John's AIDS Foundation.
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1922104 yrs ago
New Orleans trumpeter Al Hirt is born
His million-selling instrumental "Java" won a Grammy in 1964, and he played the theme for TV's The Green Hornet.
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194383 yrs ago
Joni Mitchell is born in Fort Macleod, Alberta
She wrote "Both Sides, Now", "Woodstock" and the eco-anthem "Big Yellow Taxi". Her 1971 album Blue ranked No. 3 on Rolling Stone's 2020 list of the greatest albums.
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196759 yrs ago
French DJ and producer David Guetta is born
The Paris-born hitmaker made "When Love Takes Over" with Kelly Rowland and "Titanium" with Sia, and has two Grammy Awards.
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199630 yrs ago
Lorde is born in Auckland, New Zealand
Her breakthrough "Royals" spent nine weeks at No. 1 in the US and won Song of the Year at the Grammys.
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201115 yrs ago
Disco singer Andrea True dies at 68
Her 1976 hit "More, More, More" reached No. 4 on the Hot 100 and topped the US disco chart.
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201610 yrs ago
Leonard Cohen dies at 82 in Los Angeles
The Canadian poet-songwriter had released his final album, You Want It Darker, just three weeks earlier.
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