Musical Birthdays:
11-10-1938 – Tommy Facenda (86); High School USA #28/1959
11-11-1929/97 – Lavern Baker; Tweedle Dee & Jim Dandy,
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11-12-1930/2014 – Bob Crewe; Songwriter (Silhouettes, Big
Girls Don’t Cry, Walk Like A Man, Can’t Take My Eyes O􀆯 You.
My Eyes Adored You), Producer (Rays, Diane Renay, Mitch
Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, Lesley Gore, Bobby Darin, etc),
Recording Artist (Bob Crewe Generation – Music To Watch
Girls By, #15 in 1967)
11-12-1943 – Brian Hyland (81); Itsy Bitsy, Sealed With A Kiss,
Gypsy Woman
11-12-1944 – Booker T Jones (80); Green Onions. Producer
(Stardust & Without A Song by Willie Nelson)
11-13-1940 – Justine “Baby” Washington (84); The Time, Also
was in The Hearts
11-14-1936/1981 – Cornell Gunter; Original Platter (replaced
by Tony Williams before they hit it big), Also a member of The
Flairs and The Coasters (R&RHOF with The Coasters
11-15-1937/1968 – Little Willie John; Fever, Talk to Me, Talk To
Me, Convicted of manslaughter in the mid 60s, died in prison,
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Significant musical event:
11-15-1956 – Elvis Presley’s first movie premiers, Love Me
Tender
Billboard Magazine Top Ten Records, 11-15-1960
10. Sad Movies Make Me Cry – Sue Thompson
09. Please Mr. Postman – Marvelettes
08. This Time – Troy Shondell
07. The Fly – Chubby Checker
06. Hit The Rod Jack – Ray Charles
05. Tower Of Strength – Gene McDaniel
04. Bristol Stomp – Dovells
03. Fool #1 – Brend Lee
02. Runaround Sue – Dion
01. Big Bad John – Jimmy Dean