MUGGSY SPANIER (1906 Chicago Il)
Jazz trumpeter worked with Earl Hines etc

LINDA HOPKINS (1925 New Orleans La)
R&B songstress All In My Mind etc several duets with Jackie Wilson

VERNON TAYLOR (1937 Sandy Spring Md)
One of the lesser Sun artists did version of Mystery Train etc

.......and here are some folk who said their last goodbyes to us this
day..........

TROYCE KEY (1992 Oakland Ca)
Minor California hit in 1958 Baby Please Dont Go rcd for Warner Bros

HERB ABRAMSON (1999 Henderson Nv)
Producer,songwriter,co-founder (with the Erteguns) of Atlantic Records

MIRIAM MAKEBA (2008 Castel Volturno Italy)
Sang with Manhattan Bros in 50's later solo hits Pata Pata etc

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EVENTS OF THE DAY

NOVEMBER 9 1946

New on the Billboard best selling pop chart is "Rumors Are Flying"
Betty Rhodes. New on the Race (r&b) chart are "Ethel Mae" Arthur
"Big Boy" Crudup and "I Don't Know What I'd Ever Do Without You"
Andy Kirk/Jubilaires

NOVEMBER 9 1952

The Delta Rhythm Boys sing "Dem Bones" on Ed Sullivan's "Toast Of
The Town" show

NOVEMBER 9 1955

The Everly Brothers undertake their very first recording session this
day.Backed by Carl Smith's group they record four numbers for Columbia
at the Old Tulane Hotel in Nashville. The songs are "The Sun Keeps
Shining","Keep A-Lovin' Me","If Her Love Is'nt True" and "That's The
Life I Have To Live".The single that Columbia issue from this session
(the first two songs back to back) sells so badly that the label
passes on issuing the remaining tracks and terminates the boys'
contract

Screamin' Jay Hawkins has his only session for Grand Records, at
Reco-Art Studios in Philadelphia. Of the five titles recorded,only two
are originally released : "I Is"/"Take Me Back" (Grand 135,February
1956). The other three tracks, "$10,000 Lincoln Continental","Pauline"
and a first attempt at "I Put A Spell On You" will be first released
on the CD "From Grand And Gotham" (SJH CD 71829) in 1991.
Producer and session personnel unknown.

Elsewhere this day Harry Belafonte records "Jamaica Farewell" and
"Come Back Liza" for RCA which completes the "Calypso" LP that RCA
is readying

NOVEMBER 9 1956

Buddy Holly begins first tour opening for a country extravaganza that
features Hank Thompson,George Jones,Cowboy Copas and Hank Locklin

Marvin Rainwater does a four-track evening session at Bradley Studio
in Nashville. The single "Gonna Find Me A Bluebird"/"So You Think
You've Got Troubles" is released on January 11, 1957 (MGM 12412) and
will be Rainwater's biggest hit in the USA. Also recorded are the LP
track "Cause I'm A Dreamer" ("Songs By Marvin Rainwater", MGM E 3534,
1957) and the unissued "Lonesome I'll Never Be" (lost).Bob Moore plays
bass, further personnel details unknown.

NOVEMBER 9 1958

Harry Belafonte is star guest on "The Steve Allen Show" singing
"Darlin' Cora","When The Saints Go Marching In","All My Trials",
"Man Smart Woman Smarter" and "God Bless The Child.".Also featured
are Johnny Carson and Martha Raye

NOVEMBER 9 1959

New on the Billboard Hot Hundred are "Marina" Rocco Granata,"Uh!
Oh!" Nutty Squirrels,"Happy Anniversary" Jane Morgan,"El Paso" Marty
Robbins,"Happy Anniversary" Four Lads,"One More Chance" Rod
Bernard,"Don't Destroy Me" Crash Craddock,"I'm Movin' On" Ray
Charles,"Old Shep" Ralph De Marco,"There I've Said It Again" Sam
Cooke and "Won'tcha Come Home" Lloyd Price. On the C&W chart
Faron Young reaches #1 with "Country Girl".New entries "Amigo's
Guitar" Kitty Wells,"Goodbye Little Darlin'" Johnny Cash,"El Paso"
Marty Robbins,"I Did'nt Mean To Fall In Love" Hank Thompson and "Am
I that Easy To Forget" Carl Belew. New on the R&B chart are "Always"
Sammy Turner,"You Got What It Takes" Marv Johnson,"Unforgettable"
Dinah Washington and "Yocky Dock" Bill Doggett. On the US album
chart Johnny Mathis begins a five week run at #1 with 'Heavenly'

The Isley Brothers record the A-side of their new single,"Respectable"
(RCA 47-7657, first week of December). The lower deck is "Without A
Song", recorded on October 23. Also laid down is a second, unissued
version of "How Deep Is the Ocean".Produced by Hugo & Luigi at RCA
Victor Studio A in New York City.

Sheb Wooley is at United Recording Corporation in Hollywood for two
evening sessions. This night he cuts his next single,"Roughneck"/"It's
Almost Time" (MGM 12853, December), as well as "Free Again", which
is first issued in 1997 on the CD "Wild And Wooley, Big Unruly Me"
(Bear Family BCD 16150). Backing by : Joseph Gibbons, Allan Reuss,
Billy Strange (guitars) ; Red Callender (bass) ; Irving Kluger (drums)
Arranged by Gus Levene, produced by Ray Ellis and Jesse Kaye.

NOVEMBER 9 1960

In Chicago,Dee Clark records his next single,"Your Friends"/"Because I
Love You", for release on Vee-Jay 372 in January. Produced by Calvin
Carter.

Duane Eddy plays "Peter Gunn" on "American Bandstand". Joni James
also appears

NOVEMBER 9 1961

Brian Epstein sees The Beatles for the first time on stage at the
Cavern in Liverpool

NOVEMBER 9 1962

Recording date of "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" (and probably
also of its flip, "Happy Landing") by The Miracles (Tamla 54073, rush
released). Produced by Berry Gordy in Detroit.

Aretha Franklin headlines the Regal Theater in Chicago

Dion sings "Love Came To Me" on "American Bandstand"

NOVEMBER 9 1963

New on the Billboard Hot Hundred are "Dominique" Singing Nun,"Have
You Heard" Duprees,"Midnight Mary" Joey Powers,"The Boy Next Door"
Secrets,"Louie,Louie" Kingsmen,"Yesterday And You" Bobby Vee,
"Dawn" David Rockingham Trio,"We Shall Overcome" Joan Baez,"Talk
Back Trembling Lips" Johnny Tillotson,"Salt Water Taffy" Morty Jay &
Surfin' Cats, "Forget Him" Bobby Rydell,"When The Boys Happy" Four
Pennies,"Stop Monkeyin' Around" Dovells,"I Am A Witness" Tommy
Hunt,"I'm Down To My Last Heartbreak" Wilson Pickett,"Long Tall Texan"
Murry Kellum and  "As Long As I know He's Mine" Marvelettes. The
Impressions' "It's All Right" takes the R&B #1 spot this day replacing
Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters and "Cry Baby" at #1.New entries include
"Red Sails In The Sunset" Fats Domino,"Wild" Dee Dee Sharp and "Hey
Little Girl" Major Lance.New entries on the C&W chart include "The
Matador" Johnny Cash

Gene Pitney sings "Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa" on "American
Bandstand". Sunny & The Sunglows sing "Talk To Me"

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Acknowledgement for recording session info used goes to Dik de Heer's
"In The Can" website. For more info see

http://members.home.nl/henk.gorter/Itcindex.html

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