November 13
1974: An imposter posing as Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore crashes a borrowed Porsche in Iowa City, after conning fans and receiving celebrity treatment.
1990: Rod Stewart sued by a fan who claimed that a soccer ball kicked into the crowd at a concert damaged a tendon in her middle finger. She would later receive a $17,000 settlement.
2005: Space shuttle astronauts awoken by Paul McCartney singing “Good Day Sunshine” live at his concert in Anaheim, California.
November 14
1969: “Sugar, Sugar” by The Archies is at No.1 on the UK singles chart, becoming the UK’s longest running one-hit wonder, with eight weeks at the top.
1990: Pete Townshend of The Who tells Newsweek that he is bisexual. In a truly bizarre statement he says, “I know how it feels to be a woman because I am a woman. And I won’t be classified as just a man.”
1991: Over 1,000 New Kids on the Block fans sought medical treatment after a concert in Berlin, Germany resulted in rioting.
November 15
1969: Janis Joplin arrested in Tampa, Florida and released on a $504 bail, after verbally abusing a policeman who asked her fans to remain in their seats. She threatened the man, saying she would “kick his face in.”
1990: Frank Farian, producer of Milli Vanilli, admitted at a press conference that Rob and Fab of the group had not in fact been singing on their records.
November 16
1988: Stephen Love, manager of the Beach Boys, sentenced to five years probation after embezzling nearly $1 million dollars from the band.
November 17
1963: Headmaster of Clarks Grammar School in Guildford, England enacts a rule that prohibits students from coming to school with Beatles haircuts.
1971: Bob Dylan, Allen Ginsberg and Peter Orlovsky record a PBS special at the Record Plant, including songs like “A Dream” and “Nurse’s Song.”
November 18
1975: Bruce Springsteen promotes his first gigs in London with posters that say, “Finally the world is ready for Bruce Springsteen.”
1994: The Rolling Stones become the first band to webcast one of their concerts.
November 19
1993: Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged concert shot in one take in New York and aired one month later.
1999: Pop artist Jewel cancels her highly anticipated New Year’s Eve performance in Anchorage, Alaska, due to Y2K-phobia.
