November 30, 1996
Tiny Tim, known for, "Tip-Toe Thru' The Tulips", suffered a heart attack on stage and later died in a Minneapolis hospital at age 63.
#RockHistory #TinyTim @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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November 29, 1976
Jerry Lee Lewis, attempting to shoot a soda bottle , hits his bass player, Norman Owens in the chest. Owens would make a full recovery, but later sued Jerry Lee for $50,000 and won.
#RockHistory #JerryLeeLewis @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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November 28, 1979
All of Ringo Starr's mementos from his days with The Beatles are destroyed when his home in Hollywood Hills burns to the ground.
#RockHistory @RingoStarr @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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November 27, 1981
The British Phonographic Industry places advertisements in the British press claiming that "Home taping is wiping out music."
#RockHistory @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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November 26, 1967
The promotional film for the Beatles' "Hello Goodbye" was aired on The Ed Sullivan Show, but was not shown at the time in the UK due to a musicians union ban on miming.
https://youtu.be/UlODoB5PwMU
#RockHistory #TheBeatles @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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November 25, 1961
The Everly Brothers began a six month stint in the US Marine Corps Reserves. During their enlistment, "Crying in the Rain" was released.
#RockHistory #EverlyBros @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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November 24, 1991
45 year old Freddie Mercury, lead singer of Queen, died of bronchopneumonia induced by HIV, at his home in London, England, only one day after publicly acknowledging he had the disease.
#RockHistory #FreddyMercury @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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November 23, 1968
Rolling Stone magazine publishes a naked picture of John Lennon and Yoko Ono on their cover. The issue would sell out and another twenty thousand copies were printed to meet the demand.
#RockHistory #JohnLennon @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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November 22, 1976
Jerry Lee Lewis turned his Rolls Royce upside down in a ditch just outside Collierville, Tennessee. No one was badly hurt, but The Killer would end up facing a drunk driving charge, of which he was later proven innocent by a breathalyzer.
#RockHistory #JerryLeeLewis #TheKiller @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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November 21, 1970
Two months after launching their TV series, "The Partridge Family" it reaches the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 with "I Think I Love You".
https://youtu.be/CIDDEIWhuRU
#RockHistory #ThePartridgeFamily @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
November 30, 1996 Tiny Tim, known for, "Tip-Toe Thru' The Tulips", suffered a heart attack on stage and later died in a Minneapolis hospital at age 63. #RockHistory #TinyTim @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
November 29, 1976 Jerry Lee Lewis, attempting to shoot a soda bottle , hits his bass player, Norman Owens in the chest. Owens would make a full recovery, but later sued Jerry Lee for $50,000 and won. #RockHistory #JerryLeeLewis @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
November 28, 1979 All of Ringo Starr's mementos from his days with The Beatles are destroyed when his home in Hollywood Hills burns to the ground. #RockHistory @RingoStarr @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
November 27, 1981 The British Phonographic Industry places advertisements in the British press claiming that "Home taping is wiping out music." #RockHistory @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
November 26, 1967 The promotional film for the Beatles' "Hello Goodbye" was aired on The Ed Sullivan Show, but was not shown at the time in the UK due to a musicians union ban on miming. https://youtu.be/UlODoB5PwMU #RockHistory #TheBeatles @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
November 25, 1961 The Everly Brothers began a six month stint in the US Marine Corps Reserves. During their enlistment, "Crying in the Rain" was released. #RockHistory #EverlyBros @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
November 24, 1991 45 year old Freddie Mercury, lead singer of Queen, died of bronchopneumonia induced by HIV, at his home in London, England, only one day after publicly acknowledging he had the disease. #RockHistory #FreddyMercury @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
November 23, 1968 Rolling Stone magazine publishes a naked picture of John Lennon and Yoko Ono on their cover. The issue would sell out and another twenty thousand copies were printed to meet the demand. #RockHistory #JohnLennon @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
November 22, 1976 Jerry Lee Lewis turned his Rolls Royce upside down in a ditch just outside Collierville, Tennessee. No one was badly hurt, but The Killer would end up facing a drunk driving charge, of which he was later proven innocent by a breathalyzer. #RockHistory #JerryLeeLewis #TheKiller @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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Rock n' Roll Retrospective
November 21, 1970 Two months after launching their TV series, "The Partridge Family" it reaches the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 with "I Think I Love You". https://youtu.be/CIDDEIWhuRU #RockHistory #ThePartridgeFamily @ROAtheBand @Martzician
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