Celebrating 28 November
Birthdays
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1929 – Berry Gordy, founder of Motown Records
1939 – Gary Troxell, singer, The Fleetwoods
1940 – Bruce Channel, US singer
1943 – Randy Newman, US singer/songwriter
1948 – Beeb Birtles, guitarist, Little River Band
1949 – Hugh McKenna, keyboards, Sensational Alex Harvey Band
1954 – David Jaymes, bassist, Modern Romance
1956 – David Van Day, singer, Dollar
1959 – Richard Grossman, bassist, Divinyls, Hoodoo Gurus
1962 – Matt Cameron, drummer, Soundgarden
1970 – Matt Cheslin, bassist, Ned's Atomic Dustbin
1974 – Apl.de.Ap, Black Eyed Peas
1979 – Chamillionaire, US rapper
1983 – Rostam Batmanglij, keyboardist, Vampire Weekend
1984 – Trey Songz, US rapper
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Died on this day
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1993 – Jerry Edmonton, drummer, Steppenwolf (born 1946)
2005 – Tony Meehan, drummer, The Shadows (born 1943)
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And on this day in...
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1974 – John Lennon made his last ever concert appearance, joining Elton John on stage at Madison Square Gardens, New York