Today In Rock History Nov. 29
 

John Mayall, of the Bluesbreakers, is born. (1933)

Dennis Doherty, vocalist with the Mamas & Papas, is born. (1941)

Felix Cavaliere, keyboardist and vocalist for the Rascals, is born. (1944)

Boston guitarist Barry Goudreau is born. (1951)

Bobby Darin is the winner of the 1959 Grammy Award for Record of the Year -- "Mack the Knife" -- and the Best New Artist of the Year. Frank Sinatra's "Come Dance With Me." is the Album of the Year. (1959)

The Beatles' fifth British single "I Want to Hold Your Hand" is released. Advance orders exceed 700,000 and within three days, the record will have sold one million copies, making it their second million seller. (1963)

The Who release their first concept record, "The Who Sell Out." (1968)

John Lennon, the Beatle to be tried on drug charges, is convicted of possesion of cannabis and fined $360 in London. The court accepts his explanation that he no longer uses marijuana and that the amount found in his possession was an old, forgetten stash. Yoko Ono, who was arrested with Lennon on October 18, is cleared of charges. (1969)

Jerry Lee Lewis shoots his bass player, Norman "Butch" Owens, twice in the chest while trying to hit a soda bottle. Lewis is charged with shooting a firearm within the city limits. (1976)

Kansas, riding the crest of popularity forged by the 1976 hit "Carry on Wayward Son," enjoys their biggest album to date, "Point of Know Return," which goes platinum. (1977)

Neil Young's 13th solo album, "Comes a Time," goes gold. (1978)

The 4 original members of KISS performs for what they think will be the last time together. However, they reunite in 1996 for a tour in full makeup. (1979)

Anita Pallenburg, Keith Richards' common-law wife is cleared of murder charges in the shooting death of her young male companion, whose body had been found in her New York state home. (1979)

Michael Jackson receives a gold record for "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough," the first of four Top Ten hits from his album, "Off the Wall." Both "Don't Stop..." and "Rock With You" will hit Number One on the soul and pop charts. Also the album will be a Number One pop and soul LP. (1979)

Paul Simon, in an attempt to leave his record label, CBS, files two lawsuits against the company in New York State Supreme Court. (1979)

U2's first TV special, called "U2's Zoo TV Outside Broadcast," airs on Fox-TV. (1992)

Sammy Hagar marries Kari Karte on a mountain in Northern California. (1995)

Guitarist George Harrison passed away at age 58 while resting at a friend's home in Los Angeles. The news came as somewhat of a shock to the world, despite Harrison's much-chronicled cancer treatments throughout the year. Harrison left this world peacefully, according to those close to him and it's safe to bet he viewed death with the same zen-like perspective he carried throughout his life. (2001).


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