Friday, November 22, 2024

Music History - November 1963

 1963

Highlights

November 30, 1963 -

The Beatles album, Please Please Me, spent 30 weeks at No. 1 on UK Albums Chart.  On November 22, The Beatles released With the Beatles, becoming No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart.

November Albums Released -

November 11, 1963 

The Miracles Doin' Mickey's Monkey - The Miracles

November 15, 1963

Fun in Acapulco - Elvis Presley 

November 18, 1963

Romantically - Johnny Mathis

November 22, 1963

A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector - Phil Spector

With the Beatles - The Beatles

- November Births -

11/1/1963 - Rick Allen (British drummer for Def Leppard)

11/2/1963 - Bobby Dall (American rock bassist for Poison)

11/12/1963 - Sam Lloyd (American actor and singer for The Blanks)

- November Passing -

11/1/1963 - Elsa Maxwell (Songwriter)

11/15/1963 - Fritz Reiner (Hungarian Conductor)

11/19/1963 - Carman Amaya (Flamenco dancer & Singer)

11/26/1963 - Amelita Galli-Curci (Operatic soprano)

11/29/1963 - Ernesto Lecuona (Cuban composer, pianist, bandleader)

(Wikipedia)

5th Annual Grammy Awards - May 15, 1`963

Record of the Year - "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" (Tony Bennett...Second win - Best Solo Vocal Performance, Male)

Album of the Year - The First Family (Vaughn Meader)

Song of the Year - "What Kind of Fool Am I?" (Songwriters - Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley ... Performed by Sammy Davis Jr.)

Best New Artist - Robert Goulet

(Wikipedia)

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