November 2

Births

1944: Keith Emerson (Keyboards for The Nice & Emerson, Lake and Palmer)

1945: J.D. Souther (Singer / Songwriter)

1952: Maxine Nightingale (R&B Singer)

1957: Carter Beauford (Drummer for Dave Matthews Band)

1961: K.D. Lang (Kathryn Dawn Lang) (Singer/Songwriter)

1963: Bobby Dall (Bass for Poison)

1969: Reginald Arvizu (Bass for Korn)

1971: John Hampson (Vocals & Guitar for Nine days)

1974: Nelly (Cornell Haynes Jr) (Rapper)

1975: Chris Walla (Guitarist for Death Cab for Cutie)

1980: Thomas Bredahl (Guitar for Volbeat)

Events

1956: A riot breaks out at Fats Domino's show in Fayetteville, NC, with police resorting to tear gas to break up the unruly crowd. Fats jumps out of a window to avoid the melee. He and two other band members are slightly injured.

1963: Dion angrily walks off the set of the British ITV television program Ready Steady Go! in the middle of performing his hit "Donna The Prima Donna," claiming the go-go dancers surrounding him during the song are distracting.

1966: Paul Revere and the Raiders appear on tonight's "Dizzoner the Penguin" episode of ABC-TV's Batman.

1966: Blues singer Mississippi John Hurt died from a heart attack at age 73.

1973: CBS airs the Barbra Streisand television special Barbra Streisand And Other Musical Instruments, featuring special guest Ray Charles.

1974: George Harrison begins the first-ever solo tour by a Beatle when he performs the first night of his "Dark Horse" tour in Vancouver, BC. The tour, which is plagued by Harrison's laryngitis, is a disaster.

1979: The Who's musical film Quadrophenia, featuring a small part played by Sting, opens in US theaters.

1978: David Cassidy's infamous flop cop TV drama David Cassidy: Man Undercover debuts on NBC, the first of only ten episodes.

1984: Marvin Gay Sr., father of singer Marvin Gaye (who added the e when he joined Motown) is found guilty of manslaughter in the shooting death of his son, but courts rule the action was taken in self-defense, and the elder Gay is given five years' probation.

1985: With his new single, "Part-Time Lover," topping the charts, Stevie Wonder becomes the artist with the longest period between Number Ones: 22 years. (This song also sets a record by going to #1 on five different Billboard charts.)

1994: Ruth Tyrangiel, former girlfriend of Bob Dylan, sues for $5 million palimony, claiming the singer reneged on his promise to marry her after she helped with his business affairs and also with his songwriting.

1994: Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young's David Crosby is hospitalized after suffering liver failure; he's fortunate enough to find a donor for a transplant.

1995: The syndicated R&B dance show Soul Train celebrates its 25th year on the air with guest appearances by Al Green, Diana Ross, Bill Withers, and Patti Labelle.

2002: Armed police arrested an international gang who were planning to kidnap former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham and her two young children. The gang had planned to ransom Victoria for $10M.

2003: Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs ran in the New York City Marathon. He finished in 4 hours, 14 minutes and 54 seconds. He raised $2 million dollars for children.

2007: Led Zeppelin's latest reunion concert is postponed when guitarist Jimmy Page breaks his pinky finger.