November 24

Births

1868: Scott Joplin (Ragtime Composer & Pianist)

1941: Donald "Duck" Dunn (Bass for Booker T. and the MGs)

1941: Pete Best (original drummer for The Beatles)

1944: Bev Bevan (Drums for The Move & Electric Light Orchestra)

1955: Clem Burke (Drummer for Blondie)

1957: Chris Hayes (Guitar for Huey Lewis & The News)

1962: John Squire (Guitar for The Stone Roses)

1964: Tony Rombola (Lead Guitar for Godsmack)

1968: Dawn Robinson (Singer in EnVogue)

1970: Chad Taylor (Guitar for Live)

Events

1950: The musical comedy Guys and Dolls premieres on Broadway at the 46th Street Theatre.

1961: In yet another important development for British blues-rock, Chicago blues legend Howlin' Wolf makes his first appearance in the UK, touring behind his latest single, "Little Baby."

1962: Ex-Beatles drummer Pete Best, fired from the group three months previously, nevertheless receives a birthday telegram from the band and manager Brian Epstein wishing him "all the best."

1964: The Who, until recently the High Numbers, perform their first gig under the new name at London's Marquee Club, promising what the posters famously call "Maximum R&B."

1965: NBC-TV airs the musical special Frank Sinatra: A Man And His Music.

1966: Kansas City, MO police lock horns with rioting teenagers at a James Brown concert after officials stop the show due to Brown's "obscene dances."

1972: ABC-TV's Don Kirshner-produced In Concert, the network's weekly late-night answer to NBC's Midnight Special, debuts. The initial episode features musical performances by Chuck Berry, Alice Cooper, Blood, Sweat and Tears, The Allman Brothers, and Poco.

1974: In the midst of his infamous "Lost Weekend," John Lennon rehearses with Elton John for Elton's upcoming Madison Square Garden performance, at which Lennon will make a surprise cameo.

1984: Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee married his girlfriend, nude model Candice, (Elaine Margaret Starchuk). The marriage lasted one month. Lee has also been married to actress Heather Locklear and the former Playboy Playmate Pamela Anderson.

1985: Blues singer Big Joe Turner died of a heart attack.

1991: An ordained Little Richard marries singer Cyndi Lauper and actor David Thornton in New York, then sticks around to play at the reception.

1991: Eric Carr (Paul Charles Caravello) drummer with Kiss died aged 41, of complications from cancer in a New York hospital. Carr replaced Peter Criss in 1980 and remained a band member until he became ill in 1991. For his Kiss stage persona, Carr was known as 'The Fox.'

1991: Queen frontman Freddie Mercury died of complications from aids at his home in London's Holland park aged 45, just one day after he publicly admitted he was HIV positive.

2002: Jay-Z was at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘The Blueprint 2’, the rapper’s first US No.1 album.

2003: Glen Campbell is arrested for drunk driving and hit-and-run charges in Phoenix, AZ, after crashing his BMW into another car at another intersection and continuing on. The 67-year-old Campbell, who is sentenced to ten days in jail, allegedly knees an officer's groin during the arrest.

2007: Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea lost his multi-million dollar house in a wildfire that swept through Malibu, 53 other properties were destroyed by the blaze. Flea told the Los Angeles Times the $4.8m property was "burnt to a crisp".