November 7, 1961:
Ray Charles is arrested in Indianapolis after police discover marijuana and heroin in his hotel room...
(Clearly, Ray hadn’t seen it there)
November 7, 1964:
The Marvelettes' "Too Many Fish in the Sea" enters the Billboard Hot 100 where it will reach #25. The song will be the fifth of the group's ten US Top 40 Pop hits…
November 7, 1970:
MGM Records President Mike Curb announces that the company is dropping 18 acts from its roster in a move to discredit musicians who "exploit and promote hard drugs through music." Among the acts dropped are Connie Francis, and The Cowsills,
But not Eric Burdon…
November 7, 1981:
Daryl Hall and John Oates achieve their third US number one single with "Private Eyes". Over the next three years, they would have three more...
"Private Eyes" reached #32 in the UK…
November 7: 2004:
Lenny Mays of The Dramatics passed away of heart failure at the age of 53. The group cracked the Top Ten of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971 with
"Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get"
And again in 1972 with
"In The Rain"…
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| R.I.P. Lenny Mays |
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