November 29, 1953: The Dominoes hold down the Number Two through Number Five spots on the R 'n B Chart!

Billy Ward and His Dominoes 

 hit #3 on the R&B chart with "The Bells" b/w

"Pedal Pushin' Papa" which hits #4 on the chart…

AS WELL AS hitting #5 on the R&B chart with 

"These Foolish Things Remind Me of You"

They were also at #2 on the R&B chart with

 "Rags To Riches” with Jackie Wilson singing lead!

YEP—Numbers 2, 3, 4, and 5…

Topping the chart heavily

without hitting Number One!

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November 27, 1933: Billie Holiday's first commercial recording session, with bandleader Benny Goodman, is organized by John Hammond, who has brought her to Columbia Records…

Check out Billie’s Columbia Records catalog…

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November 14, 1956: Jerry Lee Lewis cuts his first record - "End of the Road" b/w "Crazy Arms" for Sun. It is credited to Jerry Lee Lewis and His Pumping Piano...

November 14, 1956:  

Sam Phillips is at the mixing board for Jerry Lee Lewis' first Sun Records recording session...

The session produces the single 

"End Of The Road" / "Crazy Arms"...

Although the single failed to gain much attention, both songs showed a drive and energy that forecasted things to come….

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SEPTEMBER SEVEN: A Few Rock ‘n Roll Related Events from this date in The EVOLUTION of ROCK ‘n ROLL…

November 7, 1961: 

"I'm Black, I'm blind, I once fooled around with drugs, but all of it was like going to school - and I've tried to be a good student. I don't regret a damn thing"

 

Ray Charles is arrested in Indianapolis after police discover marijuana and heroin in his hotel room…

Check out The Ray CharlesVideo Museum for more on this story… 

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 hits…

November 7, 1942

Johnny Rivers the planet…

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