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November, 29

  • 2000 ~ In the penultimate show of its storied 13-year career, the Smashing Pumpkins say a long and loud goodbye at Chicago’s United Center, where they rip through three hours of big hits, a few rarities, and several acoustic numbers.
  • 2000 ~ SoundScan announces that Backstreet Boys’ “Black & Blue” moved 1.59 million units in its first week.
  • 1998 ~ David H. “Butch” McDade, founder and drummer of country-rock group Amazing Rhythm Aces, dies at home in Maryville, Tenn. He is 52.
  • 1995 ~ Then Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar weds model Kari Karte atop a San Francisco-area mountain. Bandmates Eddie and Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony and their wives are among the guests.
  • 1987 ~ No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Heaven Is a Place on Earth,” Belinda Carlisle. The song is the first No. 1 hit for the former lead singer of the Go-Go’s and comes from her second solo album.
  • 1972 ~ No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone,” The Temptations. A version of the song by the Undisputed Truth was released four months before the Temptations single but only reaches No. 63 on Billboard’s Hot 100.
  • 1968 ~ Jon Knight of New Kids on the Block is born. He is the oldest member of the pop group from Boston. His brother Jordan is also in the group.
  • 1964 ~ No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Ringo,” Lorne Greene. Greene, star of the NBC show “Bonanza,” is only the second Canadian to have a No. 1 hit in the United States.
  • 1959 ~ Meredith Wilson hosts the Grammy Awards ceremonies. Bobby Darin’s “Mack the Knife” wins record of the year and Frank Sinatra’s “Come Dance with Me” wins album of the year.
  • 1943 ~ British bluesman John Mayall is born in MacClesfield, England.
  • 1943 ~ Keyboardist Felix Cavaliere of the Young Rascals is born.
  • 1940 ~ Jazz trumpeter Chuck Mangione is born.