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November, 1

  • 2000 Ben Folds Five announces that they are calling it quits. Solo works by Folds are expected.
  • 1999 Mjuice.com lands an exclusive download of the new Third Eye Blind single “Anything,” from the band’s current album “Blue.” Fans obtain the free track, which times-out three weeks later, using a secured MP3 player.
  • 1999 Celine Dion is inducted into the Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame during the Canadian Association of Broadcasters’ Gold Ribbon Awards gala in Montreal. Dion joins Bryan Adams and Anne Murray for the accolade.
  • 1998 Madonna is on hand to present director Alan Parker with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Director’s Guild of Great Britain aboard a boat on the river Thames in London.
  • 1994 Nirvana’s “MTV Unplugged” performance is released as “MTV Unplugged in New York.” Two tracks not aired on the MTV Broadcast appear on the album.
  • 1993 Rapper Flavor Flav of the group Public Enemy is arrested for allegedly trying to shoot another man in a dispute over a woman. Police charge the rapper, whose real name is William Drayton, with attempted murder, possession of a weapon and reckless endangerment.
  • 1984 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run),” Billy Ocean. The song is first released as “European Queen” in the U.K.
  • 1974 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “You Haven’t Done Nothin’,” Stevie Wonder. The Jackson Five sing backup vocals on the song.
  • 1968 Alex James of Blur is born.
  • 1962 No. 1 Billboard Pop Hit: “He’s a Rebel,” The Crystals. The actual singers on the record aren’t the Crystals, but a trio of backing singers known as the Blossoms.
  • 1946 Rick Grech of Blind Faith is born.