November 8, 1975: Elton John's Rock of the Westies became the second album in the Rock Era to debut at Number 1, following his Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy.
Rock of the Westies is not Elton John's best album of the '70s; it’s not even the best album he released in 1975.
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It’s not a concept album or a sprawling double disc release, like that same year's Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy or Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. And maybe that’s where its charm lies.
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November 8, 1927: Patti Page was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Patti Page was born Clara Ann Fowler in Oklahoma in 1927. She began her professional singing career at KTUL, a Tulsa radio station.
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In 1950 she recorded "With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming", her first platinum-selling record. In 1951 her rendition of "The Tennessee Waltz" became the biggest hit of her career.
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November 8, 1971: Led Zeppelin IV was released.
For sheer impact, immediacy, concision, endurance, influence and intrinsic Zep-ishness, Led Zeppelin IV is unbeatable. Of all their records, Zep’s fourth album, released in late 1971, remains their most admired work.
From Page’s unimpeachable riffs, through Jones musical invention and Plant’s clarity of vocal to that titanic John Bonham drum sound, IV still emits a freshness that belies its age.
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November 8, 1975: "Low Rider" by War was the new Number 1 on the R&B chart.
"Low Rider" was the only War 45 to reach #1 on the R&B charts.
Written about the West Coast Latino subculture that lived to cruise the boulevards, this song is about as stylishly cool as the culture it describes.
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November 8, 1986: Boston had their first and only Number 1 song with "Amanda."
“Amanda” is a power-ballad and the first single from Boston’s 1986 comeback album “Third Stage.” It’s the only song by Boston that topped the US charts. The track didn’t get a music video but still became one of the most requested songs on AOR stations.
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