November 1973 in Music

Events in Music

  • Nov 1 "Molly" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 68 performances

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Nov 2 "Barbra Streisand ...and Other Musical Instruments" airs on CBS TV

Singer-Songwriter and Actress Barbra Streisand
Singer-Songwriter and Actress
Barbra Streisand
  • Nov 10 "Ship Ahoy" album by The O'Jays is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1974)

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Nov 12 Dmitri Shostakovich's 14th String Quartet premieres

Composer Dmitri Shostakovich
Composer
Dmitri Shostakovich
  • Nov 13 "Gigi" opens at Uris Theater NYC for 103 performances
  • Nov 14 "Good Evening" opens at Plymouth Theater NYC for 438 performances

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Nov 16 John Lennon releases "Mind Games" album

Musician and Beatle John Lennon
Musician and Beatle
John Lennon

Birthdays in Music

  • Nov 3 Kirk Jones (Sticky Fingaz), American musician
  • Nov 3 Mick Thomson, American guitarist (Slipknot)
  • Nov 9 Nick Lachey, American singer, born in Harlan, Kentucky
  • Nov 10 Khiry Abdul Samad, rocker (Boys-Dial My Heart, Lucky Charm), born in Los Angeles, California
  • Nov 13 Ari Hoenig, American jazz drummer
  • Nov 14 Moka Only, Canadian musician
  • Nov 18 Steve Christopher Petree, Oklahoma, rocker (PC Quest-Can You See)
  • Nov 28 Jade Puget, American musician (AFI)
  • Nov 30 John Moyer, American bassist (Disturbed)

Deaths in Music

  • Nov 10 Stringbean, country singer/comedian/banjoist (Hee Haw), dies at 58
  • Nov 11 Stringbean [David Akeman], American banjoist and comedian (Hee Haw), dies at 58
  • Nov 13 Bruno Maderna, Italian composer/conductor (Satyricon), dies at 53
  • Nov 20 Allan Sherman, American parody singer and songwriter (Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah), dies from emphysema at 48
  • Nov 26 John Rostill, English rocker (The Shadows), electrocuted at 31
  • Nov 27 Frank Christian, American jazz trumpeter, dies at 86