November 1990 in Music History

Events in Music

Music Premiere

Nov 1 Revival of George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, and P. G. Wodehouse's musical "Oh, Kay!" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater, NYC; runs for 77 performances

Nov 4 Alan Janes' jukebox musical "Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story", starring Paul Hipp, opens at Shubert Theatre, NYC; runs for 225 performances

I'm Your Baby Tonight

Nov 6 "I'm Your Baby Tonight" 3rd studio album by Whitney Houston is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1991)

Nov 7 English-Yiddish musical revue "Those Were The Days" opens at Edison Theater, NYC; runs for 126 performances

Musical Finale

Nov 7 New York City Opera's limited run production of Stephen Sondheim's musical "A Little Night Music" closes at New York State, NYC, after 11 performances

Nov 8 "6 Degrees of Separation" opens at Vivian Beaumont NYC for 496 performances

Wicked Game

Nov 8 Musician Chris Isaak releases single "Wicked Game"

Music History

Nov 11 William Nicholson's drama "Shadowlands", based on the life of C.S. Lewis, opens at Brooks Atkinson Theatre, NYC; runs for 169 performances and wins a Tony Award

Nov 17 American singer David Crosby breaks his left leg, ankle and shoulder in a motorcycle accident in Los Angeles, California
Nov 18 "Fiddler on the Roof" opens at Gershwin Theater NYC for 241 performances
Nov 19 Pop duo Milli Vanilli are stripped of their Grammy Award after it is learned they did not sing on their award-winning "Girl You Know Its True" album

Billboard Music Awards

Nov 26 1st Billboard Music Awards: M.C. Hammer & Janet Jackson win

Nov 29 "Shogun - The Musical" opens at Marquis Theater, NYC; runs for 72 performances

Birthdays in Music

Nov 1 Sigala [Bruce Fielder], British electronic dance music record producer and club DJ ("Easy Love"), born in Norwich, England
Nov 2 Kendall Schmidt, American actor and singer-songwriter (Big Time Rush), born in Wichita, Kansas
Nov 7 Courtney Marie Andrews, American singer-songwriter (Old Flowers), born in Phoenix, Arizona
Nov 7 Matt Corby, Australian singer and songwriter (Into The Flame), born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

SZA (32 years old)

Nov 8 American R&B singer-songwriter ("All the Stars", Ctrl), born in St. Louis, Missouri

Nov 13 Jibbs [Jovan Campbell], American rapper (Chain Hang Low), born in St. Louis, Missouri
Nov 14 Jessica Jacobs, Australian actress and singer (The Saddle Club), born in Canberra, Australia (d. 2008)

Rita Ora (32 years old)

Nov 26 British-Kosovan singer-songwriter ("Hot Right Now", "Let You Love Me"), born in Pristina, Kosovo, Yugoslavia

Nov 27 Hazel English [Eleisha Caripisi], Australian-American indie-pop singer-songwriter ("Shaking"; "Nine Stories"), born in Sydney, Australia
Nov 29 Diego Boneta, Mexican actor and singer (Rock of Ages), born in Mexico City

Deaths in Music

Nov 1 Ray Pohlman, American session upright and electric bass guitarist and arranger (The Wrecking Crew), and jazz guitarist, dies of heart failure at 60
Nov 5 Bobby Scott, American composer, arranger and jazz singer ("He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"), dies of cancer at 53
Nov 10 Ronnie Dyson, American stage actor (Hair - "Aquarius"; Salvation), and soul singer ("(If You Let Me Make Love to You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?"; "I Don't Wanna Cry"), dies of heart failure at 40
Nov 11 Lisa Kirk, American Broadway singer and actress (Kiss Me Kate), dies of lung cancer at 65
Nov 12 Nico Haak, Dutch singer (Foxy Foxtrot), dies
Nov 18 Peter Schilperoort, saxophonist/clarinetist, dies
Nov 24 Bulent Arel, Turkish-born electronic composer, dies at 72