This Day in Music History – November 11th

1958 – Hank Ballard and the Midnighters recorded “The Twist.” This version was a moderate hit in 1960. Chubby Checker’s cover version gave rise to the Twist dance craze.

1969 – Jim Morrison (Doors) and Tom Bakker was jailed for “interfering with the flight of an intercontinental aircraft and public drunkenness.” The charges were eventually dropped.

1972 – Berry Oakley (The Allman Brothers) was killed in a motorcycle accident. He was 24 years old.

1976 – KISS released the album “Rock and Roll Over.”

1989 – In Germany, Melissa Etheridge and Joe Cocker entertained Germans that were celebrating the newly tumbled Berlin Wall.

1997 – Metallica played a free concert in Philadelphia, PA, in celebration of the upcoming release of the album “Reload.”


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