Date: November 26, 1940

1940 : Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra record "Orchids in the Moonlight."

Date: November 26, 1950

1950 : #1 Billboard Pop Hit: "The Thing" by Phil Harris.

Date: November 26, 1954

1954 : On tour, Elvis Presley sends a telegram to his parents: "Hi babies, here's the money to pay the bills, don't tell no one how much I sent I will send more next week. There is a card in the mail. Love Elvis."

Date: November 26, 1955

1955 : Bill Haley's "Rock Around The Clock" becomes the first rock and roll record to hit #1 in the UK, thanks to its inclusion in the movie Blackboard Jungle.

Date: November 26, 1955

1955 : Johnny Cash's "Cry! Cry! Cry!" enters the country charts.

Date: November 26, 1955

1955 : Tennessee Ernie Ford's "Sixteen Tons" hits #1.

Date: November 26, 1958

1958 - Johnny Cash, made his debut on the US country chart when "Cry! Cry! Cry!" made it to number 14. His next seven singles would all make the country top 10, with "I Walk the Line" and "There You Go" both hitting number 1.

Date: November 26, 1958

1958, Johnny Cash made his debut on the US country chart when ‘Cry! Cry! Cry!’ made it to number 14. His next seven singles would all make the country top 10, with ‘I Walk the Line’ and ‘There You Go’ both hitting number 1.

Date: November 26, 1962

1962, The Beatles recorded their second single ‘Please Please Me’ in 18 takes and ‘Ask Me Why’ for the flip side at EMI studio’s London. When released in the US on the Vee-Jay label, the first pressings featured a typographical error: The band's name was spelled "The Beattles".

Date: November 26, 1962

1962 : The Beatles record "Please Please Me," "Ask Me Why," and "Tip Of My Tongue."

Date: November 26, 1964

1964 : The Zombies record "Tell Her No."

Date: November 26, 1966

1966 : Wilson Pickett's "Mustang Sally" enters the pop charts.

Date: November 26, 1966

1966 : The Temptations "I'm Losing You" enters the R&B charts.

Date: November 26, 1967

1967, The promotional film of The Beatles 'Hello, Goodbye' was aired on The Ed Sullivan show in the US. It was never shown at the time in the UK due to a musician's union ban on miming.

Date: November 26, 1967

1967 : The new promotional video clip for the Beatles' new single, "Hello Goodbye," is aired on tonight's episode of CBS-TV's Ed Sullivan Show.

Date: November 26, 1967

1967, This was the 10th date on a 16-date UK package tour that Pink Floyd played alongside The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Move, The Nice, The Eire Apparent, The Outer Limits and Amen Corner. Tonight's date was at the Palace Theatre, Manchester, and as with all of the dates, there were two shows per night.

Date: November 26, 1967

1967 - The "promotional film" (i.e. video) of The Beatles "Hello, Goodbye" was aired on The Ed Sullivan Show in the US.

Date: November 26, 1968

1968, Cream played their farewell concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Also on the bill were Yes and Taste. The concert was filmed and released as Cream's Farewell Concert which has often been criticized for both its mediocre sound and visual effects: during Ginger Baker's drum solo, he seems to change clothes at lightning speed due to careless post-editing.

Date: November 26, 1969

1969 : The Band's eponymous second album is certified gold.

Date: November 26, 1969

1969 : John Lennon works on a Beatles song for the last time when he mixes the song "You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)" at Abbey Road Studios. The song was used as the B-side of their "Let It Be" single.

Date: November 26, 1973

1973, The New York Dolls made their live UK debut at Biba's Rainbow Room, London. The American band who formed in New York in 1971 influenced the look of many new wave and 1980s-era glam metal groups.

Date: November 26, 1973

1973, John Rostill former bassist with The Shadows died after being electrocuted at his home recording studio. A local newspaper ran the headline, 'Pop musician dies, guitar apparent cause'. After the break up of The Shadows Rostill worked with Tom Jones and wrote songs covered by Elvis Presley and Olivia Newton-John.

Date: November 26, 1976

1976, The Sex Pistols released the single 'Anarchy In The UK'. Originally issued in a plain black sleeve, the single was the only Sex Pistols recording released by EMI, and reached No.38 on the UK Singles Chart before EMI dropped the group on 6 January 1977.

Date: November 26, 1976

1976, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme left 10cc to work as a duo and concentrate on other projects including developing 'The Gizmo', a device used to make neo- orchestral sounds on a guitar.

Date: November 26, 1976

Today in 1976, The Sex Pistols released their incendiary "Anarchy In The U.K." single. It was the only Sex Pistols recording released by before the label dropped the group, after the band used profanity during a live television broadcast. "Anarchy in the U.K." is number 56 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Date: November 26, 1976

1976 : Lol Creme and Kevin Godley quit 10cc, leaving it a duo, and perform as Godley & Creme.

Date: November 26, 1979

1979 : In London, Bill Haley, on what would be his last tour of the UK, plays for Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at the Royal Command Performance.

Date: November 26, 1980

1980 : The movie Rockshow, a documentary of Paul McCartney's 1976 "Wings Over America" tour, premieres in New York.

Date: November 26, 1981

1981 : Miles Davis marries the actress Cicely Tyson, with Bill Cosby serving as best man. It's the third marriage for Davis; the couple divorce in 1988.

Date: November 26, 1982

1982 : #1 Billboard Pop Hit: "Truly" by Lionel Richie.

Date: November 26, 1982

1982 - Trumpeter Miles Davis married for the third time, tying the knot with actress Cicely Tyson. Bill Cosby was the best man.

Date: November 26, 1988

1988, Russian cosmonauts aboard Soyuz 7 took into space a cassette copy (minus the cassette box for weight reasons) of the latest Pink Floyd album Delicate Sound Of Thunder and played it in orbit, making Pink Floyd the first rock band to be played in space. David Gilmour and Nick Mason both attended the launch of the spacecraft.

Date: November 26, 1989

MTV's Unplugged series premiered, featuring British synth-pop band Squeeze

Date: November 26, 1989

1989 : MTV's Unplugged series premieres with an episode featuring Squeeze. Jules Shear hosted the first season.

Date: November 26, 1989

1989 : MTV's Unplugged series premieres with an episode featuring Squeeze. Jules Shear hosted the first season.

Date: November 26, 1989

In 1989, the television series MTV Unplugged, featuring acoustical performances by a wide range of artists not usually known for such performances, made its broadcast premiere

Date: November 26, 1989

1989, The Rolling Stones played a concert at Death Valley Stadium in Clenson, South Carolina to help raise money for the victims of Hurricane Hugo.

Date: November 26, 1990

1990, The inaugural Billboard Music Awards were held in Santa Monica, California.Janet Jackson was the main winner of the night, winning in eight categories, including Top Pop Album, Top R&B Album and Top R&B Artist.

Date: November 26, 1991

1991 : Michael Jackson releases Dangerous, his eighth studio album.

Date: November 26, 1991

1991 : ABC airs the special The Gladys Knight Holiday Family Reunion, also starringDionne Warwick, Melba Moore, and The Winans.

Date: November 26, 1991

1991, US Country singer Garth Brooks asked fans to bring 10 cans of food to a grocery store in exchange for a lottery envelope, some of which contained tickets to see Garth at a forthcoming show. Over 10,000 cans were donated to charity.

Date: November 26, 1994

1994 : Boyz II Men make it 14 weeks at #1 with "I'll Make Love To You," tying Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" for the longest-running #1 in Hot 100 history. The previous record was also held by Boyz II Men, with "End Of The Road" at #1 for 13 weeks.

Date: November 26, 1994

1994, The Eagles started a two-week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'Hell Freezes Over.' The album name is in reference to a quote by Don Henley after the band's breakup in 1980; he commented that the band would play together again "when Hell freezes over."

Date: November 26, 1994

1994, Boyz II Men started their 14th and final week at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'I'll Make Love To You' giving them the longest run in chart history along with 'I Will Always Love You' by Whitney Houston.

Date: November 26, 1997

1997 : The day after his album Sevens is released, Garth Brooks lands 12 of the 14 songs from the album in the Country singles chart. The previous record for most charting singles from an album was held by Brooks' Fresh Horses with eight tracks.

Date: November 26, 1997

November 26 - In a performance billed as the "highest" gig on Earth, Spiritualized play in the deck of the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada for an audience of 150 people.

Date: November 26, 1999

1999 : 98 Degrees melds music and commerce in a novel way when the teen act performs several of its songs and sells some exclusive band merchandise on the Home Shopping Network.

Date: November 26, 2000

2000, The Beatles went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Beatles 1.' The album features virtually every number-one single released from 1962 to 1970. Issued on the 30th anniversary of the band's break-up, it was their first compilation available on one CD. The world's best-selling album of the 21st century, 1 has sold over 31 million copies.

Date: November 26, 2000

2000 - The Beatles went to No.1 on the US album chart with Beatles 1. The album features virtually every number-one single released from 1962 to 1970. Issued on the 30th anniversary of the band's break-up, it was their first compilation available on one CD.

Date: November 26, 2000

2000, Manchester club the Hacienda was auctioned off raising £18,000 for charity. Madonna made her UK TV debut at the club when C4 music show The Tubewas broadcast live from the venue. Oasis, Happy Mondays, U2, New Order, Stone Roses, The Smiths and James all played at the club.

Date: November 26, 2001

2001 : At the Queen's Royal Command Performance in London, Elton John, Cher andDonny Osmond perform.

Date: November 26, 2001

2001 : Elton John appears on the show Ally McBeal in the "I Want Love" episode.

Date: November 26, 2002

2002 : After nearly forty years, The Statler Brothers play their last concert ever at the Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.

Date: November 26, 2002

2002 : Actor and major Elvis fan Nicolas Cage divorces Lisa Marie Presley after less than four months, citing "irreconcilable differences."

Date: November 26, 2003

2003, Rapper Soulja Slim was shot to death in front of his home in New Orleans aged 25. The rapper was featured on Juvenile's 2004 US No.1 single 'Slow Motion.'

Date: November 26, 2008

2008 : Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy album fails to achieve massive first-week sales numbers, and Axl Rose points the finger at Dr Pepper for not having honored its promise made back in March 2008, when the soda company had offered everybody in the US a free can of soda if Guns N' Roses released in 2008 the album which had been announced by Axl Rose for many years.

Date: November 26, 2008

2008 : Atlantic Records becomes the first major label whose digital sales have surpassed its CD sales. Downloads of music and ringtones now account for more than half of Atlantic's US sales.

Date: November 26, 2008

2008, The parents of missing Manic Street Preachers guitarist and lyricist Richey Edwards were granted a court order for him to be declared presumed dead, after he disappeared nearly 14 years ago. Despite alleged sightings all over the world many believed to be Edwards, whose car was found near the Severn Bridge, where he was thought to have taken his own life at the age of 27.

Date: November 26, 2010

2010, Willie Nelson was arrested for possession of six ounces of marijuana found in his tour bus while travelling from Los Angeles to Texas. He was released after paying bail of $2,500. Prosecutor Kit Bramblett supported not sentencing Nelson to jail due to the amount of marijuana being small, but suggested instead a $100 fine and told Nelson that he would have him sing "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" for the court.

Date: November 26, 2011

2011 : Sugarland's lead vocalist, Jennifer Nettles, marries her boyfriend of two years, Justin Miller, at a chapel in the foothills of Tennessee's Smoky Mountains.

Date: November 26, 2015

2015, American country and bluegrass artists Chris Stapleton was at No.1 on the US album chart with Traveller. The album was later named Album of the Year at the 2015 Country Music Association Awards.

Date: November 26, 1760

1760 : Composer Franz Joseph Haydn marries Maria Anna Keller.