This Day in Music History – November 29th

1963 – The Beatles’ fifth single “I Want to Hold Your Hand” was released in Britain.

1969 – John Lennon was convicted of possession of cannabis and fined $360 in London. Yoko Ono, who was arrested with Lennon on October 18, was cleared of charges.

1976 – Jerry Lee Lewis shot his bass player, Norman “Butch” Owens, twice in the chest while trying to hit a soda bottle. Lewis was charged with shooting a firearm within the city limits.

1979 – The original four members of KISS performed their last show together until 1996 when they reunited for a makeup tour.

1979 – Paul Simon filed two lawsuits against his record label in an attempt to leave them.

1982 – In San Francisco, Metallica played their first headlining show. They played the song “Whiplash” for the first time. Exodus was the opening act.

1992 – U2’s first TV special, called “U2’s Zoo TV Outside Broadcast,” aired on Fox-TV.
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1993 – Metallica released the box set “Binge & Purge.” It contained three CDs, three videos and a book.

1994 – Mary J. Blige’s second album, “My Life”, was released.

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