This month in Australian music – November

Australian Musicians born in November

• 1st Nov 1967 – Tina Arena – Born Filippina Lydia Arena in Melbourne, Victoria
• 2nd Nov 1951 – Belinda “Lindy” Morrison – The Go Betweens
• 4th Nov – Rob Manego – Peculiar Clerk, Mirrored Image
• 5th Nov 1985 – Kate DeAraugo
• 6th Nov 1983 – Jon Hume – Evermore
• 6th Nov 1947 – George Young of The Easybeats, Vanda and Young, Flash and the Pan and many others was born George Redburn Young in Glasgow, Scotland.
• 9th Nov 1984 – Delta Lea Goodrem
• 10th Nov 1979 – Chris Joannou – Silverchair
• 10th Nov 1985 – Ricki-Lee Coulter
• 11th Nov 1962 – James Morrison
• 13th Nov 1933 – Don Lane. Born Morton Donald Isaacson in the U.S. Died 22nd Oct 2009
• 17th Nov 1965 – Amanda Brown – The Go Betweens
• 17th Nov 1966 – Kate Ceberano
• 18th Nov 1947 – Ross Wilson – Daddy Cool, Mondo Rock and many others. Born Ross Andrew Wilson in Melbourne, Victoria.
• 18th Nov 1950 – Steve Stickney – Mad Gorilla, Creedence and Beyond
• 21st Nov 1955 – Peter Koppes – The Church
• 21st Nov 1977 – Myles Heskett – Wolfmother
• 28th Nov 1948 – Beeb Birtles – Zoot, Little River Band, Solo – Born Gerard Bertelkamp in Amsterdam, Holland
• 29th Nov 1946 – Brian Cadd – The Groop, Axiom and many others – Born Brian George Cadd in Perth, Western Australia.
• 29th Nov 1951 – Don Walker – Cold Chisel – Born Donald Hugh Walker in Ayr, Nth Qld.
• 30th Nov 1937 – Frank Ifield
• 30th Nov 1965 – Paul Wheeler – Icehouse, Choirboys

Australian Musicians & Roadcrew Passing Away in November

• 4th Nov 2010- James Freud – Solo, The Models
• 7th Nov 1986 – Tracy Pew aged 28 – The Birthday Party, Nick Cave
• 22nd Nov 1997 – Michael Hutchence aged 37 – INXS
• 26th Nov 2010 – Pat Pickett. Audio Engineer, Roadie, Legend
• 28th Nov 2010 – John “Neddy” McCaughan crew member Stormy Monday & Mad Gorilla

Number One Singles in Australia in November

• 1970 – The Carpenters “(They Long to Be) Close to You”, Creedence Clearwater Revival “Lookin’ Out My Back Door” / “Long as I Can See the Light”
• 1971 – Olivia Newton-John “Banks of the Ohio”, Rod Stewart “Maggie May”
• 1972 – Hot Butter “Popcorn”
• 1973 – Suzi Quatro “Can the Can”, Vicki Lawrence “He Did with Me”, The Rolling Stones “Angie”
• 1974 – Paper Lace “The Night Chicago Died”, Olivia Newton-John “I Love You, I Honestly Love You”
• 1975 – ABBA “Mamma Mia”
• 1976 – Bryan Ferry “Let’s Stick Together”, ABBA “Money, Money, Money”
• 1977 – Andy Gibb “I Just Want to Be Your Everything”
• 1978 – Commodores “Three Times a Lady”
• 1979 – Patrick Hernandez “Born to Be Alive”, The Boomtown Rats “I Don’t Like Mondays”, The Boomtown Rats “I Don’t Like Mondays”, Mi-Sex “Computer Games”
• 1980 – Leo Sayer “More Than I Can Say”, Barbra Streisand “Woman in Love”, Joe Dolce Music Theatre “Shaddap You Face”
• 1981 – Billy Field “You Weren’t in Love with Me”, The Rolling Stones “Start Me Up”, Olivia Newton-John “Physical”
• 1982 – Dexys Midnight Runners “Come On Eileen”
• 1983 – Culture Club “Karma Chameleon”, Australian Crawl “Reckless (Don’t Be So)”
• 1984 – Stevie Wonder “I Just Called to Say I Love You”
• 1985 – UB40 with Chrissie Hynde “I Got You Babe”, a-ha “Take on Me”, Jennifer Rush “The Power of Love”
• 1986 – John Farnham “You’re the Voice”
• 1987 – Los Lobos “La Bamba”, Icehouse “Electric Blue”, Jimmy Barnes “Too Much Ain’t Enough Love”, Rick Astley “Never Gonna Give You Up”
• 1988 – Phil Collins “A Groovy Kind of Love”, Bobby McFerrin “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”
• 1989 – Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers “Swing the Mood”, Cher “If I Could Turn Back Time”

Gigs from November 1979

Gigs from November 1980

Gigs from November 1985

More historical gigs on the Gig Guide page

Videos

INXS at Narara 84 “Original Sin”
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Tina Arena “Chains”
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The Go Betweens “Streets Of Your Town”
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Flash and The Pan “Down Among The Dead Men”
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Brian Cadd “Ginger Man”
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