NOVEMBER 3
ELTON JOHN ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT FROM LIVE PERFORMANCES TODAY IN 1977 DURING A CONCERT AT WEMBLEY EMPIRE POOL IN LONDON. HOWEVER, HIS RETIREMENT WAS SHORT-LIVED, AS HE RETURNED TO TOURING A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER.
ON THIS DAY IN 1979 THE EAGLES START A NINE-WEEK RUN AT #1 WITH ‘THE LONG RUN’, THEIR FOURTH CHART TOPPER, WHICH PRODUCED SEVERAL HITS INCLUDING THE TITLE TRACK, “HEARTACHE TONIGHT” AND “I CAN’T TELL YOU WHY”.
AND IN 1995 ERIC CLAPTON RECEIVES THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE FROM THE PRINCE OF WALES AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE. CLAPTON WAS RECOGNIZED FOR HIS OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS AND INFLUENCE AS A ROCK AND BLUES MUSICIAN.