NOVEMBER 9
ON NOVEMBER 9, 1973, BILLY JOEL RELEASED HIS SECOND STUDIO ALBUM, PIANO MAN. THE TITLE TRACK WOULD BECOME HIS SIGNATURE SONG AND LAUNCH A CAREER THAT SPANNED DECADES.
CAROLE KING’S WRAP AROUND JOY HIT NO. 1 ON THE BILLBOARD 200 CHART TODAY IN 1974. THE ALBUM FEATURED SOME OF HER STRONGEST POP SONGWRITING SINCE TAPESTRY.
BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1936, MARY TRAVERS OF THE LEGENDARY FOLK TRIO PETER, PAUL AND MARY. KNOWN FOR THEIR POIGNANT HARMONIES AND PROTEST ANTHEMS, THE GROUP HELPED SHAPE THE SOUND OF 1960S FOLK-ROCK.