Events in Music History in November 1976

  • Nov 1 Ron Eliran and Harvey Jacobs' musical revue "Don't Step On My Olive Branch" opens at Playhouse, NYC; runs for 16 performances
  • Nov 14 "Don't Step on My Olive Branch" closes at Playhouse NYC after 16 performances

This Song

Nov 19 George Harrison releases single "This Song", an expression of his frustration at being sued for copyright infringement

  • Nov 20 George Harrison appears on "Saturday Night Live": haggling with Lorne Michaels; performing "Here Comes the Sun" and "Homeward Bound" with Paul Simon; and airing two music videos

The Band's Farewell Concert

Nov 25 The Band's farewell concert at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, California; guest performers include Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Ringo Starr, and the Staples Singers; concert film "The Last Waltz" directed by Martin Scorcese

Anarchy In The UK

Nov 26 British punk rockers Sex Pistols release their debut single "Anarchy In The UK"

  • Nov 26 East Germany strips singer-songwriter and poet Wolf Biermann of his citizenship while he tours West Germany