Events in Music History in November 2002

Lose Yourself

Nov 13 Eminem releases single 'Lose Yourself' from soundtrack of "8 Mile", 1st rap song to win Academy Award Best Original Song

Ringo Starr

Nov 15 British drummer Ringo Starr inducted into the Percussive Arts Society Hall Of Fame [1]

Brainwashed

Nov 18 Dark Horse/EMI posthumously releases "Brainwashed", George Harrison's 12th and final studio album

Up!

Nov 18 Mercury Nashville Records releases "Up!", the 4th studio album by Shania Twain (Billboard Album of the Year, 2003)

Travelogue

Nov 19 Nonesuch Records releases "Travelogue", Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's 18th studio album, a collection of re-worked versions her own songs, backed by an orchestra

  • Nov 29 "The Concert for George", a benefit memorial to George Harrison held at the Royal Albert Hall, London, features Eric Clapton; Paul McCartney; Ringo Starr; Jeff Lynne; Tom Petty; Joe Brown; Anoushka Shankar; Billy Preston; and members of Monty Python