Events in Music History in November 2022

Live at the Bon Soir

Nov 4 Columbia Records releases album "Barbra Streisand - Live At The Bon Soir", recorded in an NYC nightclub in November 1962

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Nov 5 37th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo; Duran Duran; Eminem; Eurythmics; Dolly Parton; Lionel Richie; Carly Simon; Judas Priest; Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis; Harry Belafonte; Elizabeth Cotten; Allen Grubman; Jimmy Iovine; and Sylvia Robinson [1]

  • Nov 9 56th Country Music Association Awards: Luke Combs, Lainey Wilson & Chris Stapleton win

Winter Dance Party Poster

Nov 11 Advertisement poster for ill-fated "Winter Dance Party" concert featuring Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens on February 3, 1959 - the day they died in a plane crash - sells at auction for $447K [1]

Only The Strong Survive

Nov 11 Columbia Records releases Bruce Springsteen's 21st studio album "Only The Strong Survive", his covers of American 60s and 70s R&B and soul songs

  • Nov 12 Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announces his 3rd 'Courage and Civility Award' of $100M to country singer-songwriter Dolly Parton to distribute to charities of her choice
  • Nov 13 The Deauville Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida, built in 1957 and host to JFK, The Beatles, and Frank Sinatra is imploded; closed in 2017 after an electrical fire

Roberta Flack

Nov 14 Grammy Award winner Roberta Flack reveals she is suffering from ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) and is no longer able to sing

Swift's Ticketmaster Record

Nov 15 Ticketmaster sells more than 2 million tickets for Taylor Swift's The Eras tour, the most tickets ever sold in a single day for an artist, amid hours-long wait times for fans [1]

Elton John

Nov 20 Elton John completes the North American leg of his "Farewell Yellow Brick Road: The Final Tour" at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California

Dua Lipa Gets Citizenship

Nov 27 Albanian President Bajram Begaj grants citizenship to pop star Dua Lipa for promoting the country through her international fame and her musical talents [1]

Spotify Most Streamed

Nov 30 Harry Styles single "As It Was" is the most streamed song globally for Spotify in 2022 with Bad Bunny their most listened-to artist [1]