This Day in Music
On November 6, 1993, Meat Loaf scored his first No.1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with “I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That),” featuring Lorraine Crosby. Written by the artist’s longtime collaborator, Jim Steinman, the epic power ballad clocked in at just over 12 minutes (the shortest single version was cut down to 5:13) and appeared on Meat Loaf’s multi-platinum-selling album, Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell, a sequel to his 1977 debut. The song became a global sensation, topping the charts across Europe, as well as in Australia, Canada, and the UK, where it was named the best-selling single of 1993. While audiences are still questioning what “that” actually means, the Grammy-winning song remains a favorite, decades later.
In 2014, with the release of 1989, Taylor Swift became the only recording artist to have three albums that sold more than one million copies each in their first week (following 2012’s Red and 2010’s Speak Now). The chart-topping title remained in the Billboard 200’s Top Ten for a full year after its release.
In 1975, the Sex Pistols played their very first live show at London’s renowned art school, Central Saint Martins. The set lasted a total of ten minutes and found the punk pioneers opening for Bazooka Joe – a band featuring Stuart Goddard (the future Adam Ant) on bass.
In 2005, Madonna scored her 36th Top Ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Hung Up.” The feat tied her with Elvis Presley, who held the record for the most Top Ten singles on the US pop chart.
In 1970, a newly-formed Aerosmith made their live debut at Nipmuc Regional High School in Mendon, MA. The Boston band would release their self-titled debut a little more than two years later.
In 1993, Pearl Jam’s Vs broke US records for the highest album sales in one week. The highly-anticipated LP, which debuted at the top of the Billboard 200, followed the group’s genre-defining debut, Ten.
BORN ON NOVEMBER 6
1884: Adolph Sax (inventor of the saxophone)
1948: Glenn Frey (Eagles)
1961: Craig Goldy (Dio)
1963: Paul Brindley (The Sundays)
1966: Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big)
1979: Trevor Penick (O-Town)
