Yellow Submarine, the 1968 animated film featuring members of the Beatles defending the rights of the residents of Pepperland to enjoy music vs the Blue Meanies, villainous characters determined to stamp music out, got its US release on this day.  The film premiered in London several months earlier.  

 

Original promotion for the movie suggested band members themselves would voice their respective characters in the film,  but voice actors ended-up providing them in all but the closing, which did include John, Paul, George and Ringo. Harrison's voice was ultimately done by two different voice actors.  The second became necessary after the original got arrested and jailed for being AWOL from his British military unit.

 

A more cohesive film than Magical Mystery Tour had been, the movie was also considered to represent a major advance for several aspects of animated movie making.  Plans for a new version of the film in the early 2000's that would take advantage of the multitude of advances in animation that had taken place since it was made never came to fruition.

 

Other Noteworthy Classic Rock Events on November 13 include...

 

1947 Marshall Tucker Band lead guitarist and primary songwriter Toy Caldwell born.

1949 Tubes lead guitarist Roger Steen born.

1968 Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones buys author AA Milne’s farm is Sussex. England. 

1981 U2's October tour opens in Albany, New York.

1986 Stevie Ray Vaughan announces he is clean and sober.

1992 Elton John draws 90,000 to his first concert in Mexico.

1999 Who does reunion show at House of Blues in Chicago, Eddie Vedder opens.

2007 Led Zeppelin compilation Mothership released.

2016 Leon Russell dies in his sleep in Nashville home.

2015 Dozens die during Paris terror attacks, including many at a concert by Eagles of Death Metal.

2020 Derek & the Dominos 50th anniversary edition released...