Artists and band visions of albums finding their way onto holiday gift lists made every November a big month for new releases. These three hit the street on this date in the '70's: Van Morrison's His Band and the Street Choir (1970), Grand Funk Railroad's E Pluribus Funk (1971) and Shakedown Street from the Grateful Dead.

Just before his birthday today, Neil Young learned his California home was claimed by one of the wildfires raging in Southern California. It's the second time fire has cost Young a home. He joined a growing chorus of those critical of Donald Trump's tweeting to blame the fires on forestry mismanagement. Young wrote on his archives site, "firefighters have never seen anything like this in their lives. Imagine a leader who defies science, saying these soultions shouldn't be part of his decision making on our behalf"

Joe Perry was rushed to a New York City hospital late Saturday night (11/10) after the Aerosmith guitarist made a guest appearance with Billy Joel during the Piano Man's Madison Square Garden concert. CNN reports that Perry was treated by paramedics backstage who used a tracheal device to improve his breathing before transporting him to a hospital. Joe had a similar medical scare two years ago while playing New York with the Hollywood Vampires.

On this day in 1968 John Lennon and Yoko Ono released Unfinished Music No. 1: Rwo Virgins. The album's front and back cover photos featured the couple, front and back, unclothed, resulting in many stores refusing to stock the album without an outer brown paper sleeve.
Born on 11/11, Chris Dreja of the Yardbirds (1944) and Marshall Crenshaw (1954). On this day in 1972 Berry Oakley met the same fate Duane Allman had just over a year earlier. The Allman Brothers Band bass player was killed in a motorcycle crash in Macon, Georgia. The Grateful Dead played Saturday Night Live on this date in 1978. 11/11/1997 Metallica did a free concert in a Philadelphia parking lot for 30,000 fans.

One of the earliest concept albums dropped on this day in 1967 when the Moody Blues released Days of Future Passed. Other 11/10 album releases include Neil Young's Zuma (1975), Give Em Enough Rope by the Clash (1978) and Live 1975-85 from Bruce Springsteen (1986) The late King Crimson and Emerson Lake & Powell veteran Greg Lake was born on this day in 1948

On 11/9/1976 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers released their debut album. Aerosmith's Done With Morrors hit the streets on this date in 1985. Some shortened band names members born on this day include CCR co-founding brother Tom Fogerty (1941).BOC's Eric Bouchard on 11/9/1948 and REO's Alan Gratzer (1948). John Lennon's photo was on the cover of the first edition of Rolling Stone, issued on this day in 1967

November 7ths past produced some big releases. The Eagles Live dropped on this day in 1980. Yes released 90125 three years later. Eric Clapton's Journeyman came out on this day in 1989, and Alice In Chains released their self-titled album in 1995. Jason Newsted had his Metallica debut on this day in 1986.

Eyellusion, the company that produced the Ronnie James Dio hologram, has announced another 100 dates for that tour and will add a virtual Frank Zappa tour in the near future.

Glenn Frey of the Eagles was born on this day in Detroit in 1948.  On 11/6/1965 the Fillmore West opened in San Francisco and the Stones appeared on Shidig.  In 1981 The Cars released Shake It Up. In 1991 Scorpions Crazy World dropped.  In 1993 Pearl Jam did a benefit concert for the preservation of Apache grounds in Mesa, Arizona. Joe Walsh performed the National Anthem before a Lakers-Clippers game in 2008. A realtor donated $250,000 at the Stand Up For Heros benefit for a guitar lesson from Bruce Springsteen and Roger Waters performed with Wounded Warrior musicians during the 2013 benefit in New York City.  And AC/DC drummer was arrested when a search of his home related to a murder threat turned up meth and marijuana.

The Rolling Stones days of over-the-top ways of announcing tours may be over, but they still know how to get attention. Fans at two NFL games for this weekend's games got notice their team's stadiums will be getting Stones concerts in 2019. Broncos fans arrived to a mamoth banner of the band's tongue & lips banner hanging outside Broncos Stadium. Patriots unis featured the logo and it was also emblazoned on the scoreboard at Gillette Stadium.

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— Gillette Stadium (@GilletteStadium) November 5, 2018

The Rolling Stones days of over-the-top ways of announcing tours may be over, but they still know how to get attention. Fans at two NFL games for this weekend's games got notice their team's stadiums will be getting Stones concerts in 2019. Broncos fans arrived to a mamoth banner of the band's tongue & lips banner hanging outside Broncos Stadium. Patriots unis featured the logo and it was also emblazoned on the scoreboard at Gillette Stadium.

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— Gillette Stadium (@GilletteStadium) November 5, 2018

Happy birthday Bryan Adams, born on this day in 1959.  Others arriving on November 5 include Ike Turner (1931), Art Garfunkel (1941) and Gram Parsons (1946).  Ozzy Osbourne bailed on Black Sabbath on this date in 1977. In 1984 REO Speedwagon released Wheels Are Turnin.  11/5/1991 Stevie Ray Vaughan's The Sky Is Crying got released. In 1994 Fred Sonic Smith, MC5 founding member and husband of Patti Smith, died of a heart attack, and in 1999 Van Halen booted Gary Cheronne from his short-lived gig as the group's frontman.

On November 4, 1975, David Bowie appeared on Soul Train to debut his song Golden Years. Show host Don Cornelius introed him as David Boowie, and David later was apologetic about how out of synch his lip synch ended up being. The following year on this day Zeppelin's Song Remains The Same movie prermiered and in 1977 The Last Waltz, the film of The Band's Thanksgiving '76 farewell concert opened.

Promoter Bill Graham's personal collection of posters created for shows at the Fillmore and the Avalon Ballroom is going up for auction next Friday (11/9).  The wild thing is taht proceeds from the sale, estimated value north of a half a million dollars, will be used to restore the Starship Enterprise Paramount Pictures created.

On December 16th Bruce Springsteen will close out his Broadway run with performance 236 of Springsteen On Broadway. Netflix will give fans unable or unwilling to pay the price of getting a ticket to experience it live the chance to take it in with a streamed presentation of one of the performances starting on the closing night's date. Two days before that, an album of highlights from the Broadway run will get released.