Today in rock history 13th November

1939 – Nathaniel Dove, keyboardist with the Robert Cray Band, is born in Bryan, Texas. 1949 – Guitarist Roger Steen of performance art-rockers the Tubes (“She’s a Beauty”) is born. 1963 – Paul McCartney catches the flu. Hour-by-hour progress reports on his condition appear in the British press. 1964 – The first official biography of the Rolling Stones, Our Own Story, is published in Britain. 1966 – In today’s English Sunday Telegraph is a report that two (unnamed) Beatles have approached Allen Klein with a view to having him manage their affairs. Manager Brian Epstein dismisses the report, which has upset both George and Ringo. 1968 – Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones buys Cotchford Farms. The English estate is where A.A. Milne wrote Winnie the Pooh, and where Jones is months later discovered dead at the bottom of his swimming pool. . 1969 – Having bought the island of Dorinch off Ireland, John Lennon declares any hippie who wishes is free to live there. 1974 – No. 1 Chart Toppers Pop Hit: “Whatever Gets You Through the Night,” John Lennon. Elton John plays piano and organ and sings backing vocals on the song. 1974 – After crashing a borrowed Porsche in Iowa City, Iowa, the driver claims to be Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore. The real Blackmore was actually performing in San Francisco that night. 1992 – Troggs drummer Ronnie Bond dies at age 50. 2000 – The Beatles sanction their first official Web site, www.thebeatles.com.