Classic Rock Almanac - November 17

It happened on November 17 in the history of classic rock:

• 1962 - "Big Girls Don't Cry" puts The Four Seasons at the top of the charts for the first of five consecutive weeks
• 1970 - Elton John's 11/17/70 is recorded while it is being broadcast live on New York City's WABC-FM
• 1979 - John Glascock, who played bass for Jethro Tull, dies of a congenital heart defect at age 28

Today's Birthdays:
Gerry McGee - The Ventures - 1937
Gordon Lightfoot - 1938
Bob Gaudio - The Four Seasons - 1942
Gene Clark - The Byrds - 1944
Martin Barre - Jethro Tull - 1946
"Stewkey" Antoni - The Nazz, Utopia - 1947