NOV 24-30: Historic events this week from The Band, AC/DC, George Harrison, Metallica and Pink Floyd

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NOVEMBER 24, 1998: GARAGE INC.

Metallica followed up Load and Reload with a double album set of covers called Garage Inc.

Disc 1 featured covers of Black Sabbath, Bob Seger, BÖC and others. Disc 2 focused on the band’s earliest influences.

Metallica won a Grammy for their cover of the traditional Irish song, “Whiskey in the Jar”, popularized by Thin Lizzy.

NOVEMBER 25, 1976: THE LAST WALTZ

The Band’s “Farewell Show”, The Last Waltz, was filmed by Martin Scorsese on Thanksgiving Day.

Intended to be just a performance by The Band, it morphed into an all-star night with guest performances from Van Morrison, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Ringo Starr, Stephen Stills, Dr. John, Bob Dylan and many more.

The Last Waltz has been preserved in the National Film Registry for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.

NOVEMBER 27, 1970: ALL THINGS MUST PASS

George Harrison’s 3 LP third solo album, All Things Must Pass, was his first since the Beatles officially broke up.

The album features many songs dating back to ’66 and either went unused or were “rejected” by the Beatles, including:

Isn’t It a Pity, All Things Must Pass, Hear Me Lord, Let It Down and Art of Dying.

All Things Must Pass would spend 7 straight weeks at #1, on its way to going 6x Platinum.

NOVEMBER 28, 2020: AC/DC’s POWER UP IS #1

With the return of vocalist Brian Johnson, AC/DC released their highly anticipated 17th album, Power Up (aka PWR/UP); which contains the #1 single “Shot in the Dark.”

Power Up went to #1 in many nations all over the world, including the United States, and has sold over 1.4 million copies worldwide.

NOVEMBER 29, 2001: GEORGE HARRISON DIES

Between 1997 and 2001, Harrison had been treated for throat, lung and brain cancer.

All 3 surviving Beatles reunited for a final time 2½ weeks before “the quite Beatle” succumbed to
cancer at McCartney’s Beverly Hills property.

He was 58.

NOVEMBER 30, 1979: THE WALL

Pink Floyd’s epic double album, The Wall, is one of the most popular and successful concept albums & rock operas of all time.

It spent 15 straight weeks at #1 at the beginning of 1980.

With 30 million copies sold worldwide, it remains Pink Floyd’s biggest album behind The Dark Side of the Moon.