Pete Seeger leads the Moratorium crowd in Give Peace a Chance
About half a million people gathered in Washington, D.C., on November 15, 1969, for the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam, and Pete Seeger led a large group in song near the Washington Monument, per the Library of Congress record on the National Mall history site.
Seeger had the crowd singing John Lennon's new song Give Peace a Chance, according to Michael Winship, who put the crowd at a quarter of a million or more, and the clip below is the Plastic Ono Band recording.
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Pete Seeger leads the Moratorium crowd in Give Peace a Chance
About half a million people gathered in Washington, D.C., on November 15, 1969, for the Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam, and Pete Seeger led a large group in song near the Washington Monument, per the Library of Congress record on the National Mall history site.
Seeger had the crowd singing John Lennon's new song Give Peace a Chance, according to Michael Winship, who put the crowd at a quarter of a million or more, and the clip below is the Plastic Ono Band recording.
The Rolling Stones play two shows at Champaign
The Rolling Stones played two shows at Assembly Hall in Champaign, Illinois, on November 15, 1969, the night after Auburn and before Chicago, per the Wikipedia tour page.
It was their first appearance in Champaign-Urbana, and the first show, scheduled for 4:30 p.m., began around 7 p.m. because the equipment was delayed after Auburn, per the University of Illinois Alumni Association, and the clip below is Honky Tonk Women.
The Jackson 5 debut on the Hot 100 with I Want You Back
The Jackson 5's I Want You Back debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 dated November 15, 1969, according to Billboard Chart Beat.
The single was released on October 7 and reached No. 1 on the Hot 100 dated January 31, 1970, and the clip below is the song.
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The Beatles mix Rubber Soul at Abbey Road
George Martin and engineer Norman Smith made mono and stereo mixes of I'm Looking Through You, You Won't See Me, Girl, Wait and The Word at EMI Studios in London on November 15, 1965, with a second mono mix of Michelle finishing the session, per the Beatles Bible.
The Beatles had finished recording the album four days earlier, and the clip below is The Word.
The Rolling Stones perform on Hullabaloo
The Rolling Stones performed She Said Yeah and Get Off Of My Cloud on NBC's Hullabaloo, which aired on November 15, 1965 with Barry McGuire hosting, per TheTVDB.
The episode also carried Brenda Lee and The Kingsmen, the Stones sang live over pre-recorded backing, and the clip below is Get Off Of My Cloud.
The Rolling Stones play Charlotte
The Rolling Stones played the Charlotte Coliseum in North Carolina on November 15, 1965, the night after Knoxville and before Nashville, per the Wikipedia tour page.
The Rolling Stones Data chronology lists the same date, and the clip below is (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, their 1965 single.
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The Beatles play Bristol's Colston Hall
The Beatles played the Colston Hall in Bristol on Friday, November 15, 1963, the night after Exeter and before Bournemouth, per the Paul McCartney Project.
It was the second of three Beatles shows at the hall, the set ran from Roll Over Beethoven to Twist and Shout, and the clip below is She Loves You.
The Rolling Stones play two shows in Nuneaton
The Rolling Stones played two shows at the Co-op Ballroom in Nuneaton, England, on November 15, 1963, per the Rolling Stones Data chronology.
The Stones were still an up-and-coming club act that autumn, and the clip below is Come On, from a Saturday Club session recorded on October 26, 1963.
The Dave Clark Five release Glad All Over
The Dave Clark Five released Glad All Over in the UK on November 15, 1963, on Columbia DB 7154, per Wikipedia.
It went to No. 1 in the UK in January 1964, knocking the Beatles' I Want to Hold Your Hand off the top, and the clip below is the song, covered in full in the Glad All Over song story.
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The Beatles play the Cavern at lunchtime and in the evening
The Beatles played both a lunchtime and an evening show at the Cavern Club in Liverpool on Wednesday, November 15, 1961, per the Paul McCartney Project listings for the lunchtime and evening shows.
Brian Epstein had first seen them there six days earlier, and the clip below is My Bonnie, which they recorded in Hamburg with Tony Sheridan.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happened in 1960s music on November 15?
November 15 saw 10 verified music events across four years, including Pete Seeger leading the Moratorium crowd in 1969, the Beatles mixing Rubber Soul in 1965, and the Dave Clark Five releasing Glad All Over in 1963.
Who led the singing of Give Peace a Chance at the 1969 Moratorium march?
Pete Seeger led the crowd in Give Peace a Chance near the Washington Monument on November 15, 1969. Estimates of the crowd range from a quarter of a million to about half a million.
When did the Jackson 5 first appear on the Hot 100?
I Want You Back debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 dated November 15, 1969. It reached No. 1 on the chart dated January 31, 1970.
When did the Beatles finish mixing Rubber Soul?
George Martin and Norman Smith made the mono and stereo mixes of several Rubber Soul songs at EMI Studios on November 15, 1965, ending with a second mono mix of Michelle.
When was Glad All Over by the Dave Clark Five released?
The Dave Clark Five released Glad All Over in the UK on November 15, 1963, on Columbia DB 7154. It reached No. 1 in the UK in January 1964.
Where did the Rolling Stones play on November 15, 1965?
The Rolling Stones played the Charlotte Coliseum in North Carolina on November 15, 1965, during their second American tour of the year.