November 21
Rock's most notorious lothario Mick Jagger married supermodel Jerry Hall on this day in 1990 in Bali, beginning what appeared to be a permanent union that would later be annulled on grounds that the ceremony was not legally binding, allowing Jagger to escape without a costly divorce settlement… Rock management lost its most formidable figure today in 1995 when Peter Grant died from a heart attack at 60, ending the life of Led Zeppelin's legendary manager whose intimidating presence and fierce protection of his band revolutionized artist representation and touring deals… We remember New Orleans' voodoo prince Dr. John on his birthday today in 1940, born Malcolm John Rebennack, the piano master whose gris-gris grooves and Night Tripper persona brought Crescent City mysticism to rock audiences before his death in 2019 ended six decades of musical magic… Jazz saxophone found its first great voice when Coleman Hawkins was born on this day in 1904, th...
