On This Day In Music History-11/17
On this day in 1985, Wham went number 1 on the US singles chart with ‘Wake Me Up Before You Go Go’
In 2003, 21 year old Britney Spears became the youngest singer to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
HOLLYWOOD – NOVEMBER 17: Singer Britney Spears attends a ceremony honoring her with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on November 17, 2003 on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)
In 2010, Patti Smith won the National Book Award for her memoir ‘Just Kids’.
VENICE, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 04: Musician Patti Smith performs at the ‘Pivano Blues – Sulla Strada Di Nanda’ premiere during the 68th Venice Film Festival at Palazzo del Cinema on September 4, 2011 in Venice, Italy (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images for Lancia)
