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13 November 2026

► EVENTS on 13 NOVEMBER;

►1►On this day in 1934  – Kandiah Kamalesvaran, alias Kamahl, was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Ceylonese Tamil parents.  He became Australian singer and recording artist, and has sold over 20 million records.

►2► 1938  Jean Seberg, was born in Marshalltown, Iowa U.S.A,  She became an actress and star of 34 movies, including The Mouse That Roared, Airport and the musical Paint Your Wagon, in which her singing voice was a dub from Anita Gordon.     Died 1979.

►3►1941  World War 2 – The English aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal sank in the Atlantic Ocean, after being torpedoed by an Italian submarine. 

►4► 1951  Trudie Goodwin, was born in London, England.   She became an actress best known for her role as Sgt June Ackland in the ITV television series The Bill.

►5►1963  Mt Buffalo, Victoria – Eight women were injured when a falling 15 tonne boulder struck a bus travelling to Wangaratta.  The bus was forced to the edge of a 100 metre precipice. 

►6►1970  Bangladesh – In the worst natural disaster of the 20th century, a tropical cyclone hit the densely populated Ganges Delta region, with the loss of an estimated 500,000 lives.

►7►1985  Colombia – An eruption of the strato-volcano Nevado del Ruiz melted a glacier and caused four mudslides which buried the town of Armero, causing the loss of 23,000 lives.

►8► 1999 Donald Mills died in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., aged 84. – He was last surviving member of the Mills Brothers, the jazz and pop vocal quartet who sold over 50 million records.


Today’s photo:  A gesture of appreciation from Karin, over in Perth, West Australia.

Today’s Playlist. 

TRACKRELEASE YEARPLAY TIMETOTAL PLAYS 
Cara McGillion – Tear Stained Letter 202609:053 
Kerri Perrett – Sugar Bird Lady 202609:112 
John R Cockburn & Shelby Jo – My Cowboy Sings 202609:143 
Diamond 45s –  Charting on this day 1966
+ Beatles – Eleanor Rigby 
196609:195 
+ Beach Boys – Good Vibrations  196609:2112 
John Williamson – September Wind 202609:263 
Barry Thornton – Gibb River Roundup 09:2810 
Juanito Fernandez & His Orchestra – Perfidia  09:323 
Kamahl – The Elephant Song 09:346[See  ►1► above.]
Andrew Dean and The Farm Machine – Frisco Bay  202609:391Debut
Bridget Pross – All About You  201509:455 
For a Listener James Briggs – Rhythm of the Rain  09:501Debut
Ben Hutcheson – Thinking About You 202609:521Debut
 Leroy Anderson Orchestra – The Typewriter 09:5816 
Kevin Sullivan & Stuart Joel Nuggett – Give Me A Story 202610:053 
COMFORT ZONE – Familiar artists and/or familiar songs
+ Al Grant – Distant Drums 
 10:124Last played 2023
+ Daniel O’Donnell & Mary Duff – Harbour Lights   10:163Last played 2023
Vintage Vinyl
+ Mr And Mrs – Rosemary Clooney & Jose Ferrer 
195510:214 
+ Georgia Gibbs – Tweedlee Dee  195510:241Debut
Clayton Saunders – Billabong Dreams  202610:283 
Johnny Harris Orchestra – Classical Gas 10:334 
For a Listener Shadows – Apache 196010:3632Popular request
Mills Brothers – Paper Doll 195910:402[See  ►8► above.]
Last played 2022
Chillin’ – Into Your Hands202610:433 
 70s Gem
+ J J Barrie – No Charge 
197610:474 
+ Rod Stewart – Tonight’s The Night  197610:5111 
Brendan McMahon – Country Town 202610:562 
Rebel Hearts – Squeeze ’em up Moycarkey 202611:051Debut
Joy Adams & Gary R Farmer – In Your Eyes 202611:112 
For a Listener
Cliff Richard & Shadows – Es War Keine So Wunderbar Sie Du  
 11:171Debut
Jeff Brown – Holdin’ The Fort 202611:222 
Lindsay Butler & Peggy Gilchrist – Some Day When Things Are Good202611:304 
Living Guitars – Easy Come Easy Go 201711:362Last played 2015
Diamond 45s –  Charting on this day 1966
+ Hermans Hermits – Dandy 
196611:415 
+ Simon & Garfunkel – I Am A Rock   196611:437 
Maria Harkins – Fire-Fighting Fellowship of Man 202611:471Debut
Scott Dann – If I Were You 202611:523 

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