Timeline November 1961

Events in November 1961 9

• 1894 – 1961 James Thurber (1894-1961) Died 2 November 1961, aged 66 American writer and cartoonist best known for his work in The New Yorker, including the short story "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty." His humorous prose and drawings made him one of the leading American humorists of his era.
• 1961 Brian Epstein becomes manager Discovers the Beatles at the Cavern Club Brian Epstein, a local record shop owner, first saw the Beatles perform at the Cavern Club in November 1961 and became their manager in January 1962. He transformed their image — suits instead of leather jackets — and secured their EMI contract.
• 1961 Hank Williams inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame First class Among the first inductees.
• 1961 – present k.d. lang Singer-songwriter Canadian singer known for her extraordinary voice — from country with Owen Bradley to Constant Craving and Hallelujah.
• 1961 k.d. lang born in Edmonton, Alberta Kathryn Dawn Lang Grows up in the prairie village of Consort.
• 1961 Elvis Presley's Blue Hawaii released Blue Hawaii becomes one of his most successful films, and its soundtrack album tops the charts for 20 weeks.
• 1961 Project Skyburner World speed record A Phantom II sets the world absolute speed record at about 2,585 km/h (1,606 mph) over Edwards Air Force Base.
• 1961 Patsy Cline releases Showcase Album With Crazy and I Fall to Pieces.
• 1961 Patsy Cline plays Carnegie Hall Opry show Part of a Grand Ole Opry show in New York.