(Saturday, January 28, 1967) — “Tell It Like It Is” by Aaron Neville peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
Daily Archives: January 28, 2017
‘Nashville Cats’ by The Lovin’ Spoonful peaks at #8 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1967)
(Saturday, January 28, 1967) — “Nashville Cats” by The Lovin’ Spoonful peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘Try a Little Tenderness’ by Otis Redding peaks at #25 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1967)
(Saturday, January 28, 1967) — “Try a Little Tenderness” by Otis Redding peaked at #25 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. It is in the 204th position on Rolling Stone‘s list of the 500 greatest songs of all time.
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England’s King Henry VIII dies 470 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1547)
Video: 'Documentary | Henry VIII - The Most Iconic King of English History'
(Friday, January 28, 1547) — England’s King Henry VIII, best known for his six marriages and, in particular, his efforts to have his first marriage, to Catherine of Aragon, annulled, died today at the age of 55 in the Palace of Whitehall; he was succeeded by his 9-year-old son, Edward VI. Continue reading England’s King Henry VIII dies 470 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1547)
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Comedian Freddie Prinze gravely wounded by self-inflicted gunshot 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 28 1977)
Video: 'The Tragic Side of Comedy- Freddie Prinze'
(Friday, January 28, 1977, 3:30 a.m. PST) — Actor-comedian Freddie Prinze, the 22-year-old co-star of the NBC-TV comedy series Chico and the Man, was gravely wounded today at the Beverly Comstock Hotel in West Los Angeles by a gunshot in the head that the police said had been self-inflicted (he died the following day).
