Video: 'Full Metal Jacket' trailer
(Wednesday, June 17, 1987) — Full Metal Jacket, a British-American war film about a pragmatic U.S. Marine who observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits, premiered today at the Cannes Film Festival. Continue reading ‘Full Metal Jacket’ premieres in Beverly Hills, California 30 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 17 1987)
Video: 'Monterey International Pop Festival, CA, June 16 - 18 1967 (Disc's 3 & 4 Of 9)' (June 17,
1967, afternoon, at 55:30-1:40:26; see running order below)
(Saturday, June 17, 1967, 8:00 p.m. PDT) — The Monterey International Pop Music Festival, a three-day concert event held June 16 to June 18, 1967, resumed tonight at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, California. Continue reading Monterey International Pop Music Festival resumes 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 17 1967)
Video: 'Barbra Streisand A Happening in Central Park 1967 Full Complete'
(Saturday, June 17, 1967, 9:40 p.m. EDT) — An audience estimated at 135,000 sat, squatted, lay, leaned, stood and may even have grazed in the Sheep Meadow of Central Park tonight in New York City to hear Barbra Streisand give a free concert. Continue reading Barbra Streisand performs for 135,000 in New York’s Central Park 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 17 1967)
Video: 'Monterey International Pop Festival, CA, June 16 - 18 1967 (Disc's 1 & 2 Of 9)' (June 17,
1967, afternoon, at 1:13:57-2:18:13; see running order below)
(Saturday, June 17, 1967, 1:30 p.m. PDT) — The Monterey International Pop Music Festival, a three-day concert event held June 16 to June 18, 1967, resumed this afternoon at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, California. Continue reading Monterey International Pop Music Festival resumes 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 17 1967)
(Saturday, June 17, 1967) — “She’d Rather Be with Me” by The Turtles peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
(Saturday, June 17, 1967) — “Somebody to Love” by Jefferson Airplane peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
Rolling Stone magazine ranked “Somebody to Love” No. 274 on their list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”
(Monday, June 17, 1957) — “Bye Bye Love” by The Everly Brothers peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard To 100 chart for four weeks.
The Everlys’ “Bye Bye Love” is ranked 210th on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”
(Monday, June 17, 1957) — “Dark Moon” by Gale Storm peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Most Played in Jukeboxes chart for one week.
(Monday, June 17, 1957) — “Young Blood” by The Coasters peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Top 100 chart for one week.
The Coasters’ version is ranked #414 on Rolling Stone‘s list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time,”
Video: 'A Day at the Races' trailer
(Thursday, June 17, 1937, doors opened at 9:45 a.m. EDT) — A Day at the Races, the seventh film starring the three Marx Brothers, about a group of zanies who try to save a pretty girl’s sanitarium, opened today at Capitol theater in New York City. Continue reading ‘A Day at the Races’ opens in New York City 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 17 1937)
