Daily Archives: May 12, 2016

Paul McCartney & Wings perform in Philadelphia 40 years ago tonight (May 12 1976)


Video: 'Paul McCartney Live In Spectrum, Philadelphia, USA (Wednesday 12th May 1976)'

(Wednesday, May 12, 1976) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings performed the first of two shows tonight at the Spectrum in Philadelphia on the the sixth stop of the 21-city, 31-show Wings Over America leg of his band’s Wings Over The World tour.

‘Top Gun’ premieres in New York 30 years ago tonight (May 12 1986)


Video: 'Top Gun' trailer

(Monday, May 12, 1986)Top Gun, an action drama film about a hotheaded pilot who struggles to survive an exclusive training program, premiered tonight in New York City.

Directed by Tony Scott, the film starred Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer, Anthony Edwards and Tom Skerritt.

‘Long Tall Sally’ by Little Richard peaks at #6 in USA 60 years ago today (May 12 1956)

(Saturday, May 12, 1956)“Long Tall Sally” by Little Richard peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week. The song is ranked #55 on Rolling Stone‘s list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”