Monthly Archives: July 2018

‘The Look of Love’ by Sérgio Mendes & Brasil ’66 peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 6 1968)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Saturday, July 6, 1968) — “The Look of Love” by Sérgio Mendes & Brasil ’66 peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘The Look of Love’ by Sérgio Mendes & Brasil ’66 peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 6 1968) →

‘Some Things You Never Get Used To’ by Diana Ross & the Supremes peaks at #30 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 6 1968)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Saturday, July 6, 1968) — “Some Things You Never Get Used To” by Diana Ross & the Supremes peaked at #30 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘Some Things You Never Get Used To’ by Diana Ross & the Supremes peaks at #30 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 6 1968) →

‘It’s Nice to Be With You’ by The Monkees peaks at #51 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 6 1968)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Monkees

(Saturday, July 6, 1968) — “It’s Nice to Be With You” by The Monkees, the B-side of the group’s single “D. W. Washburn,” peaked at #51 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four weeks. Continue reading ‘It’s Nice to Be With You’ by The Monkees peaks at #51 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 6 1968) →

‘Hello, I Love You’ by The Doors debuts at #77 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 6 1968)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Doors

(Saturday, July 6, 1968) — “Hello, I Love You” by The Doors debuted today at #77, the band’s fifth appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart since June 3, 1967. Continue reading ‘Hello, I Love You’ by The Doors debuts at #77 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 6 1968) →

The Doors perform at Hollywood Bowl 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 5 1968)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Doors


Video: 'The Doors Hollywood Bowl (1968)'

(Friday, July 5, 1968, 8:30 p.m PDT scheduled start time) — The Doors performed tonight at the Hollywood Bowl, an amphitheater in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles. Continue reading The Doors perform at Hollywood Bowl 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 5 1968) →

‘I Kissed a Girl’ by Katy Perry peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 5 2008)

2000s, Popular Music 2000s

(Saturday, July 5, 2008) — “I Kissed a Girl” by Katy Perry peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for seven consecutive weeks (July 5/12/19/26, Aug. 2/9/16, 2008). Continue reading ‘I Kissed a Girl’ by Katy Perry peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 5 2008) →

The Beatles work on early version of ‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 5 1968)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Beatles 1960s


Video: 'Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (Anthology 3 Version)'

(Friday, July 5, 1968, 5:00 p.m.-1:30 a.m. BST) — The Beatles completed an early version of Paul McCartney’s “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da” tonight at EMI Studio 2 in London, adding three saxophones, bongos, additional percussion and guitar overdubs to a track started July 3, 1968. Continue reading The Beatles work on early version of ‘Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 5 1968) →

Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band perform in Hollywood, FL 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 3 2008)

2000s, Popular Music 2000s, The Beatles 2000s


Video: 'Ringo Starr Performing Boys With Billy Squier'

(Thursday, July 3, 2008, scheduled for 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr and His Tenth All-Starr Band (Billy Squier, Colin Hay, Edgar Winter, Gary Wright, Hamish Stuart and Gregg Bissonette) performed tonight at Hard Rock Live (Seminole) in Hollywood, Florida. Continue reading Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band perform in Hollywood, FL 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 3 2008) →