Video: 'The Doors - Light My Fire. [Live ''Cleveland Public Auditorium'' Ohio, Agosto 3 de 1968.]'
(Saturday, August 3, 1968, scheduled for 7:00 p.m. EDT) — The Doors performed tonight at Cleveland Public Auditorium in Cleveland. Continue reading The Doors perform in Cleveland 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 3 1968)
Video: 'Head (Album) Lyrics' (14 videos)
(Saturday, August 3, 1968, 3:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. PDT) — The Monkees completed “Ditty Diego today at RCA Victor Studios in Hollywood, completing the recording sessions for Head, the band’s sixth studio album and the soundtrack to the group’s first and only feature film Head. Continue reading The Monkees complete ‘Head’ soundtrack album 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 3 1968)
(Saturday, August 3, 1968) — “Hello, I Love You” by The Doors peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Aug. 3/10, 1968). Continue reading ‘Hello, I Love You’ by The Doors peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 3 1968)
(Saturday, August 3, 1968) — “Classical Gas” by Mason Williams peaks at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Classical Gas’ by Mason Williams peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 3 1968)
(Saturday, August 3, 1968) — “Hurdy Gurdy Man” by Donovan peaks at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Hurdy Gurdy Man’ by Donovan peaks at #5 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 3 1968)
Video: 'the wichita train whistle sings (1968) FULL ALBUM mike nesmith shorty rogers serious monkee business'
(Saturday, August 3, 1968) — The Wichita Train Whistle Sings, the de facto first solo album by Michael Nesmith of The Monkees, although the artist credited on the initial release is actually “The Wichita Train Whistle,” debuted at #161 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart. Continue reading ‘The Wichita Train Whistle Sings’ by Mike Nesmith debuts at #161 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 3 1968)
Video: 'President Richard Nixon's Legacy' (Aug. 3, 1948 at 20:08)
(Tuesday, August 3, 1948; during the Second Red Scare and the Cold War) — Time magazine editor Whittaker Chambers testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee today that he had been part of a Communist underground organization prior to his leaving the movement in 1937. Continue reading Chambers accuses Hiss of being a communist spy 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 3 1948)
