Monthly Archives: December 2018

‘(Our Love) Don’t Throw It All Away’ by Andy Gibb peaks at #9 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 16 1978)

(Saturday, December 16, 1978)“(Our Love) Don’t Throw It All Away” by Andy Gibb peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for five weeks.

Continue reading ‘(Our Love) Don’t Throw It All Away’ by Andy Gibb peaks at #9 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 16 1978)

Stevie Wonder performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 15 1968)


Video: 'Stevie Wonder - For Once In My Life [Ed Sullivan Show - 1968]'

(Sunday, December 15, 1968, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — Stevie Wonder performed “For Once in My Life” and “You Met Your Match” on tonight’s edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show live from the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City. Continue reading Stevie Wonder performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 15 1968)

The Doors perform Inglewood, California 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 14 1968)


Video: 'The Doors Live At The LA Forum 1968 Full Concert'

(Saturday, December 14, 1968; 8:30 p.m. PST scheduled start time)The Doors performed tonight at The Forum in Inglewood, California, with approximately 14,000 fans in attendance. Continue reading The Doors perform Inglewood, California 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 14 1968)

Lennon, Ono interviewed for Dutch TV’s ‘Rood Wit Blau’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 14 1968)


Video: 'John Lennon & Yoko Ono - The Dentist Interview Part 4 (December 12, 1968)'

(Saturday, December 14, 1968) — John Lennon of The Beatles and his girlfriend, Yoko Ono, were interviewed today by sociologist Abram de Swaan while in the reception area of their dentist in Knightsbridge, London, for the Jan. 15, 1969, edition of the Dutch television program Rood Wit Blau. Continue reading Lennon, Ono interviewed for Dutch TV’s ‘Rood Wit Blau’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 14 1968)

‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine’ by Marvin Gaye peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 14 1968)

(Saturday, December 14, 1968)“I Heard It Through the Grapevine” by Marvin Gaye peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for seven consecutive weeks (Dec. 14/21/28, Jan. 4/11/18/25, 1969). Continue reading ‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine’ by Marvin Gaye peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 14 1968)