Daily Archives: February 21, 2019

George Harrison makes appeal for Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 21 1999)

1990s, Popular Music 1990s, The Beatles 1990s


Video: ‘George Harrison Mr Holland´s Opus AD 2/21/1999’

(Monday, February 21, 1999, just before 10:00 p.m. EST) — Former Beatle George Harrison appeared tonight in a brief appeal on behalf of Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation following the conclusion of the feature film Mr.Holland’s Opus on ABC-TV, urging viewers to “put musical instruments in the hands of children.” Continue reading George Harrison makes appeal for Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 21 1999) →

‘Crack a Bottle’ by Eminem featuring Dr. Dre and 50 Cent peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 21 2009)

2000s, Popular Music 2000s

(Saturday, February 21, 2009) — “Crack a Bottle” by Eminem featuring Dr. Dre and 50 Cent peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Crack a Bottle’ by Eminem featuring Dr. Dre and 50 Cent peaks at #1 in USA 10 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 21 2009) →