Monthly Archives: April 2019

‘Come Softly to Me’ by The Fleetwoods peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 13 1959)

1950s, Popular Music 1950s

(Monday, April 13, 1959) — “Come Softly to Me” by The Fleetwoods peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four consecutive weeks (Apr. 13/20/27, May 4, 1959). Continue reading ‘Come Softly to Me’ by The Fleetwoods peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 13 1959) →

British Indian Army soldiers open fire on thousands of civilians in Amritsar 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 13 1919)

1910s


Video: '13th April 1919: British troops commit the Amritsar Massacre'

(Sunday, April 13, 1919, 5:37 p.m. India Standard Time; during the Jallianwala Bagh massacre) — British Indian Army soldiers under Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer, the military commander of Amritsar, opened fire at an unarmed gathering of men, women and children today in the Jallianwala Bagh (garden) near the Golden Temple in northwestern British India. Continue reading British Indian Army soldiers open fire on thousands of civilians in Amritsar 100 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 13 1919) →

‘Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In’ by The 5th Dimension peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 12 1969)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Saturday, April 12, 1969) — “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” by The 5th Dimension peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for six consecutive weeks (Apr. 12/19/26, May 3/10/17, 1969). Continue reading ‘Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In’ by The 5th Dimension peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 12 1969) →

‘You’ve Made Me So Very Happy’ by Blood, Sweat & Tears peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 12 1969)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Saturday, April 12, 1969) — “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy” by Blood, Sweat & Tears peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘You’ve Made Me So Very Happy’ by Blood, Sweat & Tears peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 12 1969) →

‘Instant Replay’ LP by The Monkees peaks at #32 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 12 1969)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Monkees


Video: 'Instant Replay' (first 12 videos constitute original LP)

(Saturday, April 12, 1969) — Instant Replay, The Monkees’ seventh studio album and the first released after Peter Tork left the group, peaked at #32 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Instant Replay’ LP by The Monkees peaks at #32 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 12 1969) →

‘Get Back’/’Don’t Let Me Down’ single by The Beatles with Billy Preston released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 11 1969)

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


Video: 'Get Back (Remastered 2015)'

(Friday, April 11, 1969) — The single “Get Back”/“Don’t Let Me Down” by The Beatles with Billy Preston was released today in the UK (May 5, 1969, in the U.S.). Continue reading ‘Get Back’/’Don’t Let Me Down’ single by The Beatles with Billy Preston released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 11 1969) →