Monthly Archives: May 2019

‘Someday Man’ by The Monkees peaks at #81 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 17 1969)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Monkees

(Saturday, May 17, 1969) — “Someday Man” by The Monkees, the B-side to the group’s latest single, “Listen to the Band,” peaked at #81 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Someday Man’ by The Monkees peaks at #81 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 17 1969) →

‘Wings’ named Outstanding Picture at 1st Academy Awards ceremony 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 16 1929)

1920s, movies 1920s


Video: '1st Oscar Winners in history'

(Thursday, May 16, 1929, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Wings was named Outstanding Picture tonight as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) held its 1st Academy Awards ceremony at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles. Continue reading ‘Wings’ named Outstanding Picture at 1st Academy Awards ceremony 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 16 1929) →

Starr sets sail for New York on Queen Elizabeth 2 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 16 1969)

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


Video: 'Ringo Starr in Southampton, 5/14/69 plus Rare Interview' (May 16, 1969, at 0:05)

(Friday, May 16, 1969) — Ringo Starr of The Beatles gave an on-camera interview to the Associated Press today before setting sail on the recently-launched ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2, heading to New York from Southampton. Continue reading Starr sets sail for New York on Queen Elizabeth 2 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 16 1969) →

McCartney interviewed for ‘Light and Local’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 15 1969)

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


Video: 'Paul McCartney interview 15 May 1969 BBC Radio Merseyside'

(Thursday, May 15, 1969) — Paul McCartney of The Beatles was interviewed today by Roy Corlett,, who had been a fellow pupil at the Liverpool Institute when McCartney was there, at Rembrandt, the house McCartney had bought for his father Jim in 1964, for the May 16, 1969, edition of the BBC Radio Merseyside program Light and Local. Continue reading McCartney interviewed for ‘Light and Local’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 15 1969) →

‘Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)’ by Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 14 1949)

1940s, Popular Music 1940s

(Saturday, May 14, 1949) — “Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)” by Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for 11 consecutive weeks (May 14/21/28, June 4/11/18/25, July 2/9/16/23, 1949). Continue reading ‘Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend)’ by Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 14 1949) →

‘Easy Rider’ debuts at Cannes Film Festival 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 13 1969)

1960s, Movies 1960s, Popular Music 1960s


Video: 'Easy Rider' trailer

(Tuesday, May 13, 1969) — A cross-country trip to sell drugs puts two hippie bikers on a collision course with small-town prejudices in Easy Rider, an American independent road drama film that debuted today at the Cannes Film Festival (the film would open in New York City on July 14, 1969). Continue reading ‘Easy Rider’ debuts at Cannes Film Festival 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 13 1969) →

The Beatles recreate first album cover for proposed ‘Get Back’ LP 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 13 1969)

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

(Tuesday, May 13, 1969, 6:00 p.m. BST) — The Beatles today returned to the stairwell inside EMI House, EMI’s London headquarters in Manchester Square, site of the front-cover photo for their first British album Please Please Me, to pose for a nearly identical cover image by photographer Angus McBean for the proposed Get Back album. Continue reading The Beatles recreate first album cover for proposed ‘Get Back’ LP 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 13 1969) →