(Saturday, February 7, 1970) — “Venus” by Shocking Blue peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Venus’ by Shocking Blue peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 7 1970)
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‘I’ll Never Fall in Love Again’ by Dionne Warwick peaks at #6 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 7 1970)
(Saturday, February 7, 1970) — “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again” by Dionne Warwick peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘I’ll Never Fall in Love Again’ by Dionne Warwick peaks at #6 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 7 1970)
‘Live Peace in Toronto 1969’ by Plastic Ono Band peaks at #10 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 7 1970)
Video: 'John Lennon_LPIT' (8 videos)
(Saturday, February 7, 1970) — Live Peace in Toronto 1969 by the Plastic Ono Band, which included John Lennon of The Beatles, his wife, Yoko Ono, Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann and Alan White, peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Live Peace in Toronto 1969’ by Plastic Ono Band peaks at #10 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 7 1970)
The Doors perform at Winterland Arena in San Francisco 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 6 1970)
Video: 'The Doors - Rock Me (live Winterland Arena 1970)'
(Friday, February 6, 1970, midnight PST) — American rock band The Doors performed tonight at the Winterland Arena in San Francisco with approximately 5,000 people in attendance. Continue reading The Doors perform at Winterland Arena in San Francisco 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 6 1970)
‘Instant Karma!’ by Lennon/Ono with The Plastic Ono Band released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 6 1970)
Video: 'Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)'
(Friday, February 6, 1970) — The single “Instant Karma!”/“Who Has Seen The Wind?” by Lennon/Ono with The Plastic Ono Band, a rock band formed by John Lennon of The Beatles and his wife, Yoko Ono, as a vehicle for their collaborative and solo projects, was released today in the UK (Feb. 16, 1970, in the U.S.). Continue reading ‘Instant Karma!’ by Lennon/Ono with The Plastic Ono Band released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 6 1970)
Lennon, Ono interviewed for BBC’s ‘Scene and Heard’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 5 1970)
Video: 'The Beatles Tapes John Lennon Interview June 1969 Pt 1 David Wigg RARE' (Feb. 5, 1970, at 13:54-21:47)
(Thursday, February 5, 1970) — John Lennon of The Beatles and his wife, Yoko Ono, were interviewed today by David Wigg at The Beatles’ Apple headquarters in London for the Feb. 15, 1970, edition of the BBC Radio 1 program Scene And Heard. Continue reading Lennon, Ono interviewed for BBC’s ‘Scene and Heard’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 5 1970)
‘Patton’ premieres in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1970)
Video: 'Patton' trailer
(Wednesday, February 4, 1970, 7:30 p.m. EST) — A legendary general’s rebellious behavior almost costs him his command during World War II in Patton, an American epic biographical war film that premiered tonight at the Criterion Theatre in New York City. Continue reading ‘Patton’ premieres in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1970)
Lennon, Ono donate bag of their hair to Michael X 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1970)
Video: 'John Lennon and Yoko Ono with Michael X'
(Wednesday, February 4, 1970) — John Lennon of The Beatles and his wife, Yoko Ono, exchanged a bag of their shorn hair for a pair of Muhammad Ali’s bloodstained boxing shorts today at a Black Power commune on Holloway Road, North London, called the “Black House.” Continue reading Lennon, Ono donate bag of their hair to Michael X 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1970)
‘Careless’ by Glenn Miller peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 3 1940)
(Saturday, February 3, 1940) — “Careless” by Glenn Miller and his Orchestra (vocal refrain by Ray Eberle) peaked at #1 on today’s Your Hit Parade weekly music chart for four non-consecutive weeks (Feb. 3/17, Mar. 2/23, 1940). Continue reading ‘Careless’ by Glenn Miller peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 3 1940)
Fifteenth Amendment grants African-American men the right to vote 150 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 3 1870)
Video: 'Sound Smart: The 15th Amendment | History'
(Thursday, February 3, 1870, during the Reconstruction era) — The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen’s “race, color, or previous condition of servitude,” was ratified today as the third and last of the Reconstruction Amendments. Continue reading Fifteenth Amendment grants African-American men the right to vote 150 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 3 1870)