Daily Archives: February 15, 2021

John Lennon records ‘Power To The People’ near London 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 15 1971)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: 'John Lennon - Power to the People (Alternate Take, Early Runthrough)'

(Monday, February 15, 1971) — Former Beatle John Lennon recorded “Power to the People” (take 10) today at Ascot Sound Studios (ASS), a recording studio built by Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, in 1970 on the grounds of Tittenhurst Park, their 72-acre estate  26 miles west of London, for release as a single on Mar. 8, 1971.
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‘What Is Life’/’Apple Scruffs’ single by George Harrison released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 15 1971)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: 'George Harrison - What Is Life (Official Music Video)'

(Monday, February 15, 1971) — “What Is Life”/“Apple Scruffs” by former Beatle George Harrison was released today in the U.S. as a single.
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All 18 members of U.S. figure skating team among 72 killed in jet crash near Brussels 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 15 1961)

1960s


Video: 'Documentary - the 1961 U.S. Figure Skating Team & the Sabena Flight 548 air disaster'

(Wednesday, February 15, 1961, 10:05 a.m. Central European Time) — 73 people, including all 18 members of the U.S. figure skating team en route from New York City to Brussels, Belgium, to the World Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia, were killed today in the crash of a Sabena Airlines Boeing 707 in Belgium.
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