Video: '"Memphis Soul Stew" (live) King Curtis & The Kingpins'

(Friday, August 13, 1971, 11:30 p.m. EDT) — American saxophonist King Curtis, 37, was fatally stabbed tonight during an argument with a pair of drug dealers on the stoop of a brownstone he owned at 50 West 86th Street on the Upper West Side neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. Continue reading Legendary saxophonist King Curtis murdered on steps of his Manhattan brownstone 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 13 1971) →

Video: 'The Back Seat Of My Car (Remastered 2012)'

(Friday, August 13, 1971) — “The Back Seat of My Car“/”Heart of the Country by Paul and Linda McCartney was released a single in the UK, lifted from the couple’s album Ram. Continue reading ‘The Back Seat Of My Car’/’Heart Of The Country’ by Paul and Linda McCartney released as a single in UK 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 13 1971) →