Daily Archives: March 3, 2022

The Doors perform at Painters Mill Music Theatre in Owings Mills, Maryland 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 3 1972)

March 3, 20221970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Doorsadmin

Video: 'The Doors - Live @ Painters Mill Music Fair

(Friday, March 3, 1972, following the 8:00 p.m. EST scheduled start time for opening acts Badfinger and David Pomeranz) — Nearly eight months after lead singer Jim Morrison was found dead in a bathtub in Paris, the surviving members of the American rock group The Doors — keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore — performed tonight at Painters Mill Music Theatre in Owings Mills, Maryland. Continue reading The Doors perform at Painters Mill Music Theatre in Owings Mills, Maryland 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 3 1972) →

‘Break It to Me Gently’ by Brenda Lee peaks at #4 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 3 1962)

March 3, 20221960s, Popular Music 1960sadmin

(Saturday, March 3, 1962) — “Break It to Me Gently” by Brenda Lee peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Break It to Me Gently’ by Brenda Lee peaks at #4 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 3 1962) →

‘Crying in the Rain’ by The Everly Brothers peaks at #6 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 3 1962)

March 3, 20221960s, Popular Music 1960sadmin

(Saturday, March 3, 1962) — “Crying in the Rain” by The Everly Brothers peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Crying in the Rain’ by The Everly Brothers peaks at #6 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 3 1962) →

Apr 27 1974: ‘Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me’ by Gladys Knight & the Pips peaks at #3 in USA
Apr 27 1974: ‘Oh My My’ by Ringo Starr peaks at #5 in USA
Apr 27 1974: ‘I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song’ by Jim Croce peaks at #9 in USA
Apr 27 1974: ‘Keep On Singing’ by Helen Reddy peaks at #15 in USA
Apr 28 1964: The Beatles tape ‘Around The Beatles’ TV special in London
Apr 28 1984: ‘They Don’t Know’ by Tracey Ullman peaks at #8 in USA
Apr 29 1964: The Beatles pose with their Madame Tussauds wax figures in London
Apr 29 1964: The Beatles filmed departing London’s Gatwick Airport to perform four shows in Scotland
Apr 29 1974: U.S. President Richard Nixon agrees to release edited transcripts of Watergate tapes
Apr 30 1964: The Beatles interviewed for two Scottish TV shows in Glasgow
Apr 30 1994: ‘The Most Beautiful Girl in the World’ by Prince peaks at #3 in USA
Apr 30 1994: ‘Loser’ by Beck peaks at #10 in USA

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