Monthly Archives: April 2023

‘The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia’ by Vicki Lawrence peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 7 1973)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, April 7, 1973) — “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia” by Vicki Lawrence peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Apr. 7/14, 1973). Continue reading ‘The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia’ by Vicki Lawrence peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 7 1973) →

‘Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)’ by Gladys Knight & the Pips peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 7 1973)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, April 7, 1973) — “Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)” by Gladys Knight & the Pips peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)’ by Gladys Knight & the Pips peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 7 1973) →

‘Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got)’ by The Four Tops peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 7 1973)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, April 7, 1973) — “Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got)” by The Four Tops peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got)’ by The Four Tops peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 7 1973) →

John Lennon publicly admits Paul McCartney’s ‘suspicions’ about The Beatles’ business manager Allen Klein were possibly ‘right’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 6 1973)

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


Video: 'John Lennon - Weekend World, April 8, 1973'

(Friday, April 6, 1973) — Five days after it is announced publicly that three former members of the British rock music and The Beatles (John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr) have split with business manager Allen Klein, the Lennons dropped into a Los Angeles television studio today to videotape an interview on the subject with ITN’s John Fielding for London Weekend Television’s political and current affairs show Weekend World. Continue reading John Lennon publicly admits Paul McCartney’s ‘suspicions’ about The Beatles’ business manager Allen Klein were possibly ‘right’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 6 1973) →

The Beatles receive first silver disc, perform short set at EMI House in central London 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 5 1963)

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


Audio: 'The Beatles - Live at EMI House, Manchester Square, London (April 5, 1963)'

(Friday, April 5, 1963) — The Beatles received their first silver disc, for sales of 250,000 copies of the “Please Please Me” single, today at a lunchtime ceremony attended by the press and EMI record executives at EMI House in central London. Continue reading The Beatles receive first silver disc, perform short set at EMI House in central London 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 5 1963) →

The Beatles perform at Stowe School in Buckinghamshire, England 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 4 1963)

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


Video: 'The Beatles in1963 at Stowe! I was there! The Real Story!!'

(Thursday, April 4, 1963, scheduled for 5:30 p.m. British Summer Time) — The Beatles performed a concert tonight at Stowe School, a prestigious all-boys public school in Buckinghamshire, England, a recording of which was revealed Apr. 3, 2023, by BBC Radio 4th’s Front Row. Continue reading The Beatles perform at Stowe School in Buckinghamshire, England 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 4 1963) →

World Trade Center dedicated in New York City as the world’s tallest complex 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 4 1973)

1970s


Video: 'Twin Towers: A History - Documentary'

(Wednesday, April 4, 1973, morning EST) — The original World Trade Center (WTC), a large complex of seven buildings — including of the two world’s tallest at the time — in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City, was formally dedicated today. Continue reading World Trade Center dedicated in New York City as the world’s tallest complex 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 4 1973) →