Daily Archives: January 29, 2024

‘My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart)’ by Glen Gray peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 29 1944)

(Saturday, January 29, 1944) — “My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart)” by Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra (vocal by Eugenie Baird) peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard National List of Best Selling Retail Records chart for five consecutive weeks (Jan. 29, Feb. 5/12/19/26, 1944). Continue reading ‘My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart)’ by Glen Gray peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 29 1944)

‘Dr. Strangelove’ black comedy film opens in Manhattan 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 29 1964)


Video: 'Dr. Strangelove' (trailer)

(Wednesday, January 29, 1964, 10:30 a.m. EST)Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, a British-American black comedy film which satirizes the Cold War fears of a nuclear conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States, opened this morning at the Victoria, 1547 Broadway (at W. 46th St.), in Manhattan. Continue reading ‘Dr. Strangelove’ black comedy film opens in Manhattan 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 29 1964)

The Beatles record German versions of ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ and ‘She Loves You’ 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 29 1964)


Video: 'The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand - Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand Outtakes (Remastered)' (Jan. 29, 1964 at 1:09)

(Wednesday, January 29, 1964, morning/afternoon CET) — The Beatles, in their first and only EMI recording session outside the United Kingdom until 1968, recorded German versions of “I Want To Hold Your Hand” and “She Loves You” today at EMI Pathé Marconi Studios, 62 Rue de Sevres, Paris. Continue reading The Beatles record German versions of ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’ and ‘She Loves You’ 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 29 1964)