Monthly Archives: July 2024

‘Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me’ by Elton John peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 27 1974)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, July 27, 1974) — “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” by Elton John peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me’ by Elton John peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 27 1974) →

Ringo Starr records ‘Call Me’ backing track in Los Angeles 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay (Jul 26 1974)

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


Video: 'Call Me'

(Friday, July 26, 1974, 7:00-11:00 p.m. PDT) — Sessions for Ringo Starr’s second solo rock album Goodnight Vienna resumed tonight as the former Beatle recorded the backing track to his solo composition “Call Me” at the Producer’s Workshop in Los Angeles. Continue reading Ringo Starr records ‘Call Me’ backing track in Los Angeles 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay (Jul 26 1974) →

‘A Hard Day’s Night’ soundtrack album by The Beatles peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (July 25 1964)

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


Video: 'The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night (Original Motion Picture Sound' (12 videos)

(Saturday, July 25, 1964) — A Hard Day’s Night, the soundtrack LP to The Beatles’ first feature film, peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard‘s 200 albums chart for the first of fourteen consecutive weeks (July 25, Aug. 1/8/15/22/29, Sept. 5/12/19/26, Oct. 3/10/17/24, 1964). Continue reading ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ soundtrack album by The Beatles peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (July 25 1964) →

‘I Should Have Known Better’ by The Beatles debuts at #75 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 25 1964)

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

(Saturday, July 25, 1964) — “I Should Have Known Better” by The Beatles debuted today at #75 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart. Continue reading ‘I Should Have Known Better’ by The Beatles debuts at #75 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 25 1964) →

‘And I Love Her’ by The Beatles debuts at #80 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 25 1964)

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


Video: 'And I Love Her (2023 Mix)'

(Saturday, July 25, 1964) — “And I Love Her” by The Beatles debuted today at #80 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart. Continue reading ‘And I Love Her’ by The Beatles debuts at #80 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 25 1964) →

U.S. Supreme Court orders President Richard Nixon to surrender Watergate tapes 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 24 1974)

1970s, U.S. Presidents, Watergate


Video: 'Is the President Above the Law? | United States v. Nixon'

(Wednesday, July 24, 1974, 11:00 a.m. EDT; during the Watergate scandal) — The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today, 8 to 0, that President Richard Nixon must provide potential evidence for the criminal trial of his formers subordinates, rejecting flatly the President’s contention that he had absolute authority to withhold such material. Continue reading U.S. Supreme Court orders President Richard Nixon to surrender Watergate tapes 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 24 1974) →

John Lennon breaks into ‘Ain’t She Sweet’ between takes for ‘Whatever Gets You Thru The Night’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 23 1974)

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


Video: 'Ain't She Sweet ~ John Lennon Anthology'

(Tuesday, July 23, 1974; during recording sessions for Walls and Bridges) — In the midst of a re-re-make session for “Whatever Gets You Thru The Night,” a track for his fifth studio album, Walls and Bridges, former Beatle John Lennon broke into a brief version of “Ain’t She Sweet” between takes at Record Plant East at 321 West 44th Street in New York City. Continue reading John Lennon breaks into ‘Ain’t She Sweet’ between takes for ‘Whatever Gets You Thru The Night’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 23 1974) →

Soviets liberate Majdanek, first Nazi concentration camp freed from German control 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 23 1944)

1940s, The Holocaust, World War II


Video: 'Majdanek concentration camp' (parts 1-5)

(Sunday, July 23, 1944; part of The Holocaust, during World War II) — Red Army soldiers discovered the abandoned Majdanek concentration camp on the outskirts of Lublin in eastern Poland today, marking the first Nazi camp to be freed from German control. Continue reading Soviets liberate Majdanek, first Nazi concentration camp freed from German control 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 23 1944) →