(Saturday, March 15, 1975) — “Black Water” by The Doobie Brothers peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Black Water’ by The Doobie Brothers peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago today (Mar 15 1975)
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‘Can’t Get It Out of My Head’ by Electric Light Orchestra peaks at #9 in USA 50 years ago today (Mar 15 1975)
(Saturday, March 15, 1975) — “Can’t Get It Out of My Head” by Electric Light Orchestra peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Can’t Get It Out of My Head’ by Electric Light Orchestra peaks at #9 in USA 50 years ago today (Mar 15 1975)
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‘Stand by Me’ by John Lennon debuts at #78 in USA 50 years ago today (Mar 15 1975)
(Saturday, March 15, 1975) — “Stand by Me” by ex-Beatle John Lennon debuted at #78 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
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The Beatles continue filming ‘Help!’ feature film in Austria 60 years ago today (Mar 15 1965)
Video: 'The Beatles - The Filming Of Help: Home Movies in Colour - GREAT CLIPS' (Mar. 15-17, 1965, at 18:03)
(Monday, March 15, 1965) — The Beatles’ second day of filming for Help! in Austria took place today on the ski slopes in Obertauern, Austria. Continue reading The Beatles continue filming ‘Help!’ feature film in Austria 60 years ago today (Mar 15 1965)
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Aristotle Onassis, 69, dies of pneumonia near Paris 50 years ago this hour (Mar 15 1975)
Video: 'Aristotle Onassis' (Mar. 15, 1975, at 54:21)
(Saturday, March 15, 1975, 12:30 p.m. Central European Time) — Aristotle Onassis, the Greek shipping magnate and husband of Jacqueline Kennedy, the widow of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, died today at the American Hospital of Paris in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, of respiratory failure, a complication of the myasthenia gravis. He was 69.
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‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’ premieres in Los Angeles 50 years ago this hour (Mar 15 1975)
Video: 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' trailer
(Saturday, March 15, 1975, midnight PDT) — Monty Python and the Holy Grail, a British comedy film written and performed by the comedy group of Monty Python that follows King Arthur and his knights in their search for the Holy Grail, premiered early this morning in Los Angeles. Continue reading ‘Monty Python and the Holy Grail’ premieres in Los Angeles 50 years ago this hour (Mar 15 1975)
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Petula Clark performs on ‘Ed Sullivan’ 60 years ago this hour (Mar 14 1965)
Video: 'Petula Clark "Downtown" on The Ed Sullivan Show'
(Sunday, March 14, 1965, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — Petula Clark made her debut appearance tonight on the live CBS television variety series The Ed Sullivan Show, performing “Downtown” and “I Know a Place” from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City. Continue reading Petula Clark performs on ‘Ed Sullivan’ 60 years ago this hour (Mar 14 1965)
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Paul McCartney & Wings complete recording of two tracks for ‘Venus and Mars’ studio album in Los Angeles 50 years ago today (Mar 14 1975)
Video: 'Paul McCartney Treat Her Gently / Lonely Old People Early Take 1, Jan Feb 1975'
(Friday, March 14, 1975) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his British-American band Wings completed recording of “Treat Her Gently – Lonely Old People” for the group’s next studio album Venus and Mars today at Wally Heider Recording, Studio 3, 1604 N Cahuenga Blvd., Los Angeles. Continue reading Paul McCartney & Wings complete recording of two tracks for ‘Venus and Mars’ studio album in Los Angeles 50 years ago today (Mar 14 1975)
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The Beatles begin filming in Austria for ‘Help!’ feature film 60 years ago today (Mar 14 1965)
Video: 'The Beatles 1965 Movie "Help!" Restored - Official Trailer' (Mar. 14, 1965, at 1:03-1:05)
(Sunday, March 14, 1965) — Following two weeks of filming in the Bahamas, The Beatles began work today on scenes in the snowy climes of outside the Hotel Edelweiss in Obertauern, Austria. Continue reading The Beatles begin filming in Austria for ‘Help!’ feature film 60 years ago today (Mar 14 1965)
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Busby Berkeley movie musical ‘Gold Diggers of 1935’ opens in New York 90 years ago this hour (Mar 15 1935)
Video: 'Gold Diggers of 1935' (trailer)
(Thursday, March 14, 1935, 9:30 a.m. EST) — Gold Diggers of 1935, a Warner Bros. musical film about a socialite who is bamboozled into producing a stage show in her home, opened this morning at the Manhattan Strand Theater, located at 1579 Broadway, at the northwest corner of 47th Street and Broadway in Times Square, New York City. Continue reading Busby Berkeley movie musical ‘Gold Diggers of 1935’ opens in New York 90 years ago this hour (Mar 15 1935)
