Video: 'Paul McCartney Live At The Boston Gardens, Boston, USA (Saturday 22nd May 1976)'
(Saturday, May 22, 1976, scheduled for 8:30 p.m. EDT) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings performed tonight at Boston Garden in Boston on the tenth stop of the 21-city, 31-show Wings Over America leg of his band’s Wings Over The World tour. Continue reading Paul McCartney & Wings perform at Boston Garden 50 years ago this hour (May 22 1976)
Video: '"The Caning of Charles Sumner (1856): Violence in the Senate Over Slavery" | Episode : 17'
(Tuesday, May 22, 1856, at around 2:30 p.m. local time) — Congressman Preston Brooks, a pro-slavery Democrat from South Carolina, beat Senator Charles Sumner, a Republican abolitionist from Massachusetts, with a walking cane today in the hall of the United States Senate in retaliation for a speech Sumner had made two days earlier attacking Southerners who sympathized with the pro-slavery violence in Kansas (“Bleeding Kansas“). Continue reading Abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner beaten unconscious 170 years ago this hour (May 22 1856)
Video: 'Lady Gaye'
(Saturday, May 22, 1976) — Ringo Starr returned to the studio today for the second day of recording sessions for his forthcoming album Ringo’s Rotogravure, cutting the track “Lady Gaye” at Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles. Continue reading Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr records ‘Lady Gaye’ for fifth studio album 50 years ago today (May 22 1976)
Video: 'Wings - Silly Love Songs (Official Music Video)'
(Saturday, May 22, 1976) — “Silly Love Songs” by (former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band) Wings peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for five non-consecutive weeks (May 22, June 12/19/26, July 3, 1976). Continue reading ‘Silly Love Songs’ by Wings peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago today (May 22 1976)
(Saturday, May 22, 1976) — “Fooled Around and Fell in Love” by Elvin Bishop (with Mickey Thomas on lead vocals) peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Fooled Around and Fell in Love’ by Elvin Bishop peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago today (May 22 1976)
(Saturday, May 22, 1976) — “Tryin’ to Get the Feeling Again” by Barry Manilow peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
(Saturday, May 22, 1976) — “Strange Magic” by Electric Light Orchestra peaked at #14 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Strange Magic’ by Electric Light Orchestra peaks at #14 in USA 50 years ago today (May 22 1976)
(Saturday, May 22, 1976) — “Could It Be Magic” by Donna Summer peaked at #52 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Could It Be Magic’ by Donna Summer peaks at #52 in USA 50 years ago today (May 22 1976)
