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‘Expressway to Your Heart’ by The Soul Survivors peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 4 1967)

(Saturday, November 4, 1967) — “Expressway to Your Heart” by The Soul Survivors peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Expressway to Your Heart’ by The Soul Survivors peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 4 1967) →

‘Your Precious Love’ by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell peaks at #5 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 4 1967)

(Saturday, November 4, 1967) — “Your Precious Love” by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Your Precious Love’ by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell peaks at #5 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 4 1967) →

‘(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman’ by Aretha Franklin peaks at #8 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 4 1967)

(Saturday, November 4, 1967) — “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” by Aretha Franklin peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman’ by Aretha Franklin peaks at #8 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 4 1967) →

‘The Look of Love’ by Dusty Springfield peaks at #22 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 4 1967)

(Saturday, November 4, 1967) — “The Look of Love” by Dusty Springfield peaked at #22 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘The Look of Love’ by Dusty Springfield peaks at #22 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 4 1967) →

‘Strange Days’ album by The Doors debuts at #100 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 4 1967)


Video: 'Strange Days' (10 videos)

(Saturday, November 4, 1967) — Strange Days, the second studio album by the American rock band The Doors, debuted at #100 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart. Continue reading ‘Strange Days’ album by The Doors debuts at #100 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 4 1967) →

‘Silhouettes’ by The Rays peaks at #3 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 4 1957)

(Monday, November 4, 1957) — “Silhouettes” by The Rays peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Top 100 Sides chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Silhouettes’ by The Rays peaks at #3 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 4 1957) →

‘The Awful Truth’ opens in New York City 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 4 1937)


Video: 'The Awful Truth' trailer

(Thursday, November 4, 1937, doors opened at 11:30 a.m. EST) — The Awful Truth, an American screwball comedy film about a divorced couple that keeps getting mixed up in each other’s love lives, opened today at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Continue reading ‘The Awful Truth’ opens in New York City 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 4 1937) →

The Doors perform at Continental Ballroom in Santa Clara 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 3 1967)


Video: 'The Doors Soul Kitchen/Break On Through Live at Santa Clara "Continental Ballroom" 1967'

(Friday, November 3, 1967) — The Doors performed tonight at the Continental Ballroom in Santa Clara, California. Continue reading The Doors perform at Continental Ballroom in Santa Clara 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 3 1967) →

The Beatles complete filming of ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 3 1967)


Video: 'THE BEATLES - Magical Mystery Tour [1967]' (Nov. 3, 1967, all the footage intercut with George Harrison sitting starting at 38:15)

(Friday, November 3, 1967) — The filming of The Beatles’ Dec. 26, 1967, Magical Mystery Tour television special was completed today with sequences for George Harrison’s song “Blue Jay Way” shot at Sunny Heights, Ringo Starr’s house located on St George’s Hill estate in Weybridge, Surrey, England. Continue reading The Beatles complete filming of ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 3 1967) →

War poet Wilfred Owen released from Craiglockhart 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 3 1917)


Video: 'The Great War episode 5 Mutiny'(Nov. 3, 1917, at 22:41)

(Saturday, November 3, 1917) — Wilfred Owen, one of the leading poets of World War I, was discharged today from Craiglockhart War Hospital in Edinburgh three months after being diagnosed as suffering from neurasthenia or shell shock. Continue reading War poet Wilfred Owen released from Craiglockhart 100 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 3 1917) →