(Saturday, September 20, 1975, 8:00 p.m. British Summer Time) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings (consisting of his wife Linda, Denny Laine, Jimmy McCulloch and Joe English, together with a brass section led by Howie Casey) performed the tenth of 65 shows tonight for the Wings Over the World tour, at Usher Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland. Continue reading Paul McCartney and Wings perform at Usher Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland 50 years ago tonight (Sep 20 1975)
Video: 'Dog Day Afternoon' trailer
(Saturday, September 20, 1975) — Dog Day Afternoon, a crime drama film about a man who robs a bank to pay for his lover’s operation, opened today at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain. Continue reading ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ biographical crime drama film premieres at San Sebastián International Film Festival 50 years ago today (Sep 20 1975)
Video: 'Fame (2016 Remaster)'
(Saturday, September 20, 1975) — “Fame” by David Bowie (with former Beatle John Lennon on backing vocals) peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two non-consecutive weeks (Sep. 20, Oct. 4, 1975). Continue reading ‘Fame’ by David Bowie peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago today (Sep 20 1975)
(Saturday, September 20, 1975) — “Could It Be Magic” by Barry Manilow peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Could It Be Magic’ by Barry Manilow peaks at #6 in USA 50 years ago today (Sep 20 1975)
(Saturday, September 20, 1975) — “Solitaire” by The Carpenters peaked at #17 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
(Saturday, September 20, 1975) — “You” by George Harrison debuts at #75 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘You’ by George Harrison debuts at #75 in USA 50 years ago today (Sep 20 1975)
Video: 'Sixteen Tons'
(Tuesday, September 20, 1955) — Tennessee Ernie Ford recorded his smash hit “Sixteen Tons” today at Capitol’s Melrose Avenue Studios in Hollywood.
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(Sunday, September 20, 1925) — The Freshman, a silent comedy film about a naive college boy who tries to join the football team after making a fool out of himself, opened today in the United States including Colony Theatre in New York City. Continue reading ‘The Freshman’ opens in the U.S. 100 years ago today (Sep 20 1925)
(Tuesday, September 19, 1995, 10:00 p.m. EDT) — Hoffman & Associates takes on hot new case on tonight’s debut episode of ABC’s Murder One, a legal drama television series about prominent defense attorney Theodore “Teddy” Hoffman and his associates. Continue reading ‘Murder One’ debuts on ABC-TV 30 years ago this hour (Sep 19 1995)
Video: 'How i Met your Mother in ten Seconds: Episode 1 - Pilot'
(Monday, September 19, 2005, 8:30 p.m. EDT) — How I Met Your Mother, a sitcom television series about how Ted Mosby fell in love and his group of friends in Manhattan, debuted tonight on CBS.
It starred Josh Radnor, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan and Cristin Milioti.
