Video: 'Rock and Roll Music (Live At The BBC For "Saturday Club" / 26th December, 1964)'
(Wednesday, November 25, 1964, 7:00-10:30 p.m. GMT) — The Beatles performed tonight for the BBC radio’s Saturday Club series at Studio 2, Aeolian Hall in London, for airing on Boxing Day, Dec. 26, 1964, at 10:00 a.m. Continue reading The Beatles record performances for ‘Saturday Club’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 25 1964)
Video: 'Band Aid - Do They Know its Christmas - The Making of - 1984 Video'
(Sunday, November 25, 1984, recording was scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. GMT; during the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia) — Thirty-six top musicians, mostly British and Irish, gathered today at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, London, to record Band-Aid‘s “Do They Know It’s Christmas” to benefit Ethiopia’s 1983–1985 famine. Continue reading Rock stars record Ethiopia famine benefit song in London 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 25 1984)
Video: 'George Harrison Hofheinz Pavillion Houston, TX 11/24/1974' (sound is from The Concert for Bangladesh not from 1974)
(Sunday, November 24, 1974, afternoon/evening CST; during George Harrison and Ravi Shankar’s 1974 North American tour) — Ex-Beatle George Harrison performed the first of two shows today at Hofheinz Pavilion, University of Houston in Houston, Texas, on the 13th stop of his 45-show George Harrison & Friends North American Tour in support of his next single “Dark Horse,” the title track of his new album, and his new label, Dark Horse Records. Continue reading George Harrison performs in Houston 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 24 1974)
(Saturday, November 24, 1984) — “I Feel for You” by Chaka Khan at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘I Feel for You’ by Chaka Khan peaks at #3 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 24 1984)
(Saturday, November 24, 1984) — “Better Be Good to Me” by Tina Turner at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Better Be Good to Me’ by Tina Turner peaks at #5 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 24 1984)
Video: 'Zachary Taylor | President's Day | Kentucky Life | KET'
(Wednesday, November 24, 1784) — Zachary Taylor, the 12th President of the United States (1849-1850), was born today on a plantation in Orange County, Virginia, to a prominent family of planters of English ancestry. Continue reading U.S. President Zachary Taylor born in Orange County, Virginia 240 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 24 1784)
(Saturday, November 9, 1974) — “I Can Help” by Billy Swan peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Nov. 23/30, 1974). Continue reading ‘I Can Help’ by Billy Swan peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 23 1974)
(Saturday, November 23, 1974) — “Longfellow Serenade” by Neil Diamond peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Longfellow Serenade’ by Neil Diamond peaks at #5 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 23 1974)
(Saturday, November 23, 1974) — “Everlasting Love” by Carl Carlton peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Everlasting Love’ by Carl Carlton peaks at #6 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 23 1974)
(Saturday, November 23, 1974) — “So You Are a Star” by the Hudson Brothers peaked at #21 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘So You Are a Star’ by Hudson Brothers peaks at #21 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 23 1974)
