(Saturday, July 6, 1963) — “Easier Said Than Done” by The Essex peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (July 6/13, 1963). Continue reading ‘Easier Said Than Done’ by The Essex peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 6 1963)
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‘Blue on Blue’ by Bobby Vinton peaks at #3 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 6 1963)
(Saturday, July 6, 1963) — “Blue on Blue” by Bobby Vinton peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Blue on Blue’ by Bobby Vinton peaks at #3 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 6 1963)
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The Beatles tape three songs for BBC radio’s ‘The Beat Show’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 3 1963)
Video: 'The Beatles - A Taste Of Honey (BBC, The Beat Show - 4 July 1963)'
(Wednesday, July 3, 1963, 8:00-9:00 p.m. British Summer Time) — The Beatles performed today for the BBC Light Programme The Beat Show at Playhouse Theatre in Manchester, England. Continue reading The Beatles tape three songs for BBC radio’s ‘The Beat Show’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 3 1963)
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The Beatles tape appearance for BBC radio’s ‘Pop Go The Beatles’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 2 1963)
Video: 'That's All Right (Mama)'
(Tuesday July 2, 1963, 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. British Summer Time) — One day after recording the band’s fourth single, “She Loves You,” The Beatles performed tonight for the BBC Light Programme Pop Go The Beatles at Studio 5, Maida Vale Studios in London. Continue reading The Beatles tape appearance for BBC radio’s ‘Pop Go The Beatles’ 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 2 1963)
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The Beatles record fourth single ‘She Loves You’/’I’ll Get You’ in London 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 1 1963)
Video: 'She Loves You (Remastered 2009)'
(Monday, July 1, 1963, 5:00 p.m.-10:45 p.m. BST) — Fresh off the success of their second #1 single “From Me To You,” the rock music band from Liverpool, England, The Beatles, recorded their fourth single, “She Loves You” and “I’ll Get You” today at EMI Studio 2 in London for release in Britain on Aug. 23, 1963 (it was released in the U.S. on Sep. 16, 1963). Continue reading The Beatles record fourth single ‘She Loves You’/’I’ll Get You’ in London 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 1 1963)
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The Beatles are filmed in concert after being interviewed by Italian TV station RAI 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 30 1963)
Video: 'The Beatles - Live at the ABC Cinema, Great Yarmouth, England (June 30, 1963)'
(Sunday, June 30, 1963, second show scheduled to begin at 8:15 p.m. British Summer Time) — The Beatles were filmed in concert tonight at ABC Cinema on Regent Road in Great Yarmouth, England, by Italian TV station RAI after being interviewed backstage after the first show. Continue reading The Beatles are filmed in concert after being interviewed by Italian TV station RAI 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 30 1963)
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‘Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer’ by Nat King Cole peaks at #6 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 29 1963)
(Saturday, June 29, 1963) — “Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer” by Nat King Cole peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer’ by Nat King Cole peaks at #6 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 29 1963)
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U.S. President John F. Kennedy begins visit to ancestral Ireland 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 26 1963)
Video: 'President John F Kennedy arriving in Dublin, Ireland, June 26th 1963'
(Wednesday, June 26, 1963, 8:00 p.m. Irish Standard Time) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy, who is of Irish descent, arrived In Dublin this evening for a four-day visit, and in a sense, it was, he said, like “coming home.” Continue reading U.S. President John F. Kennedy begins visit to ancestral Ireland 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 26 1963)
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U.S. President John F. Kennedy delivers ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’ speech to 120,000 in West Berlin 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 26 1963)
Video: 'June 26, 1963 - John F. Kennedy in Berlin'
(Wednesday, June 26, 1963, 12:50 p.m. Central European Time; during the Cold War) — U.S. President John F. Kennedy delivered his famous Ich bin ein Berliner speech — one of the best-known speeches of the Cold War and among the most famous anti-communist speeches — before 120,000 people today in front of the Berlin Wall on the steps of Rathaus Schöneberg in West Berlin. Continue reading U.S. President John F. Kennedy delivers ‘Ich bin ein Berliner’ speech to 120,000 in West Berlin 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 26 1963)
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The Beatles record six songs for BBC’s ‘Saturday Club’ radio series 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 24 1963)
Video: 'The Beatles - I Got To Find My Baby (BBC, Saturday Club - 29 Jun 1963)'
(Monday, June 24, 1963, 5:30-6:30 p.m. British Summer Time) — The Beatles recorded an appearance for the BBC Light Programme Saturday Club today at Playhouse Theatre in London. Continue reading The Beatles record six songs for BBC’s ‘Saturday Club’ radio series 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 24 1963)
