Category Archives: 1960s

Richie Havens opens ‘Woodstock Music and Art Fair’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 15 1969)

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Video: 'Complete Woodstock Video/audio footage' (116 clips; Aug. 15-16, 1969, represented in clips 2-26)

(Friday, August 15, 1969, 5:07 p.m.-Saturday, August 16, 1969, 2:00 a.m. EDT; during Woodstock) — The “Woodstock Music & Art Fair,” a music festival billed as “An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music,” began today at Max Yasgur’s 600-acre dairy farm in Sullivan County, New York, near the town of Bethel in the Catskill Mountains. Continue reading Richie Havens opens ‘Woodstock Music and Art Fair’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 15 1969) →

The Beatles complete ‘Something’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 15 1969)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Beatles 1960s


Video: 'The Beatles - Something (2019 Mix / Audio)'

(Friday, August 15, 1969, 7:00 p.m.-1:15 a.m. British Summer Time; during sessions for Abbey Road) — The Beatles completed recording George Harrison’s “Something,” with overdubs by a 30-piece orchestra and a new guitar part played by Harrison, today at EMI Studios 1 and 2 in London. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘Something’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 15 1969) →

The Beatles complete ‘Golden Slumbers’/’Carry That Weight’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 15 1969)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Beatles 1960s


Video: 'Golden Slumbers (Remastered 2009)'

(Friday, August 15, 1969, 2:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. British Summer Time; during sessions for Abbey Road) — The Beatles completed recording Paul McCartney’s medley of “Golden Slumbers”/“Carry That Weight,” with overdubs by a 30-piece orchestra, today at EMI Studio 1 in London. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘Golden Slumbers’/’Carry That Weight’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 15 1969) →

John Lennon interviewed for BBC Radio 1’s ‘Everett Is Here’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 14 1969)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Beatles 1960s


Video: 'Audio clip of John Lennon interview in the Abbey road studio as The Beatles record the album. 1969'

(Thursday, August 14, 1969, 2:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. BST; during sessions for Abbey Road) — John Lennon of The Beatles was interviewed today at EMi Studio 2 in London by Kenny Everett for the Sept. 20 and 27 editions of his BBC Radio 1 show Everett Is Here during a mixing session for the band’s next album, Abbey Road. Continue reading John Lennon interviewed for BBC Radio 1’s ‘Everett Is Here’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 14 1969) →

British troops deployed in Northern Ireland following Battle of the Bogside 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 14 1969)

1960s


Video: 'British Troops in Northern Ireland | Northern Irish troubles | Peace Wall | This Week | 1969'

(Thursday, August 14, 1969; during the 1969 Northern Ireland riots, part of The Troubles) — British Army troops began today what would become an almost 38-year presence in Northern Ireland, the companion to Great Britain in the United Kingdom, as more than 300 soldiers from the Prince of Wales Regiment arrived at Derry to end three days of rioting called the Battle of the Bogside and to maintain security there. Continue reading British troops deployed in Northern Ireland following Battle of the Bogside 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 14 1969) →

The Beatles complete ‘I Want You (She’s So Heavy)’ and ‘Oh! Darling’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 11 1969)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Beatles 1960s


Video: 'I Want You (She's So Heavy)'

(Monday, August 11, 1969, 2:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m. British Summer Time; during sessions for Abbey Road) — The Beatles completed recording John Lennon’s “I Want You (She’s So Heavy),” with Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison taping the repeated “she’s so heavy” vocals, and McCartney’s “Oh! Darling,” with new backing vocals by Lennon, McCartney and Harrison, today at EMI Studio 2 in London. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘I Want You (She’s So Heavy)’ and ‘Oh! Darling’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 11 1969) →

Manson family members murder Leno and Rosemary LaBianca 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 10 1969)

1960s


Video: 'Face of Evil: The Charles Manson Murders (2015)' (LaBianca murders at 5:09)

(Sunday, August 10, 1969, approximately 2:00 a.m. PDT) — Supermarket executive Leno LaBianca and his wife, Rosemary, a dress shop co-owner, were murdered in their home in the Los Feliz section of Los Angeles this morning, some 24 hours after the killing of five people at the home of film star Sharon Tate, on orders of Charles Manson, who had picked the LaBianca home at random. Continue reading Manson family members murder Leno and Rosemary LaBianca 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 10 1969) →

‘What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)’ by Jr. Walker & the All Stars peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 9 1969)

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(Saturday, August 9, 1969) — “What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)” by Jr. Walker & the All Stars peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)’ by Jr. Walker & the All Stars peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 9 1969) →

‘The Soft Parade’ album by The Doors debuts at #24 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 9 1969)

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Video: 'The Doors - The Soft Parade (Full Album)' (9 videos)

(Saturday, August 9, 1969) — The Soft Parade, the fourth studio album by the American rock band The Doors, debuted at #24 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart. Continue reading ‘The Soft Parade’ album by The Doors debuts at #24 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 9 1969) →

Manson Family members murder film star Sharon Tate, four others 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 9 1969)

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Video: 'Too Young to Die - Sharon Tate' (Aug. 9, 1969, at 2:11/36:59)

(Saturday, August 9, 1969, approximately 12:30 a.m.-2:00 a.m. PDT) — Movie actress and fashion model Sharon Tate, who was 26 years, eight-and-a half months pregnant and the wife of film director Roman Polanski, and four other people were brutally murdered this morning at Tate’s Los Angeles home. Continue reading Manson Family members murder film star Sharon Tate, four others 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 9 1969) →