Category Archives: 1960s

‘These Eyes’ by The Guess Who peaks at #6 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 31 1969)

(Saturday, May 31, 1969)“These Eyes” by The Guess Who peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘These Eyes’ by The Guess Who peaks at #6 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 31 1969)

‘Goodbye’ by Mary Hopkin peaks at #13 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 31 1969)

(Saturday, May 31, 1969)“Goodbye” by Mary Hopkin, composed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles and produced by McCartney, peaked at #13 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Goodbye’ by Mary Hopkin peaks at #13 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 31 1969)

‘Where’s the Playground Susie’ by Glen Campbell peaks at #26 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 31 1969)

(Saturday, May 31, 1969)“Where’s the Playground Susie” by Glen Campbell peaked at #26 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Where’s the Playground Susie’ by Glen Campbell peaks at #26 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 31 1969)

‘Seattle’ by Perry Como peaks at #38 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 31 1969)

(Saturday, May 31, 1969)“Seattle” by Perry Como peaked at #38 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Seattle’ by Perry Como peaks at #38 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 31 1969)

‘Pretty World’ by Sérgio Mendes and Brasil ’66 peaks at #62 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 31 1969)

(Saturday, May 31, 1969)“Pretty World” by Sérgio Mendes and Brasil ’66 peaked at #62 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Pretty World’ by Sérgio Mendes and Brasil ’66 peaks at #62 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 31 1969)

Jerry ‘The Lust Killer’ Brudos arrested in Oregon 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 30 1969)


Video: 'Jerry Brudos - Serial killer documentary'

(Friday, May 30, 1969) — Jerry Brudos, an American serial killer and necrophile who committed the murders of at least four women in Oregon between January 26, 1968, and April 22, 1969, was arrested today after police caught him loading up his car with luggage. Continue reading Jerry ‘The Lust Killer’ Brudos arrested in Oregon 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 30 1969)

Lennon interviewed from Montreal bed-in by KYA-AM 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 30 1969)


Video: 'John Lennon - The KYA 1969 Peace Talk'

(Friday, May 30, 1969; during the Vietnam War) — John Lennon was interviewed today by Tom Campbell and Bill Holley of KYA-AM in San Francisco via telephone from room 1742 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, where the Beatle and his wife, Yoko Ono, were holding their second week-long bed-in for peace. Continue reading Lennon interviewed from Montreal bed-in by KYA-AM 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 30 1969)

‘The Ballad of John and Yoko’/’Old Brown Shoe’ by The Beatles released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 30 1969)


Video: 'The Beatles - The Ballad Of John And Yoko'

(Friday, May 30, 1969) — The single “The Ballad of John and Yoko”/“Old Brown Shoe” by The Beatles was released today in the UK (June 4, 1969, in the U.S.). Continue reading ‘The Ballad of John and Yoko’/’Old Brown Shoe’ by The Beatles released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 30 1969)

Lennon, Ono Montreal bed-in filmed for WNEW-TV news special 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 29 1969)


Video: 'John Lennon Yoko Ono Bed In 1969' (May 29, 1969, at 18:06-46:48)

(Thursday, May 29, 1969, early evening EDT; during the Vietnam War) — WNEW-TV in New York dispatched reporter Ted Kavanau and a film crew to Montreal today to produce a half-hour news special John & Yoko Lennon Have a Message for the World from Their Bed in the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal for airing on June 6, 1969, at 11:00 p.m. EDT. Continue reading Lennon, Ono Montreal bed-in filmed for WNEW-TV news special 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 29 1969)

Lennon, Ono launch second bed-in for peace in Montreal 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 27 1969)


Video: 'BED PEACE starring John Lennon & Yoko Ono' (May 27, 1969, at 3:07-8:03)

(Tuesday, May 27, 1969, noon EDT; during the Vietnam War) — John Lennon of The Beatles and his wife, Yoko Ono, and her daughter, Kyoko, welcomed reporters, photographers and motion picture camera crews today to Suite 1742 at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal as they began their second bed-in for peace. Continue reading Lennon, Ono launch second bed-in for peace in Montreal 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 27 1969)