Category Archives: 1960s

The Monkees begin recording ‘You Told Me’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 3 1967)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Monkees


Video: 'You Told Me [Master Backing Track]'

(Friday, March 3, 1967, 7:30 p.m.-12 midnight a.m. PST) — The Monkees began recording “You Told Me” today at Studio B, RCA Recording Studios in Hollywood during the group’s recording sessions for the album Headquarters. Continue reading The Monkees begin recording ‘You Told Me’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 3 1967) →

The Monkees begin recording ‘Randy Scouse Git’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 2 1967)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Monkees


Video: 'Setting Up The Studio For Randy Scouse Git [Studio Dialogue]'

(Thursday, March 2, 1967, 7:00 p.m.-12 midnight PST) — The Monkees began recording “Randy Scouse Git” and recorded “Band 6” today at Studio B, RCA Recording Studios in Hollywood during the group’s recording sessions for the album Headquarters. Continue reading The Monkees begin recording ‘Randy Scouse Git’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 2 1967) →

Frank Sinatra wins six Grammys 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 2 1967)

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


Video: 'Strangers In The Night'

(Thursday, March 2, 1967, 8:00 p.m. EST) — Frank Sinatra’s “Strangers in the Night” was declared the Record of the Year won tonight at the 9th Annual Grammy Awards featuring simultaneous banquets at the New York Hilton Hotel and in Los Angeles, Nashville and Chicago. Continue reading Frank Sinatra wins six Grammys 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 2 1967) →

The Beatles complete ‘Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 2 1967)

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


Video: 'The Beatles - Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (Anthology 2 [Disc 2])'

(Thursday, March 2, 1967, 7:00 p.m.-3:30 a.m. GMT) — The Beatles finished recording “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds” tonight at EMI Studio 2 in London, adding Paul McCartney’s bass guitar, George Harrison’s lead guitar, John Lennon’s lead vocals and McCartney’s harmony. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 2 1967) →

The Beatles begin recording ‘Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 1 1967)

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


Video: 'The Beatles - The Making of Sgt. Pepper 2/5' (audio of March 1, 1967, at 9:36)

(Wednesday, March 1, 1967, 7:00 p.m.-2:15 a.m. GMT) — The Beatles began recording “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds” tonight at EMI Studio 2 in London. Continue reading The Beatles begin recording ‘Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 1 1967) →

Escaped ‘Boston Strangler’ Albert DeSalvo captured 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 25 1967)

1960s


Video: 'Serial Killer | Albert DeSalvo | The Boston Strangler | Crime Documentary' (escape and capture at 33:46)

(Saturday, February 25, 1967, 2:43 p.m. EST) — Albert DeSalvo, the 35-year-old self-proclaimed “Boston Strangler,” was captured today after he entered a clothing store in Lynn, Massachusetts, to make a telephone call. Continue reading Escaped ‘Boston Strangler’ Albert DeSalvo captured 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 25 1967) →

‘Gimme Some Lovin” by The Spencer Davis Group peaks at #7 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 25 1967)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Saturday, February 25, 1967) — “Gimme Some Lovin'” by The Spencer Davis Group peaked at #7 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Gimme Some Lovin” by The Spencer Davis Group peaks at #7 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 25 1967) →