Category Archives: 1960s

The Beatles complete ‘With a Little Help from My Friends’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 30 1967)

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Video: 'The Beatles - "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (Mono) [Full Album]'(''With a Little Help from My Friends' at 2:02)

(Thursday, March 30, 1967, 11:00 p.m.-7:30 a.m. BST) — The Beatles completed recording “With a Little Help from My Friends” tonight at EMI Studio 2 in London with various instruments and vocals added to the recording that began the previous day. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘With a Little Help from My Friends’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 30 1967) →

The Beatles pose for ‘Sgt. Pepper’ album cover 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 30 1967)

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


Video: 'How The Beatles Changed Album Covers'

(Thursday, March 30, 1967, late afternoon-evening BST) — Prior to a late night recording session at EMI Studios, The Beatles this afternoon visited Michael Cooper’s photographic studio in London where the cover photographs for Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band were taken. Continue reading The Beatles pose for ‘Sgt. Pepper’ album cover 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 30 1967) →

The Beatles complete ‘Good Morning Good Morning’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 29 1967)

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Video: 'MAKING OF SGT. PEPPER-THE BEATLES DOCUMENTARY'('Good Morning Good Morning' at 35:50)

(Wednesday, March 29, 1967, 7:00 p.m.-5:45 a.m. BST) — The Beatles completed recording “Good Morning Good Morning” tonight at EMI Studio 2 in London adding sound effects that were assembled on the previous day. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘Good Morning Good Morning’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 29 1967) →

‘Ironside’ starring Raymond Burr debuts on NBC 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 28 1967)

1960s, Television 1960s


Video: 'Ironside 1967 - 1975 Opening and Closing Theme'

(Tuesday, March 28, 1967, 9:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. EST) — Ironside, an American crime drama television series about San Francisco Chief of detectives Robert Ironside (Raymond Burr) who was paralyzed from the waist down after being shot while on vacation, debuted tonight on NBC as a TV movie entitled Ironside. Continue reading ‘Ironside’ starring Raymond Burr debuts on NBC 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 28 1967) →

The Monkees complete recording two tracks 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 28 1967)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s, The Monkees


Video: 'No Time [Second Version - Tracking Session Composite]'

(Tuesday, March 28, 1967, 12:00 p.m. PST) — The final tracking session for The Monkees‘ third studio album Headquarters took place today at Studio C, RCA Recording Studios in Hollywood, with the re-make of “No Time” and an early version of “Just a Game” being recorded. Continue reading The Monkees complete recording two tracks 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 28 1967) →

The Who performs first U.S. concert 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 25 1967)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Thursday, March 23, 1967, 1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m./7:00 p.m.-2:30 a.m. PST) — The Who made its U.S. concert debut today at RKO 58th Street Theater in New York as part of a rock extravaganza promoted by DJ Murray “The K” Kaufman. Continue reading The Who performs first U.S. concert 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 25 1967) →

‘There’s a Kind of Hush’ by Herman’s Hermits peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 25 1967)

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(Saturday, March 25, 1967) — “There’s a Kind of Hush” by Herman’s Hermits peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘There’s a Kind of Hush’ by Herman’s Hermits peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 25 1967) →