Category Archives: 1970s

George Harrison performs in Baton Rouge 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 26 1974)

Video: 'George Harrison Baton Rouge 11/26/74'

(Tuesday, November 26, 1974, afternoon/evening CST; during George Harrison and Ravi Shankar’s 1974 North American tour) — Ex-Beatle George Harrison performed tonight at LSU Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on the 14th stop of his 45-show George Harrison & Friends North American Tour in support of his next single “Dark Horse,” the title track of his new album, and his new label, Dark Horse Records. Continue reading George Harrison performs in Baton Rouge 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 26 1974)

John Lennon rehearses with Elton John for ‘surprise’ appearance in New York 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 26 1974)


Video: 'Elton John/John Lennon I Saw Her Standing There (rehearsal) 1974'

(Tuesday, November 26, 1974) — Ex-Beatle John Lennon joined Elton John in rehearsals today at the Record Plant studios in New York, for Elton’s Nov. 28, 1974, Thanksgiving concert at Madison Square Garden. Continue reading John Lennon rehearses with Elton John for ‘surprise’ appearance in New York 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 26 1974)

George Harrison performs in Houston 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 24 1974)


Video: 'George Harrison Hofheinz Pavillion Houston, TX 11/24/1974' (sound is from The Concert for Bangladesh not from 1974)

(Sunday, November 24, 1974, afternoon/evening CST; during George Harrison and Ravi Shankar’s 1974 North American tour) — Ex-Beatle George Harrison performed the first of two shows today at Hofheinz Pavilion, University of Houston in Houston, Texas, on the 13th stop of his 45-show George Harrison & Friends North American Tour in support of his next single “Dark Horse,” the title track of his new album, and his new label, Dark Horse Records. Continue reading George Harrison performs in Houston 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 24 1974)

‘So You Are a Star’ by Hudson Brothers peaks at #21 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 23 1974)

(Saturday, November 23, 1974) — “So You Are a Star” by the Hudson Brothers peaked at #21 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘So You Are a Star’ by Hudson Brothers peaks at #21 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 23 1974)

George Harrison performs in Fort Worth, Texas 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 22 1974)


Video: 'George Harrison - Live in Fort Worth, Texas (November 22, 1974)'

(Friday, November 22, 1974, evening CST; during George Harrison and Ravi Shankar’s 1974 North American tour) — Ex-Beatle George Harrison performed two shows today at Tarrant County Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas, on the 12th stop of his 45-show George Harrison & Friends North American Tour in support of his next single “Dark Horse,” the title track of his new album, and his new label, Dark Horse Records. Continue reading George Harrison performs in Fort Worth, Texas 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 22 1974)

George Harrison performs in Tulsa 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 21 1974)


Video: 'George Harrison in Tulsa, 1974' (no audio)

(Thursday, November 21, 1974, evening CST; during George Harrison and Ravi Shankar’s 1974 North American tour) — Ex-Beatle George Harrison performed tonight at Tulsa Assembly Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on the 11th stop of his 45-show George Harrison & Friends North American Tour in support of his new single “Dark Horse,” the title track of his new album, and his new label, Dark Horse Records. Continue reading George Harrison performs in Tulsa 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 21 1974)