(Saturday, May 13, 1972) — “Back Off Boogaloo” by ex-Beatle Ringo Starr peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Back Off Boogaloo’ by Ringo Starr peaks at #9 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 13 1972)
Category Archives: 1970s
‘Changes’ by David Bowie peaks at #66 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 13 1972)
(Saturday, May 13, 1972) — “Changes” by David Bowie peaked at #66 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week (the same version would peak at #41 on Feb. 21, 1975). Continue reading ‘Changes’ by David Bowie peaks at #66 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 13 1972)
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Parade of celebrities, artists testify in support of John Lennon & Yoko Ono at immigration hearing in New York 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 12 1972)
Video: 'John Lennon Interview Immigration and Naturalization Services, New York March 16, 1972 part 2' (video is actually from May 12, 1972)
(Friday, May 12, 1972) — A parade of show business and artistic witnesses, including one who saw ex-Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, as having an “almost square” lifestyle, testified today in New York that cultural reasons should prohibit the couple’s deportation. Continue reading Parade of celebrities, artists testify in support of John Lennon & Yoko Ono at immigration hearing in New York 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 12 1972)
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Paul McCartney & Wings release ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’/’Little Woman Love’ single 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 12 1972)
Video: 'Mary Had A Little Lamb (2018 Remaster)'
(Friday, May 12, 1972) — The single “Mary Had a Little Lamb“/”Little Woman Love” by Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles band, Wings, was released today in the UK (May 29, 1972 in the U.S.). Continue reading Paul McCartney & Wings release ‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’/’Little Woman Love’ single 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 12 1972)
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The Doors perform on ‘Old Grey Whistle Test’ TV show on BBC2 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 9 1972)
Video: '1972-05-09 - The Doors on The Old Grey Whistle Test (Complete Session)'
(Tuesday, May 9, 1972, 10:55 p.m. BST) — Ten months and six days after lead singer Jim Morrison was found dead in a bathtub in Paris, the surviving members of the American rock group The Doors — keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore — appeared on tonight‘s edition of the BBC2’s Old Grey Whistle Test, taped earlier today at BBC Studios in London, England. Continue reading The Doors perform on ‘Old Grey Whistle Test’ TV show on BBC2 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 9 1972)
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President Nixon orders mining of North Vietnamese ports to reduce flow of arms to enemy armies 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 8 1972)
Video: 'President Richard Nixon Address to the Nation on the Situation in Southeast Asia, May 8, 1972'
(Monday, May 8, 1972, 9:00 p.m. EDT/Tuesday, May 9, 1972, 9:00 a.m. Saigon Standard Time; Operation Pocket Money, during the Easter Offensive, part of the Vietnam War, the Cold War and the Indochina Wars) — In a nationally televised address, U.S. President Richard Nixon announced tonight that the United States would lay mines in North Vietnam’s harbors in order to stop further supply of weapons and material. Continue reading President Nixon orders mining of North Vietnamese ports to reduce flow of arms to enemy armies 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 8 1972)
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‘I Gotcha’ by Joe Tex peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 6 1972)
(Saturday, May 6, 1972) — “I Gotcha” by Joe Tex peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘I Gotcha’ by Joe Tex peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 6 1972)
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‘Betcha by Golly, Wow’ by The Stylistics peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 6 1972)
(Saturday, May 6, 1972) — “Betcha by Golly, Wow” by The Stylistics peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Betcha by Golly, Wow’ by The Stylistics peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 6 1972)
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‘Day Dreaming’ by Aretha Franklin peaks at #5 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 6 1972)
(Saturday, May 6, 1972) — “Day Dreaming” by Aretha Franklin peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Day Dreaming’ by Aretha Franklin peaks at #5 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 6 1972)
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‘Doctor My Eyes’ by Jackson Browne peaks at #8 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 6 1972)
(Saturday, May 6, 1972) — “Doctor My Eyes” by Jackson Browne peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Doctor My Eyes’ by Jackson Browne peaks at #8 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 6 1972)
