Category Archives: 1970s

The Doors perform for ‘Beat Club’ TV show in Bremen, Germany 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 3 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Doors


Video: 'Beat-Workshop - The Doors | 1972' (12 clips)

(Wednesday, May 3, 1972) — Ten months 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 — recorded a performance for the May 27, 1972, edition of the German television show Beat Club today at Radio Bremen Studio 3 in Bremen, Germany. Continue reading The Doors perform for ‘Beat Club’ TV show in Bremen, Germany 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 3 1972) →

Body of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover discovered in his Washington home 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 2 1972)

1970s


Video: 'Death of J. Edgar Hoover' (May 2, 1972)

(Tuesday, May 2, 1972, body discovered at about 8:30 a.m. EDT) — J. Edgar Hoover, who directed the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for 48 years and built it into a dominant and controversial force in American law enforcement, died during the night from a heart attack attributed to cardio-vascular disease. Continue reading Body of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover discovered in his Washington home 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 2 1972) →

The Doors perform at the Olympia in Paris 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 1 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Doors


Video: 'The Doors - Live @ L'Olympia Theatre'

(Monday, May 1, 1972) — Nine months and 28 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 — returned to the ‘City of Light’ to perform tonight at the Olympia. Continue reading The Doors perform at the Olympia in Paris 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 1 1972) →

North Vietnamese Army captures South Vietnamese province and city of Quang Tri 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 1 1972)

1970s, Cold War, Vietnam War


Video: 'The battle for Quang Tri Vietnam April 1972: from the archive'

(Monday, May 1, 1972, afternoon local time; in the First Battle of Quang Tri, during the Easter Offensive, part of the Vietnam War, the Cold War and the Indochina Wars) — The South Vietnamese abandoned Quang Tri, their northernmost province capital, today, giving the advancing North Vietnamese their biggest prize so far in their month-old Easter Offensive invasion. Continue reading North Vietnamese Army captures South Vietnamese province and city of Quang Tri 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 1 1972) →

The Doors perform at Pavillon Montreux in Montreux, Switzerland 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 30 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Doors


Video: 'The Doors - Live @ Rose d'Or Festival (complete)'

(Sunday, April 30, 1972, following the 3:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. CET scheduled start time for opening acts Gary Wright and Wonderwheel, Sutherford Brothers and Claire Hamil) — Nine months and 27 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 — performed two shows today at Pavillon Montreux in Montreux, Switzerland, during the 12th Rose d’Or Festival. Continue reading The Doors perform at Pavillon Montreux in Montreux, Switzerland 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 30 1972) →

‘A Cowboy’s Work Is Never Done’ by Sonny and Cher peaks at #8 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 29 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, April 29, 1972) — “A Cowboy’s Work Is Never Done” by Sonny and Cher peaked at #8 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘A Cowboy’s Work Is Never Done’ by Sonny and Cher peaks at #8 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 29 1972) →

‘Baby Blue’ by Badfinger peaks at #14 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 29 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, April 29, 1972) — “Baby Blue” by Badfinger peaked at #14 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Baby Blue’ by Badfinger peaks at #14 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 29 1972) →

‘Am I Losing You’ by The Partridge Family peaks at #59 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 29 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, April 29, 1972) — “Am I Losing You” by The Partridge Family peaked at #59 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Am I Losing You’ by The Partridge Family peaks at #59 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 29 1972) →

John Lennon & Yoko Ono ask help of citizens in fight to stay in America 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 28 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: 'John Lennon and wife Yoko search for Yoko's daughter in US'

(Friday, April 28, 1972, 10:30 a.m. EST) — Beatle star John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, today appealed to the American people to support them in their efforts to remain in the United States, saying they loved America and believed in American justice. Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono ask help of citizens in fight to stay in America 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 28 1972) →

‘Woman Is the Nigger of the World’ by John Lennon released in U.S. 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 24 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970s

(Monday, April 24, 1972) — The song “Woman Is the Nigger of the World,” a phrase originally coined by Yoko Ono, the wife of ex-Beatle John Lennon, to point out women’s subservience to men and male chauvinism across all cultures, was released as a single today in the U.S. by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory and The Invisible Strings. Continue reading ‘Woman Is the Nigger of the World’ by John Lennon released in U.S. 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 24 1972) →