Category Archives: 1970s

John Lennon & Yoko Ono filmed at various locations in Lower Manhattan 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 5 1971)

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


Video: 'NOBODY TOLD ME. (Ultimate Mix, 2020) - John Lennon (official music video HD)' (Sept. 5, 1971, at :49-1:10/2:14-3:01)

(Sunday, September 5, 1971) — On the Sunday before the Labor Day holiday, former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, resumed conceptual filming for their Imagine project today at various locations in the Manhattan borough of New York City, mostly in Lower Manhattan, beginning with a sculpture garden at 77 Water Street. Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono filmed at various locations in Lower Manhattan 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 5 1971) →

‘Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey’ by Paul and Linda McCartney peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 4 1971)

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

(Saturday, September 4, 1971) — “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey” by Paul and Linda McCartney peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey’ by Paul and Linda McCartney peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 4 1971) →

‘Smiling Faces Sometimes’ by The Undisputed Truth peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 4 1971)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, September 4, 1971) — “Smiling Faces Sometimes” by The Undisputed Truth peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of two weeks. Continue reading ‘Smiling Faces Sometimes’ by The Undisputed Truth peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 4 1971) →

‘Riders On The Storm’ by The Doors peaks at #14 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 4 1971)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Doors


Video: 'Riders on the Storm (2017 Remaster)'

(Saturday, September 4, 1971) — “Riders on the Storm” by American rock band the Doors peaked at #14 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week, exactly nine weeks after the death of lead singer Jim Morrison in Paris.
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‘If Not For You’ by Olivia Newton-John peaks at #25 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 4 1971)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, September 4, 1971) — “If Not For You” by Olivia Newton-John peaked at #25 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘If Not For You’ by Olivia Newton-John peaks at #25 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 4 1971) →

White House ‘Plumbers’ break into office of Daniel Ellsberg’s psychiatrist 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 3 1971)

1970s, U.S. Presidents, Watergate


Video: 'WATERGATE AFFAIR BBC DOKUMENTATION 1994' (Sept. 3, 1971, at 23:52)

(Friday, September 3, 1971, approximately 11:00 p.m. PDT; during the Watergate scandal and the Vietnam War, part of the Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Under the authorization of U.S. presidential adviser John Ehrlichman, the Beverly Hills, California, office of Lewis Fielding, a psychiatrist treating Daniel Ellsberg (who had leaked the Pentagon Papers to the press, exposing systematic lies to the nation about U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War), was broken into late tonight by a team of burglars. Continue reading White House ‘Plumbers’ break into office of Daniel Ellsberg’s psychiatrist 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 3 1971) →

‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’ by John Denver peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 28 1971)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, August 28, 1971) — “Take Me Home, Country Roads” by John Denver peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’ by John Denver peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 28 1971) →

‘Signs’ by Five Man Electrical Band peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 28 1971)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, August 28, 1971) — “Signs” by Five Man Electrical Band peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Signs’ by Five Man Electrical Band peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 28 1971) →

‘Liar’ by Three Dog Night peaks at #7 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 28 1971)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, August 28, 1971) — “Liar” by Three Dog Night peaked at #7 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Liar’ by Three Dog Night peaks at #7 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 28 1971) →

‘Ram’ studio album by Paul and Linda McCartney peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 21 1971)

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


Video: 'Ram (Paul & Linda McCartney) 2012 Remaster' (first 12 videos constitute original album)

(Saturday, August 21, 1971) — Ram, a studio album by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his wife, Linda McCartney, peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart for two consecutive weeks. Continue reading ‘Ram’ studio album by Paul and Linda McCartney peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 21 1971) →