Category Archives: 1970s

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) →

John Lennon & Yoko Ono appear at ‘National Peace Action Coalition Rally’ in New York 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 22 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970s, Vietnam War


Video: 'John Lennon vs. FBI & Nixon - CBS Evening News - March 22, 1983' (Apr. 22, 1972, at 0:00-0:20)

(Saturday, April 22, 1972) — Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, appeared today at an anti-war rally organized by the National Peace Action Coalition (NPAC) in New York’s Bryant Park, leading 35,000 chilled protesters in a rousing performance of Lennon’s “Give Peace a Chance.” Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono appear at ‘National Peace Action Coalition Rally’ in New York 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 22 1972) →

Apollo 16 astronauts drive up mountain, collect rocks in six-mile trip on the Moon 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 22 1972)

1970s, space exploration


Video: 'Apollo 16 Remastered (50th Anniversary) [4K]' (Apr. 22, 1972, at 1:40:56)

(Saturday, April 22, 1972, 11:33:35 a.m. EST; during the Apollo 16 mission to the Moon) — Apollo 16 explorers drove halfway up a Moon mountain today, dodging huge boulders, to reach the highest point on the Moon ever visited by man. They were pleased with the accomplishment but disappointed in not finding more crystalline rock. Continue reading Apollo 16 astronauts drive up mountain, collect rocks in six-mile trip on the Moon 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 22 1972) →

‘Rockin’ Robin’ by Michael Jackson peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 22 1972)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, April 22, 1972) — “Rockin’ Robin” by Michael Jackson peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Rockin’ Robin’ by Michael Jackson peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 22 1972) →

Apollo 16 astronauts begin seven-hour walk, drive on the Moon 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 21 1972)

1970s, space exploration


Video: 'Apollo 16 Remastered *Season 6 Premiere* [4K]' (Apr. 21, 1972, at 1:08:20)

(Friday, April 21, 1972, 11:47:28 a.m. EST; during the Apollo 16 mission to the Moon) — American astronauts John W. Young and Charles Duke became the ninth and tenth persons to walk on the Moon today after the lunar module Orion had landed as part of the Apollo 16 mission. Continue reading Apollo 16 astronauts begin seven-hour walk, drive on the Moon 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 21 1972) →