Video: 'Wings Wild Life full album (1971)'
(Christmas Day, Saturday, December 25, 1971) — Wild Life, the debut album by Paul McCartney’s new post-Beatles British–American rock band Wings, debuted at #25 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart. Continue reading Wings’ first studio album ‘Wild Life’ debuts at #25 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 25 1971)
(Saturday, December 25, 1971) — “Truckin’” by the Grateful Dead peaked at #64 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Truckin” by the Grateful Dead peaks at #64 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 25 1971)
(Saturday, December 25, 1971) — “Tightrope Ride” by The Doors, the group’s first single recorded and released since the death of lead singer Jim Morrison on July 3, 1971 in Paris, peaked at #71 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Tightrope Ride’ by The Doors peaks at #71 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 25 1971)
Video: 'Dirty Harry' trailer
(Tuesday, December 21, 1971, 8:00 p.m. PST) — Dirty Harry, an American neo-noir action-thriller film about a San Francisco cop with little regard for rules, but who always gets results, while tracking down a serial killer who snipes at random victims, premiered tonight at Loews Theaters’ Market Street Cinema in San Francisco. Continue reading ‘Dirty Harry’ film premieres in San Francisco 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 21 1971)
Video: 'Intro by George Harrison | Concert for Bangladesh | 50th Anniversary : : Apple Music OST from LP'
(Monday, December 20, 1971) — The Concert For Bangla Desh, a live triple album credited to “George Harrison & Friends” featuring highlights of two concerts of the same name held on Aug. 1, 1971, at New York’s Madison Square Garden, was released today in the United States (Jan. 10, 1972 in the UK). Continue reading ‘The Concert For Bangla Desh’ album by George Harrison & Friends released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 20 1971)
Video: 'A Clockwork Orange' trailer
(Sunday, December 19, 1971, midnight PST) — The first public screening of A Clockwork Orange, a dystopian crime film about a charismatic delinquent who volunteers for an experimental aversion therapy developed by the government in an effort to solve society’s crime problem, took place early this morning at a special midnight showing at Hollywood Pacific Theatre to benefit the Los Angeles International Film Exposition, also called Filmex. Continue reading ‘A Clockwork Orange’ opens in Los Angeles 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 19 1971)
(Saturday, December 18, 1971) — “An Old Fashioned Love Song” by Three Dog Night peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘An Old Fashioned Love Song’ by Three Dog Night peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 18 1971)
(Saturday, December 18, 1971) — “Behind Blue Eyes” by The Who peaked at #34 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Behind Blue Eyes’ by The Who peaks at #34 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 18 1971)
Video: 'John Lennon Imagine Live (Acoustic Guitar)'
(Friday, December 17, 1971, evening EST) — Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, performed tonight at the Apollo Theater in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City in the borough of Manhattan, at a concert benefit for the families of the victims of the recent riot at New York’s Attica State Prison. Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono perform at benefit for Attica Prison riot families 50 years ago #OnThisDate #OTD (Dec 17 1971)
Video: 'JOHN LENNON-ATTICA STATE'
(Thursday, December 16, 1971, taping began at 6:00 p.m. EST) — Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, taped an appearance on The David Frost Show tonight in New York City for broadcast in syndication on Jan. 13, 1972. Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono tape fractious appearance on ‘The David Frost Show’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 16 1971)
