Video: 'The Doors - L.A. Woman (Full Album)' (10 videos)
(Monday, April 19, 1971) — L.A. Woman, the sixth studio album by the American rock band The Doors, featuring the hit singles “Love Her Madly” and “Riders on the Storm,” was released today.
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(Saturday, April 17, 1971) — “Joy to the World” by Three Dog Night was the #1 song on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for the first of six consecutive weeks (April 17/24, May 1/8/15/22, 1971).
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(Saturday, April 17, 1971) — Another Day, the first solo single by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney, peaked at #5 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 Singles chart for the first of two weeks.
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Video: 'God Save Us (Demo)'
(Tuesday, April 13, 1971) — Former Beatle John Lennon recorded a demo today of his song “God Save Oz,” written with the hope of raising defense funds for the editors of the British-based Oz magazine, who were facing a conviction for contributing to the delinquency of minors.
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(Saturday, April 10, 1971) — “What’s Going On” by Marvin Gaye peaked at #2 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart for the first of three weeks.
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(Saturday, April 10, 1971) — “One Toke Over the Line” by Brewer & Shipley peaked at #10 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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(Saturday, April 10, 1971) — “Wild World” by Cat Stevens peaked at #11 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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(Saturday, April 10, 1971) — “Love Her Madly” by The Doors, the first single from L.A. Woman, the band’s final studio album feature lead singer Jim Morrison during his lifetime, debuted at #74 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
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Video: 'The Ping Pong Diplomacy: A Brief Explanation'
(Saturday, April 10, 1971, 10:18 a.m. Hong Kong Time; during the Cold War) — Sixteen members of the U.S. national table tennis team became the first contingent of Americans in more than 20 years to penetrate the so-called Bamboo Curtain today as they walked across a railway bridge from British Hong Kong at the invitation of the Chinese communist government for an eight-day visit described as ping-pong diplomacy.
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(Friday, April 9, 1971) — The single “It Don’t Come Easy“/”Early 1970” by Ringo Starr was released today in the UK (Apr. 16, 1971 in the U.S.).
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