Video: 'Saturday Night Live 1975 Mark Wilson, Nani & Greg do Allakazam Train Illusion' (Nov. 15, 1975)
(Saturday, September 20, 1975, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell, a comedy-variety television series hosted by Howard Cosell, debuted tonight on ABC.
(Saturday, September 20, 1975, 8:00 p.m. British Summer Time) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings (consisting of his wife Linda, Denny Laine, Jimmy McCulloch and Joe English, together with a brass section led by Howie Casey) performed the tenth of 65 shows tonight for the Wings Over the World tour, at Usher Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland. Continue reading Paul McCartney and Wings perform at Usher Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland 50 years ago tonight (Sep 20 1975)
Video: 'Dog Day Afternoon' trailer
(Saturday, September 20, 1975) — Dog Day Afternoon, a crime drama film about a man who robs a bank to pay for his lover’s operation, opened today at the San Sebastián International Film Festival in Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain. Continue reading ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ biographical crime drama film premieres at San Sebastián International Film Festival 50 years ago today (Sep 20 1975)
Video: 'Fame (2016 Remaster)'
(Saturday, September 20, 1975) — “Fame” by David Bowie (with former Beatle John Lennon on backing vocals) peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two non-consecutive weeks (Sep. 20, Oct. 4, 1975). Continue reading ‘Fame’ by David Bowie peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago today (Sep 20 1975)
(Saturday, September 20, 1975) — “Could It Be Magic” by Barry Manilow peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Could It Be Magic’ by Barry Manilow peaks at #6 in USA 50 years ago today (Sep 20 1975)
(Saturday, September 20, 1975) — “Solitaire” by The Carpenters peaked at #17 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
(Saturday, September 20, 1975) — “You” by George Harrison debuts at #75 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘You’ by George Harrison debuts at #75 in USA 50 years ago today (Sep 20 1975)
Video: 'Fawlty Towers | John Cleese (1975) BBC Miniseries S#01 E#01' (Sept. 19, 1975)
(Friday, September 19, 1975, 9:00 p.m. BST) — Fawlty Towers, a BBC television sitcom series about Basil Fawlty, a tense, rude and put-upon hotel owner/operator, debuted tonight on BBC2 starring John Cleese, Prunella Scales, Andrew Sachs and Connie Booth.
Video: 'Patty Hearst Is Arrested - September 18th, 1975'
(Thursday, September 18, 1975, 2:25 p.m. PDT) — Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was captured today by the FBI in San Francisco, 19 months after being kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army. Continue reading Fugitive heiress Patricia Hearst captured in San Francisco 50 years ago this hour (Sep 18 1975)
Video: 'Paul McCartney and Wings - Live in Hammersmith (September 18th, 1975)'
(Thursday, September 18, 1975, 8:00 p.m. British Summer Time) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his band Wings (consisting of his wife Linda, Denny Laine, Jimmy McCulloch and Joe English, together with a brass section led by Howie Casey) performed the ninth of 65 shows tonight for the Wings Over the World tour, the second of two shows in two consecutive nights Hammersmith Odeon in London, England.
