(Saturday, September 29, 1973) — “We’re an American Band” by Grand Funk Railroad peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘We’re an American Band’ by Grand Funk Railroad peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 29 1973)
Category Archives: 1970s
‘My Maria’ by B. W. Stevenson peaks at #9 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 29 1973)
(Saturday, September 29, 1973) — “My Maria” by B. W. Stevenson peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘My Maria’ by B. W. Stevenson peaks at #9 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 29 1973)
Share this:
Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr releases ‘Photograph’/’Down and Out’ single 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 24 1973)
Video: 'Photograph'
(Monday, September 24, 1973) — Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr released “Photograph“/”Down and Out” in the U.S. today, the lead single from his first solo rock music album Ringo (released Nov. 2, 1973, in the U.S.). Continue reading Ex-Beatle Ringo Starr releases ‘Photograph’/’Down and Out’ single 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 24 1973)
Share this:
‘Ashes to Ashes’ by The 5th Dimension peaks at #52 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 22 1973)
(Saturday, September 22, 1973) — “Ashes to Ashes” by The 5th Dimension peaked at #52 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Ashes to Ashes’ by The 5th Dimension peaks at #52 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 22 1973)
Share this:
‘Muskrat Love’ by America peaks at #67 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 22 1973)
(Saturday, September 22, 1973) — “Muskrat Love” by America peaked at #67 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Muskrat Love’ by America peaks at #67 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 22 1973)
Share this:
Singer-songwriter Jim Croce killed in a plane crash in Natchitoches, Louisiana 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 20 1973)
Video: 'The Jim Croce Story' (Sept. 20, 1973, at 28:00)
(Thursday, September 20, 1973, at about 10:45 p.m. CDT) — American folk and rock singer-songwriter Jim Croce, 30, and five other people were killed tonight when when their chartered Beechcraft E18S crashed into a tree during takeoff from the Natchitoches Regional Airport in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Continue reading Singer-songwriter Jim Croce killed in a plane crash in Natchitoches, Louisiana 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 20 1973)
Share this:
Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in ‘Battle of the Sexes’ at Houston Astrodome 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 20 1973)
Video: 'Tennis Battle of the Sexes special (September 20, 1973)'
(Thursday, September 20, 1973, approximately 10:25 p.m. EDT) — Women’s Wimbledon champion Billie Jean King, 29, defeated 1939 men’s champion Bobby Riggs, 55, tonight in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, in their $100,000 winner-take-all “Battle of the Sexes” tennis match at the Astrodome in Houston before a record crowd of 30,492, televised live on ABC. Continue reading Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in ‘Battle of the Sexes’ at Houston Astrodome 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 20 1973)
Share this:
Paul & Linda McCartney mugged at knifepoint during evening stroll in Lagos, Nigeria 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1973)
Video: 'Paul McCartney Band on the Run BBC Documentary classic albums' (McCartneys mugged at 19:55)
(Monday, September 17, 1973, evening West Africa Time; during recording sessions for Band on the Run) — While in Lagos, Nigeria, to record his next studio album with his British-American group, Wings, former Beatle Paul McCartney and his wife, Linda, were mugged tonight while out for a stroll on a dirt road when a car pulled up beside them and asked if they needed a lift. Continue reading Paul & Linda McCartney mugged at knifepoint during evening stroll in Lagos, Nigeria 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 17 1973)
Share this:
‘Delta Dawn’ by Helen Reddy peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1973)
(Saturday, September 15, 1973) — “Delta Dawn” by Helen Reddy peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Delta Dawn’ by Helen Reddy peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1973)
Share this:
‘Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose’ by Tony Orlando and Dawn peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1973)
(Saturday, September 15, 1973) — “Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose” by Tony Orlando and Dawn peaked at #3 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose’ by Tony Orlando and Dawn peaks at #3 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1973)
