Category Archives: Popular Music 1960s

Quill opens second day of ‘Woodstock Music and Art Fair’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 16 1969)

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Video: 'Complete Woodstock Video/audio footage' (116 clips; Aug. 16-17, 1969, represented in clips 27-78)

(Saturday, August 16, 1969, 12:15 p.m.-Sunday, August 17, 1969, 9:40 a.m. EDT; during Woodstock) — 14 acts, including The Who, performed today at The “Woodstock Music & Art Fair,” a music festival billed as “An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music” at Max Yasgur’s 600-acre dairy farm in Sullivan County, New York, near the town of Bethel in the Catskill Mountains. Continue reading Quill opens second day of ‘Woodstock Music and Art Fair’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 16 1969) →

‘Sweet Caroline’ by Neil Diamond peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 16 1969)

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(Saturday, August 16, 1969) — “Sweet Caroline” by Neil Diamond peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Sweet Caroline’ by Neil Diamond peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 16 1969) →

Richie Havens opens ‘Woodstock Music and Art Fair’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 15 1969)

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Video: 'Complete Woodstock Video/audio footage' (116 clips; Aug. 15-16, 1969, represented in clips 2-26)

(Friday, August 15, 1969, 5:07 p.m.-Saturday, August 16, 1969, 2:00 a.m. EDT; during Woodstock) — The “Woodstock Music & Art Fair,” a music festival billed as “An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music,” began today at Max Yasgur’s 600-acre dairy farm in Sullivan County, New York, near the town of Bethel in the Catskill Mountains. Continue reading Richie Havens opens ‘Woodstock Music and Art Fair’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 15 1969) →

The Beatles complete ‘Something’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 15 1969)

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Video: 'The Beatles - Something (2019 Mix / Audio)'

(Friday, August 15, 1969, 7:00 p.m.-1:15 a.m. British Summer Time; during sessions for Abbey Road) — The Beatles completed recording George Harrison’s “Something,” with overdubs by a 30-piece orchestra and a new guitar part played by Harrison, today at EMI Studios 1 and 2 in London. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘Something’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 15 1969) →

The Beatles complete ‘Golden Slumbers’/’Carry That Weight’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 15 1969)

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Video: 'Golden Slumbers (Remastered 2009)'

(Friday, August 15, 1969, 2:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. British Summer Time; during sessions for Abbey Road) — The Beatles completed recording Paul McCartney’s medley of “Golden Slumbers”/“Carry That Weight,” with overdubs by a 30-piece orchestra, today at EMI Studio 1 in London. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘Golden Slumbers’/’Carry That Weight’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 15 1969) →

John Lennon interviewed for BBC Radio 1’s ‘Everett Is Here’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 14 1969)

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Video: 'Audio clip of John Lennon interview in the Abbey road studio as The Beatles record the album. 1969'

(Thursday, August 14, 1969, 2:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. BST; during sessions for Abbey Road) — John Lennon of The Beatles was interviewed today at EMi Studio 2 in London by Kenny Everett for the Sept. 20 and 27 editions of his BBC Radio 1 show Everett Is Here during a mixing session for the band’s next album, Abbey Road. Continue reading John Lennon interviewed for BBC Radio 1’s ‘Everett Is Here’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 14 1969) →

The Beatles complete ‘I Want You (She’s So Heavy)’ and ‘Oh! Darling’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 11 1969)

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Video: 'I Want You (She's So Heavy)'

(Monday, August 11, 1969, 2:30 p.m.-11:30 p.m. British Summer Time; during sessions for Abbey Road) — The Beatles completed recording John Lennon’s “I Want You (She’s So Heavy),” with Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison taping the repeated “she’s so heavy” vocals, and McCartney’s “Oh! Darling,” with new backing vocals by Lennon, McCartney and Harrison, today at EMI Studio 2 in London. Continue reading The Beatles complete ‘I Want You (She’s So Heavy)’ and ‘Oh! Darling’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 11 1969) →

‘What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)’ by Jr. Walker & the All Stars peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 9 1969)

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(Saturday, August 9, 1969) — “What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)” by Jr. Walker & the All Stars peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)’ by Jr. Walker & the All Stars peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 9 1969) →

‘The Soft Parade’ album by The Doors debuts at #24 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 9 1969)

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Video: 'The Doors - The Soft Parade (Full Album)' (9 videos)

(Saturday, August 9, 1969) — The Soft Parade, the fourth studio album by the American rock band The Doors, debuted at #24 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart. Continue reading ‘The Soft Parade’ album by The Doors debuts at #24 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 9 1969) →

The Beatles photographed crossing London’s Abbey Road for iconic album cover 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 8 1969)

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Video: 'Beatles - Abbey Road cover photo session'

(Friday, August 8, 1969, 11:35 a.m. British Summer Time; during sessions for Abbey Road) — The Beatles were photographed six times crossing Abbey Road near EMI Studios in London this morning for the cover of what would become their last-recorded album. Continue reading The Beatles photographed crossing London’s Abbey Road for iconic album cover 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 8 1969) →