Category Archives: Popular Music 1960s

The Beatles begin recording ‘A Day In The Life’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 19 1967)

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Video: 'The Making Of Sgt Pepper 1992' ('A Day In The Life' take 1 at 42:33-43:48)

(Thursday, January 19, 1967, 7:30 p.m.-2:30 a.m. GMT) — The Beatles began work on the finale of their Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album today at EMI Studio 2 in London, recording four takes of “A Day In The Life” with the working title “In The Life Of…” (click here to listen to takes 1 and 2 by selecting track one and listening from 0:00-2:45). Continue reading The Beatles begin recording ‘A Day In The Life’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 19 1967) →

Paul McCartney interviewed for ‘Scene Special’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 18 1967)

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Video: 'It's So Far Out It's Straight Down (1967)' (cover video shot Aug. 25-26, 1967)

(Wednesday, January 18, 1967, afternoon GMT) — Paul McCartney of The Beatles was interviewed today for the March 7, 1967, edition of the Granada Television late-night show Scene Special. Continue reading Paul McCartney interviewed for ‘Scene Special’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 18 1967) →

The Beatles finish recording ‘Penny Lane’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 17 1967)

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Video: 'The Beatles - Penny Lane' (video shot Feb. 5/7, 1967)

(Tuesday, January 17, 1967, 7:00 p.m.-12:30 a.m. GMT) — The Beatles completed recording of “Penny Lane” tonight at EMI Studio 2 in London, adding a B flat piccolo trumpet played by session musician David Mason (click here and select track 2 to listen to RM9; click here and select track one to listen to RM10 and click here and select track two to listen to RS?). Continue reading The Beatles finish recording ‘Penny Lane’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 17 1967) →

The Monkees hold first recording session as self-contained band 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 16 1967)

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Video: 'She's So Far Out She's In [Tracking Session Takes 1 & 2]'

(Monday, January 16, 1967, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m./2:00-6:00 p.m. PST) — The Monkees , an American-British pop rock band formed for the American television series The Monkees, held their first recording session today as a fully functioning, self-contained band in Studio A at RCA Recording Studios in Hollywood, working on early takes of three tracks (“She’s So Far Out, She’s In,” “The Girl I Knew Somewhere” and “All Of Your Toys”). Continue reading The Monkees hold first recording session as self-contained band 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 16 1967) →

The Rolling Stones censored on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 15 1967)

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Video: 'Ruby Tuesday/Let's Spend the Night Together - 1967'

(Sunday, January 15, 1967, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — The Rolling Stones performed “Ruby Tuesday” and a censored version of “Let’s Spend The Night Together” (Mick Jagger sang “let’s spend some TIME together”) on tonight’s CBS television variety show The Ed Sullivan Show live from CBS Studio No. 50 in New York City. Continue reading The Rolling Stones censored on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 15 1967) →

20,000+ attend counterculture ‘Human Be-In’ event in San Francisco 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 14 1967)

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Video: 'Human Be-In 1967' (3 videos)

(Saturday, January 14, 1967) — The Sixties’ “Summer of Love” unofficially began today with a “Human Be-In,” a gathering of 20,000 hippies for a counterculture event at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. Continue reading 20,000+ attend counterculture ‘Human Be-In’ event in San Francisco 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 14 1967) →

‘(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone’ by The Monkees peaks at #20 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 14 1967)

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(Saturday, January 14, 1967) — “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone” by The Monkees peaked at #20 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. It was the group’s third appearance on the chart since 1966. Continue reading ‘(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone’ by The Monkees peaks at #20 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 14 1967) →

‘Let’s Spend the Night Together’/’Ruby Tuesday’ single by The Rolling Stones released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 13 1967)

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Video: 'Let's Spend The Night Together (Stereo Version)'

(Friday, January 13, 1967) — The Rolling Stones’ double-A sided single “Let’s Spend the Night Together” and “Ruby Tuesday” was released today in the United Kingdom by Decca Records (and later in the month in the United States on the London label). Continue reading ‘Let’s Spend the Night Together’/’Ruby Tuesday’ single by The Rolling Stones released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 13 1967) →