(Saturday, February 1, 1964) — Indiana Governor Matthew E. Welsh recently declared the song “Louie, Louie” by the Kingsmen pornographic, according to today’s edition of Billboard music magazine, even though the average listener wasn’t able to decipher the lyrics. He requested that the Indiana Broadcasters Association ban the record.
Category Archives: Popular Music 1960s
The Beach boys complete ‘Fun, Fun, Fun’ and ‘The Warmth of the Sun’ 50 years ago this hour (Jan 7 1964)
Video: 'The Beach Boys - Fun Fun Fun'
(Wednesday, January 8, 1964) — The Beach Boys completed work on three songs — Fun, Fun, Fun, The Warmth of the Sun and Why Do Fools Fall In Love — at Gold Star studio in Hollywood, for the album Shut Down Volume 2.
Video: 'Beach Boys-(The Warmth Of The Sun)'
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Hank Williams, Jr. performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour (12/29/1963)
Video: '1963 - Hank Williams Jr. - Cheatin' Heart - 14yr. Old
(Sunday, December 29, 1963, 8 p.m. EDT) — Hank Williams, Jr. performed “Your Cheatin’ Heart” on tonight’s edition of the CBS-TV variety show The Ed Sullivan Show.
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The Beatles interviewed for ‘Day by Day’ 50 years ago today (12/24/1963)
Video: 'Beatles Christmas Message at Astoria Dec 24, 1963' (Dec. 24, 1963, at 0:08)
(Tuesday, December 24, 1963) — The Beatles were interviewed today for Southern Television’s Day by Day at Astoria Cinema in London where the group’s “The Beatles Christmas Show,” a 16-night live extravaganza, opened this evening.
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The Beatles interviewed about upcoming first trip to America 50 years ago today (1963)
Video: 'Imagine John Lennon Documentation HD part 2' (Nov. 20, 1963 at 3:49)
(Wednesday, November 20, 1963) — The Beatles were interviewed today at ABC Cinema in Manchester, England, about their upcoming first visit to the United States for a Jan. 6, 1964, broadcast of Granada TV’s Scene at 6:30.
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The Beach Boys record ‘I Do’ 50 years ago this hour (1963)
Video: 'I Do by the Beach Boys'
(Thursday, November 7, 1963, midnight PST) — The Beach Boys recorded “I Do” today at RCA studio in Los Angeles, leaving it unreleased for 27 years until 1990’s re-release of Surfer Girl/Shut Down Volume 2.
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The Rolling Stones release second single ‘I Wanna Be Your Man/Stoned’ 50 years ago today (1963)
Audio: 'The Rolling Stones - I Wanna Be Your Man'
(Friday, November 1, 1963) — The Rolling Stones released their second single, Lennon-McCartney’s “I Wanna Be Your Man” and the original group composition “Stoned,” today in Britain. Continue reading The Rolling Stones release second single ‘I Wanna Be Your Man/Stoned’ 50 years ago today (1963)
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McCartney, Starr interviewed for radio in Stockholm 50 years ago this morning (1963)
Video: 'Interview with The Beatles for Swedish radio [Part 2]'
(Thursday, October 31, 1963, morning) — Before The Beatles left Stockholm today, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr gave an interview to TV and radio producer/presenter Klas Burling, whom The Beatles had befriended on the group’s tour of Sweden
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The Beatles interviewed for ITV 50 years ago today (1963)
Video: 'The Beatles interview about The Royal Variety Show (1963)'
(Wednesday, October 16, 1963) — The Beatles were interviewed today about their invitation to the annual Royal Variety Performance at Playhouse Theatre in London by ITV.
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The Beatles interviewed for ‘Radio Newsreel’ 50 years ago today (1963)
Audio: 'The Beatles - Radio Newsreel (16th October 1963)'
(Wednesday, October 16, 1963, 7:00-7:31 p.m. BST) — The Beatles were interviewed tonight about their invitation to the annual Royal Variety Performance at Playhouse Theatre in London by Peter Woods for the BBC Light Programme Radio Newsreel.
