(Saturday, March 13, 1965) — “Goldfinger” by Billy Strange peaked today at #55 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
Category Archives: Popular Music 1960s
The Beatles arrive in Austria to continue filming ‘Help!’ 60 years ago today (Mar 13 1965)
Video: 'ARRIVAL OF THE BEATLES AT SALZBURG AIRPORT - NO SOUND'
(Saturday, March 13, 1965, approximately 2:15 p.m. Central European Time) — 4,000 fans and dozens of journalists and film crews greeted The Beatles today as they arrived at Flughafen Airport in Salzburg, Austria, on a flight from London to continue filming their second feature film Help!.
The Beatles depart London for Austria to continue filming ‘Help!’ 60 years ago this hour (Mar 13 1965)

(Saturday, March 13, 1965, 11:00 a.m. GMT) — Two days after returning to the UK from the Bahamas, The Beatles boarded a flight from London Airport to Salzburg, Austria, today to continue filming their second feature film Help!
The Beatles arrive in London from the Bahamas 60 years ago this hour (Mar 11 1965)
Video: 'The Beatles return from the Bahamas with Eleanor Bron'
(Thursday, March 11, 1965, 7:05 a.m. GMT) — Following a fortnight of filming for their second feature film Help! on New Providence Island, Bahamas, The Beatles arrived at London Airport early this morning.
‘The Beach Boys Today!’ studio album released in USA 60 years ago today (Mar 8 1965)
Video: 'The Beach Boys Today! (Stereo)' (12 videos)
(Monday, March 8, 1965) — The Beach Boys Today!, the eighth studio album by the American rock group The Beach Boys, was released today in the U.S. Continue reading ‘The Beach Boys Today!’ studio album released in USA 60 years ago today (Mar 8 1965)
‘My Girl’ by The Temptations peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (Mar 6 1965)
(Saturday, March 6, 1965) — “My Girl” by The Temptations peaked today at #1 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘My Girl’ by The Temptations peaks at #1 in USA 60 years ago today (Mar 6 1965)
‘The Jolly Green Giant’ by The Kingsmen peaks at #4 in USA 60 years ago today (Mar 6 1965)
(Saturday, March 6, 1965) — “The Jolly Green Giant” by The Kingsmen peaked today at #4 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘The Jolly Green Giant’ by The Kingsmen peaks at #4 in USA 60 years ago today (Mar 6 1965)
‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ by Sam Cooke peaks at #31 in USA 60 years ago today (Mar 6 1965)
(Saturday, March 6, 1965) — “A Change Is Gonna Come” by Sam Cooke peaked today at #31 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart for one week (less than three months after he was fatally shot Dec. 11, 1964). Continue reading ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ by Sam Cooke peaks at #31 in USA 60 years ago today (Mar 6 1965)
The Beatles film airport sequence for ‘Help!’ feature film in Bahamas 60 years ago today (Mar 6 1965)
Video: 'The Beatles - Help! - Camera Fight'
(Saturday, March 6, 1965) — On the 12th day of filming for The Beatles’ second feature film Help!, the group returned to Nassau International Airport today for scenes in which they descended aeroplane steps and took photographs of each other. Continue reading The Beatles film airport sequence for ‘Help!’ feature film in Bahamas 60 years ago today (Mar 6 1965)
‘The Sound of Music’ premieres in New York 60 years ago this hour (Mar 2 1965)
Video: 'The Sound of Music' (trailer)
(Tuesday, March 2, 1965, 8:00 p.m. EST) — The Sound of Music, the movie version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway musical about a who woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower, premiered today at New York’s Rivoli Theater. Continue reading ‘The Sound of Music’ premieres in New York 60 years ago this hour (Mar 2 1965)
