(Saturday, April 29, 1972) — “Am I Losing You” by The Partridge Family peaked at #59 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Am I Losing You’ by The Partridge Family peaks at #59 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 29 1972)
Category Archives: Popular Music 1970s
John Lennon & Yoko Ono ask help of citizens in fight to stay in America 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 28 1972)
Video: 'John Lennon and wife Yoko search for Yoko's daughter in US'
(Friday, April 28, 1972, 10:30 a.m. EST) — Beatle star John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, today appealed to the American people to support them in their efforts to remain in the United States, saying they loved America and believed in American justice. Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono ask help of citizens in fight to stay in America 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 28 1972)
Share this:
‘Woman Is the Nigger of the World’ by John Lennon released in U.S. 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 24 1972)
(Monday, April 24, 1972) — The song “Woman Is the Nigger of the World,” a phrase originally coined by Yoko Ono, the wife of ex-Beatle John Lennon, to point out women’s subservience to men and male chauvinism across all cultures, was released as a single today in the U.S. by John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant’s Memory and The Invisible Strings. Continue reading ‘Woman Is the Nigger of the World’ by John Lennon released in U.S. 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 24 1972)
Share this:
John Lennon & Yoko Ono appear at ‘National Peace Action Coalition Rally’ in New York 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 22 1972)
Video: 'John Lennon vs. FBI & Nixon - CBS Evening News - March 22, 1983' (Apr. 22, 1972, at 0:00-0:20)
(Saturday, April 22, 1972) — Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, appeared today at an anti-war rally organized by the National Peace Action Coalition (NPAC) in New York’s Bryant Park, leading 35,000 chilled protesters in a rousing performance of Lennon’s “Give Peace a Chance.” Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono appear at ‘National Peace Action Coalition Rally’ in New York 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 22 1972)
Share this:
‘Rockin’ Robin’ by Michael Jackson peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 22 1972)
(Saturday, April 22, 1972) — “Rockin’ Robin” by Michael Jackson peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Rockin’ Robin’ by Michael Jackson peaks at #2 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 22 1972)
Share this:
Filming of performances for ‘Elvis On Tour’ documentary wraps up in San Antonio 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 18 1972)
Video: 'ELVIS PRESLEY - ELVIS ON TOUR 1972, 4K full movie ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKS' (25 clips)
(Tuesday, April 18, 1972, 8:30 p.m. CST) — Performances for Elvis On Tour, an American concert film starring Elvis Presley featuring four Presley shows (starting Apr. 9, 1972, at the Coliseum in Hampton Roads, Virginia) during his fifteen-city spring 1972 tour that were later intertwined with interviews, concluded tonight with the rock icon’s appearance before 10,500 fans at the Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. Continue reading Filming of performances for ‘Elvis On Tour’ documentary wraps up in San Antonio 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 18 1972)
Share this:
Deportation proceedings against John Lennon & Yoko Ono delayed for another two weeks 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 18 1972)
Video: 'John Lennon vs. FBI & Nixon - CBS Evening News - March 22, 1983' (Apr. 18, 1972, at 0:55-1:10)
(Tuesday, April 18, 1972) — Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono, who say they are still searching for her child, won a two-week’s delay today in deportation proceedings against them in New York. Continue reading Deportation proceedings against John Lennon & Yoko Ono delayed for another two weeks 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 18 1972)
Share this:
John Lennon and Yoko Ono filmed for inclusion in John Cage documentary 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 17 1972)
Video: 'John Cage, John Lennon & Yoko Ono'
(Monday, April 17, 1972) — It was on or about this date that ex-Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, spent some time in the New York apartment of their Bank Street neighbor John Cage, who was the subject of a documentary being directed by the German avant-garde writer and composer Hans G. Helms. Continue reading John Lennon and Yoko Ono filmed for inclusion in John Cage documentary 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 17 1972)
Share this:
‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ by Roberta Flack peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 15 1972)
(Saturday, April 15, 1972) — “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” by Roberta Flack peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for six consecutive weeks (Apr. 15/22/29, May 6/13/20, 1972). Continue reading ‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ by Roberta Flack peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 15 1972)
Share this:
‘Give Ireland Back To The Irish’ by Paul McCartney & Wings peaks at #21 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 8 1972)
(Saturday, April 8, 1972) — “Give Ireland Back to the Irish” by ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his new band, Wings, peaked at #21 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for the first of two consecutive weeks. Continue reading ‘Give Ireland Back To The Irish’ by Paul McCartney & Wings peaks at #21 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 8 1972)
