Category Archives: Popular Music 1970s

John Lennon & Yoko Ono perform ‘Imagine’ during third taping as co-hosts for ‘The Mike Douglas Show’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 20 1972)

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Video: 'John Lennon & Yoko Ono - The Mike Douglas Show, 17/02/1972 (Legendado PT-BR)'

(Thursday, January 20, 1972, evening EST) — John Lennon and Yoko Ono taped their third of five appearances this evening as co-hosts on the prestigious Emmy award-winning WBC (Westinghouse Broadcasting Corporation) afternoon talk show The Mike Douglas Show for airing in syndication on Feb. 17, 1972. Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono perform ‘Imagine’ during third taping as co-hosts for ‘The Mike Douglas Show’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 20 1972) →

John Lennon & Yoko Ono tape second co-hosting appearance on ‘The Mike Douglas Show’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 18 1972)

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Video: 'The Mike Douglas Show S11E122 John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Jerry Rubin, Barbara Loden, Dr Jesse'

(Tuesday, January 18, 1972, evening EST) — Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, taped their second of five appearances today at KYW-TV in Philadelphia as co-hosts on the prestigious Emmy award-winning WBC (Westinghouse Broadcasting Corporation) afternoon talk show The Mike Douglas Show for airing in syndication on Feb. 15, 1972. Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono tape second co-hosting appearance on ‘The Mike Douglas Show’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 18 1972) →

‘American Pie’ by Don McLean peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 15 1972)

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(Saturday, January 15, 1972) — “American Pie” by Don McLean peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four consecutive weeks (Jan. 15/22/29, Feb. 5, 1972). Continue reading ‘American Pie’ by Don McLean peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 15 1972) →

‘Sunshine’ by Jonathan Edwards peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 15 1972)

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(Saturday, January 15, 1972) — “Sunshine” by Jonathan Edwards peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘Sunshine’ by Jonathan Edwards peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 15 1972) →

‘I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)’ by The New Seekers peaks at #7 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 15 1972)

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(Saturday, January 15, 1972) — “I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)” by The New Seekers peaked at #7 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)’ by The New Seekers peaks at #7 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 15 1972) →

‘I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)’ by The Hillside Singers peaks at #13 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 15 1972)

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(Saturday, January 15, 1972) — “I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)” by The Hillside Singers peaked at #13 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony)’ by The Hillside Singers peaks at #13 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 15 1972) →

‘Bless the Beasts and Children’ by Carpenters peaks at #67 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 15 1972)

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(Saturday, January 15, 1972) — “Bless the Beasts and Children” by the Carpenters peaked at #67 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Bless the Beasts and Children’ by Carpenters peaks at #67 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 15 1972) →

John Lennon & Yoko Ono tape first of five shows as co-hosts for ‘The Mike Douglas Show’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 14 1972)

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Video: 'john lennon at mike douglas show 1972 full' (Feb. 14, 1972, at 0:00-1:07:01)

(Friday, January 14, 1972, afternoon EST) — Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, taped the first of five programs as co-hosts today on the prestigious Emmy award-winning WBC (Westinghouse Broadcasting Corporation) afternoon talk show The Mike Douglas Show at KYW-TV, 1619 Walnut Street in Philadelphia. Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono tape first of five shows as co-hosts for ‘The Mike Douglas Show’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 14 1972) →

‘The Concert For Bangla Desh’ live triple album by George Harrison & Friends debuts at #14 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 8 1972)

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(Saturday, January 8, 1972) — The Concert For Bangla Desh live triple album by George Harrison and celebrity friends debuted at #14 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart. Continue reading ‘The Concert For Bangla Desh’ live triple album by George Harrison & Friends debuts at #14 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 8 1972) →

‘Brand New Key’ by Melanie peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 25 1971)

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(Saturday, December 25, 1971) — “Brand New Key” by Melanie peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (Dec. 25, 1971, Jan. 1/8, 1972). Continue reading ‘Brand New Key’ by Melanie peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 25 1971) →