Category Archives: Popular Music 1970s

‘Chick-A-Boom (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It)’ by Daddy Dewdrop peaks at #9 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 8 1971)

(Saturday, May 8, 1971) — “Chick-A-Boom (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It)” by Daddy Dewdrop peaked at #9 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘L.A. Woman’ studio album by The Doors debuts at #56 in USA 50 years ago #OnThis Day #OTD (May 8 1971)


Video: 'The Doors - L.A. Woman (Full Album)' (first 10 videos constitute original album)

(Saturday, May 8, 1971)L.A. Woman, the sixth studio album by the American rock band The Doors, debuted today at #56 on Billboard‘s Top LP’s chart.
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‘Freedom’ by Jimi Hendrix peaks at #74 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 8 1971)

(Saturday, May 8, 1971) — “Freedom” by the late Jimi Hendrix peaked at #59 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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Former Beatle Ringo Starr unveils kinetic sculpture ‘Another One’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 6 1971)


Video: 'Ringo Starr & Kinetic Art - Reuters - 5 May 1971'

(Thursday, May 6, 1971) — Former Beatle Ringo Starr appeared today at a new shop opened by Zarach, an exclusive modern design company, at 183 Sloane Street in London to promote “Another One,” the first piece of Kinetic sculpture he designed with top designer Robin Cruikshank.
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‘Put Your Hand In The Hand’ by Ocean peaks at #2 in USA 50 years #OnThisDay #OTD (May 1 1971)

(Saturday, May 1, 1971) — “Put Your Hand in the Hand” by Ocean peaked at #2 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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John Lennon’s ‘Power to the People’ peaks at #11 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 1 1971)

(Saturday, May 1, 1971) — “Power to the People” by former Beatle John Lennon, credited to John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, peaked today at #11 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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‘We Can Work It Out’ by Stevie Wonder peaks at #13 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 1 1971)

(Saturday, May 1, 1971) — “We Can Work It Out” by Stevie Wonder (written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney of The Beatles) peaked at #13 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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‘Lucky Man’ by Emerson, Lake & Palmer peaks at #48 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 1 1971)

(Saturday, May 1, 1971) — “Lucky Man” by Emerson, Lake & Palmer peaked at #48 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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Ringo Starr’s ‘It Don’t Come Easy’ debuts at #49 in USA #OnThisDay #OTD (May 1 1971)

(Saturday, May 1, 1971) — “It Don’t Come Easy” by former Beatle Ringo Starr debuted today on Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart at #49.
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Ringo Starr films second promo video for ‘It Don’t Come Easy’ 50 year ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 27 1971)


Video: 'Ringo Starr - It Don't Come Easy (Official Video) [HD]'

(Tuesday, April 27, 1971) — Former Beatle Ringo Starr filmed a second promotional video for his new single “It Don’t Come Easy” today in snow-covered Norway for the Apr. 29, 1971, edition of Top Of The Pops, a British music chart television program. Continue reading Ringo Starr films second promo video for ‘It Don’t Come Easy’ 50 year ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 27 1971)