Video: 'John Lennon Interview Cannes 1971'
(Saturday, May 15, 1971) — Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono appeared today at the Cannes Film Festival in France, where the couple was promoting their avant-garde films Apotheosis and Fly.
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(Saturday, May 15, 1971) — “Love Her Madly” by The Doors, the first single from L.A. Woman, the band’s final studio album that featured lead singer Jim Morrison during his lifetime, peaked at #11 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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Video: 'Celebrities attending Mick Jagger's wedding'
(Wednesday, May 12, 1971) — Former Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr flew in a specially chartered plane to Saint-Tropez, France, today to attend the Roman Catholic wedding ceremony of Rolling Stone lead singer Mick Jagger, 27, and Bianca Perez Morena de Macias, 26, at St. Anne Chapel. Continue reading Ex-Beatles McCartney, Starr attend Mick Jagger’s wedding in Saint-Tropez, France 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 12 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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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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(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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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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(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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(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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(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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