(Saturday, February 7, 1970) — “Venus” by Shocking Blue peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Venus’ by Shocking Blue peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 7 1970)
Category Archives: Popular Music 1970s
‘I’ll Never Fall in Love Again’ by Dionne Warwick peaks at #6 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 7 1970)
(Saturday, February 7, 1970) — “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again” by Dionne Warwick peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘I’ll Never Fall in Love Again’ by Dionne Warwick peaks at #6 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 7 1970)
‘Live Peace in Toronto 1969’ by Plastic Ono Band peaks at #10 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 7 1970)
Video: 'John Lennon_LPIT' (8 videos)
(Saturday, February 7, 1970) — Live Peace in Toronto 1969 by the Plastic Ono Band, which included John Lennon of The Beatles, his wife, Yoko Ono, Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann and Alan White, peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Live Peace in Toronto 1969’ by Plastic Ono Band peaks at #10 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 7 1970)
The Doors perform at Winterland Arena in San Francisco 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 6 1970)
Video: 'The Doors - Rock Me (live Winterland Arena 1970)'
(Friday, February 6, 1970, midnight PST) — American rock band The Doors performed tonight at the Winterland Arena in San Francisco with approximately 5,000 people in attendance. Continue reading The Doors perform at Winterland Arena in San Francisco 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 6 1970)
‘Instant Karma!’ by Lennon/Ono with The Plastic Ono Band released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 6 1970)
Video: 'Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)'
(Friday, February 6, 1970) — The single “Instant Karma!”/“Who Has Seen The Wind?” by Lennon/Ono with The Plastic Ono Band, a rock band formed by John Lennon of The Beatles and his wife, Yoko Ono, as a vehicle for their collaborative and solo projects, was released today in the UK (Feb. 16, 1970, in the U.S.). Continue reading ‘Instant Karma!’ by Lennon/Ono with The Plastic Ono Band released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 6 1970)
Lennon, Ono interviewed for BBC’s ‘Scene and Heard’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 5 1970)
Video: 'The Beatles Tapes John Lennon Interview June 1969 Pt 1 David Wigg RARE' (Feb. 5, 1970, at 13:54-21:47)
(Thursday, February 5, 1970) — John Lennon of The Beatles and his wife, Yoko Ono, were interviewed today by David Wigg at The Beatles’ Apple headquarters in London for the Feb. 15, 1970, edition of the BBC Radio 1 program Scene And Heard. Continue reading Lennon, Ono interviewed for BBC’s ‘Scene and Heard’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 5 1970)
Lennon, Ono donate bag of their hair to Michael X 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1970)
Video: 'John Lennon and Yoko Ono with Michael X'
(Wednesday, February 4, 1970) — John Lennon of The Beatles and his wife, Yoko Ono, exchanged a bag of their shorn hair for a pair of Muhammad Ali’s bloodstained boxing shorts today at a Black Power commune on Holloway Road, North London, called the “Black House.” Continue reading Lennon, Ono donate bag of their hair to Michael X 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1970)
‘I Want You Back’ by The Jackson 5 peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 31 1970)
(Saturday, January 31, 1970) — “I Want You Back” by The Jackson 5 peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘I Want You Back’ by The Jackson 5 peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 31 1970)
‘Whole Lotta Love’ by Led Zeppelin peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 31 1970)
(Saturday, January 31, 1970) — “Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin peaked at #4 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Whole Lotta Love’ by Led Zeppelin peaks at #4 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 31 1970)
‘Don’t Cry Daddy’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #6 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 31 1970)
(Saturday, January 31, 1970) — “Don’t Cry Daddy” by Elvis Presley peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. Continue reading ‘Don’t Cry Daddy’ by Elvis Presley peaks at #6 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 31 1970)
