(Saturday, June 17, 1972) — Sail Away by Randy Newman debuted at #186 on today’s Billboard’s 200 albums chart (it will eventually peak at #163). The title song (and first on the album to play) is ranked #264 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Category Archives: Popular Music 1970s
‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars’ album by David Bowie debuts at #196 in USA 40 years ago today (1972)
(Saturday, June 17, 1972) — The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars by David Bowie debuted at #196 on today’s Billboard’s 200 albums chart (it will eventually peak at #75). The track Ziggy Stardust is ranked #277 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
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2,000 fans attempt to crash first Rolling Stones’ gig of 1972 North American tour 40 years ago tonight (1972)
Audio: 'Gimme Shelter' (June 3, 1972)
(Saturday, June 3, 1972) — The Rolling Stones tonight began their first North American Tour since 1969 in Vancouver, British Columbia, where 31 policemen were treated for injuries when more than 2,000 fans attempted to crash the Pacific Coliseum.
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Elvis Presley records ‘Burning Love’ 40 years ago tonight (1972)
(Tuesday, March 28, 1972, 7:00 p.m.-4:00 a.m. PST) — Elvis Presley, 37, recorded Burning Love tonight at RCA Studios in Hollywood, California (overdubs would be added on Apr. 27, 1972). Continue reading Elvis Presley records ‘Burning Love’ 40 years ago tonight (1972)
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Carole King tops Grammy winners 40 years ago tonight (1972)
Video: 14th Grammy Awards (Album of the Year)
(Tuesday, March 14, 1972) — Carole King won the Album of the Year for Tapestry, Record of the Year for It’s Too Late and Song of the Year for You’ve Got A Friend at the 14th Grammy Awards at Felt Forum in New York City. She also won a fourth Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female for Tapestry. Continue reading Carole King tops Grammy winners 40 years ago tonight (1972)
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McCartney’s ‘Give Ireland Back to the Irish’ banned in Britain 40 years ago today (1972)
(Thursday, February 10, 1972) — 12 days after British paratroopers shot dead thirteen Catholics after a civil rights demonstration in Londonderry in what is known as Bloody Sunday, Paul McCartney’s new single Give Ireland Back to the Irish was banned on British airwaves (it would still be released Feb. 25, 1972).
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Lennon, Ono call for withdrawal of British troops from Northern Ireland 40 years ago today (1972)
Video: image from Feb. 5, 1972, at 1:03-1:04
(Saturday, February 5, 1972) — John Lennon and Yoko Ono were among 400 protesters outside the offices of the British Overseas Airways Corporation in New York. Their action is aimed towards the British policy in Northern Ireland, six days after the Bloody Sunday killings.
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Nixon describes encounter with Ray Coniff Singers’ protest 40 years ago today (1972)
(Saturday, January 29, 1972) — In a recorded telephone conversation with John Connally, U.S. President Richard M. Nixon describes what happened the previous night when a woman with the Ray Coniff singers pulled a small silk banner from the lowcut bosom of her blue evening gown and displayed it.
“Stop the killing,” the black letters on the blue background said. Continue reading Nixon describes encounter with Ray Coniff Singers’ protest 40 years ago today (1972)
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‘The Ninety-Second War’ episode (part 2) airs on ‘Hawaii Five-0’ 40 years ago this hour (1972)
Video: 'The Ninety-Second War' (part 1 of 2)
(Tuesday, January 18, 1972, 8:30 p.m. ET) — Several faces from the past reappear as McGarrett must stop Wo Fat from carrying out his plan, a ninety-second attack on a missile-tracking base on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV police procedural drama Hawaii Five-0. Continue reading ‘The Ninety-Second War’ episode (part 2) airs on ‘Hawaii Five-0’ 40 years ago this hour (1972)
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‘There’s a Riot Goin’ On’ by Sly & the Family Stone #1 album in USA 40 years ago today (1971)
Video: 'Family Affair'
(Saturday, December 18, 1971) — There’s a Riot Goin’ On by Sly & the Family Stone was the #1 album on today’s Billboard 200’s chart for the first of two weeks (December 18/25, 1971).
