Video: 'Elton John & John Lennon - Whatever Gets You Thru The Night (Live)'

(Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 28, 1974, show scheduled to begin at 8:00 p.m. EST, during Elton John’s Caribou Tour) — Ex-Beatle John Lennon made a surprise appearance at Elton John’s concert tonight at New York’s Madison Square Garden, fulfilling a wager between the two musicians. Continue reading John Lennon makes ‘surprise’ appearance onstage with Elton John in New York 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 28 1974) →

Video: '[NEW FILM] George Harrison - Live at the Omni, Atlanta, Georgia (November 28th, 1974) Super 8 Film'

(Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 28, 1974, show scheduled for 6:00 p.m. EST; during George Harrison and Ravi Shankar’s 1974 North American tour) — Ex-Beatle George Harrison performed the first of two shows tonight at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia, on the 16th stop of his 45-show George Harrison & Friends North American Tour in support of his next single “Dark Horse,” the title track of his forthcoming studio album, and his new label, Dark Horse Records. Continue reading George Harrison performs first of two shows in Atlanta 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 28 1974) →

Video: 'George Harrison Baton Rouge 11/26/74'

(Tuesday, November 26, 1974, afternoon/evening CST; during George Harrison and Ravi Shankar’s 1974 North American tour) — Ex-Beatle George Harrison performed tonight at LSU Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on the 14th stop of his 45-show George Harrison & Friends North American Tour in support of his next single “Dark Horse,” the title track of his new album, and his new label, Dark Horse Records. Continue reading George Harrison performs in Baton Rouge 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 26 1974) →

Video: 'Elton John/John Lennon I Saw Her Standing There (rehearsal) 1974'

(Tuesday, November 26, 1974) — Ex-Beatle John Lennon joined Elton John in rehearsals today at the Record Plant studios in New York, for Elton’s Nov. 28, 1974, Thanksgiving concert at Madison Square Garden. Continue reading John Lennon rehearses with Elton John for ‘surprise’ appearance in New York 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 26 1974) →

Video: 'George Harrison Hofheinz Pavillion Houston, TX 11/24/1974' (sound is from The Concert for Bangladesh not from 1974)

(Sunday, November 24, 1974, afternoon/evening CST; during George Harrison and Ravi Shankar’s 1974 North American tour) — Ex-Beatle George Harrison performed the first of two shows today at Hofheinz Pavilion, University of Houston in Houston, Texas, on the 13th stop of his 45-show George Harrison & Friends North American Tour in support of his next single “Dark Horse,” the title track of his new album, and his new label, Dark Horse Records. Continue reading George Harrison performs in Houston 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 24 1974) →

(Saturday, November 23, 1974) — “Dark Horse” by former Beatle George Harrison debuted at #69 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Continue reading ‘Dark Horse’ by George Harrison debuts at #69 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 23 1974) →