Category Archives: Popular Music 1970s

George Harrison performs first of two shows in Atlanta 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)

George Harrison performs in Baton Rouge 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 26 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)

John Lennon rehearses with Elton John for ‘surprise’ appearance in New York 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)

George Harrison performs in Houston 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 24 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)

George Harrison performs in Fort Worth, Texas 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 22 1974)


Video: 'George Harrison - Live in Fort Worth, Texas (November 22, 1974)'

(Friday, November 22, 1974, evening CST; during George Harrison and Ravi Shankar’s 1974 North American tour) — Ex-Beatle George Harrison performed two shows today at Tarrant County Convention Center in Fort Worth, Texas, on the 12th 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 Fort Worth, Texas 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 22 1974)