Category Archives: Television 1970s

Gladys Knight & the Pips perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 29 1970)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, Television 1970s, Vietnam War


Video: 'GRADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS / I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GROPEVINE'

(Easter Sunday, March 29, 1970, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST; during the Vietnam War) — Gladys Knight & the Pips performed “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV variety series The Ed Sullivan Show, filmed earlier this month at Brooke General Hospital in San Antonio and Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Denver to entertain wounded Vietnam veterans. Continue reading Gladys Knight & the Pips perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 29 1970) →

‘The Beatles Songbook’ tribute featured on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 1 1970)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, Television 1970s


Video: 'The Beatles - Let It Be (Ed Sullivan Promo)'

(Sunday, March 1, 1970, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — Several artists, including Duke Ellington and Jim Henson’s Muppets, performed various songs by The Beatles on tonight’s episode of the CBS-TV variety series The Ed Sullivan Show live from the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City. Continue reading ‘The Beatles Songbook’ tribute featured on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 1 1970) →

B.J. Thomas performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 25 1970)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, Television 1970s


Video: 'B.J. Thomas - Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Soundtrack)'

(Sunday, January 25, 1970, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — B.J. Thomas performed “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head” on tonight’s episode on the CBS-TV variety series The Ed Sullivan Show live from the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City. Continue reading B.J. Thomas performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 25 1970) →

Ike and Tina Turner Revue, Flip Wilson perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 11 1970)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, Television 1970s


Video: 'Ike & Tina Turner Revue Proud Mary'

(Sunday, January 11, 1970, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — The Ike and Tina Turner Revue performed “Proud Mary” on tonight’s episode on the CBS-TV variety series The Ed Sullivan Show live from the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City. Continue reading Ike and Tina Turner Revue, Flip Wilson perform on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 11 1970) →

Oliver performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 4 1970)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, Television 1970s


Video: 'Oliver - Good Morning Starshine'

(Sunday, January 4, 1970, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) — Olive performed a medley of his hits, including “Good Morning Starshine,” on tonight’s episode on the CBS-TV variety series The Ed Sullivan Show live from the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City. Continue reading Oliver performs on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 4 1970) →

Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini interviewed on ’60 Minutes’ 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 18 1979)

1970s, Television 1970s


Video: 'Face to Face with the Ayatollah'

(Sunday, November 18, 1979, 7:00 p.m. EST; during the Iran hostage crisis) — CBS correspondent Mike Wallace became the first Western reporter to interview Iran’s Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini on tonight’s edition of 60 Minutes, two weeks after a group of Iranian college students stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran, taking more than 50 Americans hostage. Continue reading Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini interviewed on ’60 Minutes’ 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 18 1979) →

Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) debuts 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 7 1979)

1970s, Television 1970s


Video: '1979 - ESPN commercials - First Day / 3 months: SportsCenter, NCAA'

(Friday, September 7, 1979, 7:00 p.m. EDT) — The Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN), an American-based global cable and satellite television channel that focuses on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports highlight and talk shows, and other original programming, made its cable TV debut tonight. Continue reading Entertainment and Sports Programming Network (ESPN) debuts 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 7 1979) →

Ringo Starr appears on ‘Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon’ 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 3 1979)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, Television 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: 'Ringo Starr & Bill Wyman answering phones on the Jerry Lewis Telethon 1979'

(Monday, September 3, 1979) — Former Beatle Ringo Starr appeared today at the Sahara Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas as a special guest on the annual “The Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon,” an annual Labor Day telethon to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Continue reading Ringo Starr appears on ‘Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon’ 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 3 1979) →

George Harrison interviewed at Donington Park Racetrack 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 3 1979)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, Television 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: 'George Harrison and Jackie Stewart Interview Motorsport 06/03/1979'

(Sunday, June 3, 1979) — Former Beatle George Harrison was interviewed with former racing driver Jackie Stewart today during a charity race in memory of the late Swedish racing driver Gunnar Nilsson at Donington Park Racetrack in Donington Castle, England. Continue reading George Harrison interviewed at Donington Park Racetrack 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 3 1979) →