Video: 'Paul McCartney - Celebration'
(Tuesday, October 14, 1997, 7:30 p.m. BST) — Paul McCartney’s new classical piece Standing Stone premiered tonight at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Continue reading McCartney’s ‘Standing Stone’ premieres in London 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 14 1997)
Video: 'Ringo Starr - "Vertical Man" EPK 1998' (Sept. 29, 1997, at 1:15-3:03)
(Monday, September 29, 1997) — Former Beatle Ringo Starr joined fellow former Beatle Paul McCartney today at McCartney’s Hogg Hill Mill studio at Icklesham in Sussex, England, to record bass for two tracks (and backing vocals on one of those two tracks) for Starr’s next studio album Vertical Man. Continue reading McCartney overdubs bass, vocals to Starr’s next album 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 29 1997)
Video: 'Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight - Music for Montserrat'
(Monday, September 15, 1997, 7:45 p.m. BST) — Music For Montserrat, a concert to raise funds for the Caribbean island recently devastated by a major volcanic eruption, was held tonight at Royal Albert Hall in London. Continue reading Paul McCartney headlines Music for Montserrat benefit concert 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 15 1997)
Video: 'Paul McCartney interview on Late Night w Conan O'Brien (1997)'
(Monday, June 30, 1997) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney was interviewed today at Paul’s MPL offices in London for the July 10, 1997, edition of NBC-TV talk show Late Night with Conan O’Brien to promote his new album, Flaming Pie. Continue reading Paul McCartney interviewed for ‘Late Night with Conan O’Brien’ 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 30 1997)
Video: 'Paul McCartney Talks about Linda 1997'
(Tuesday, June 24, 1997) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney was interviewed today at his home in in Icklesham, England, by Matt Lauer of NBC’s Today for broadcast on July 7-9, 1997, to promote his new album, Flaming Pie. Continue reading Paul McCartney interviewed for NBC’s ‘Today’ show 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 24 1997)
(Saturday, May 24, 1997) — “The World Tonight” by former Beatle Paul McCartney peaked at #64 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘The World Tonight’ by Paul McCartney peaks at #64 in USA 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 24 1997)
Video: '1997 The World Tonight' (10 videos)
(Saturday, May 17, 1997, 6:00 p.m. BST) — Paul McCartney’s Town Hall Meeting, a question and answer event hosted by John Fugelsang featuring the former Beatle, was transmitted live tonight on VH-1 from Bishopsgate Memorial Hall, in Bishopsgate, East London. Continue reading Paul McCartney holds a live televised town hall in London 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 17 1997)
Video: '1997 The World Tonight' (10 videos)
(Friday, May 16, 1997, 9:00 p.m. EDT) — In the World Tonight, a documentary about the making of Paul McCartney’s Flaming Pie album, received it’s worldwide television premiere tonight on VH-1 in the United States. Continue reading McCartney’s ‘In The World Tonight’ documentary debuts 20 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 16 1997)
Video: 'Ringo Starr George Harrison Paul McCartney Interview 5/24/1997 Access Hollywood' (May 16 1997, at 1:57 and 5:05 and 5:35)
(Friday, May 16, 1997) — Former Beatle George Harrison and Indian musician Ravi Shankar continued their promotional tour for Chants of India, a new album by Shankar and produced by Harrison, today at the Plaza Hotel in New York with a second of two days of interviews with various media outlets.
Video: 'George Harrison - The Last Performance (John Fugelsang)'
(Wednesday, May 14, 1997) — Former Beatle George Harrison and Indian musician Ravi Shankar taped a two-and-a-half-hour interview today with John Fugelsang for the VH-1 program George & Ravi – Yin & Yang, which would debut July 24, 1997. Continue reading Harrison, Shankar interviewed for VH-1 television special 20 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 14 1997)
