Category Archives: The Beatles 1970s

Paul McCartney’s first album with Wings, ‘Wild Life,’ peaks at #10 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 22 1972)


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(Saturday, January 22, 1972)Wild Life, the debut album by Paul McCartney’s new post-Beatles British–American rock band Wings, peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart for two consecutive weeks. Continue reading Paul McCartney’s first album with Wings, ‘Wild Life,’ peaks at #10 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 22 1972)

John Lennon & Yoko Ono perform ‘Imagine’ during third taping as co-hosts for ‘The Mike Douglas Show’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 20 1972)


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(Thursday, January 20, 1972, evening EST) — John Lennon and Yoko Ono taped their third of five appearances this evening as co-hosts on the prestigious Emmy award-winning WBC (Westinghouse Broadcasting Corporation) afternoon talk show The Mike Douglas Show for airing in syndication on Feb. 17, 1972. Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono perform ‘Imagine’ during third taping as co-hosts for ‘The Mike Douglas Show’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 20 1972)

John Lennon & Yoko Ono tape second co-hosting appearance on ‘The Mike Douglas Show’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 18 1972)


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(Tuesday, January 18, 1972, evening EST) — Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, taped their second of five appearances today at KYW-TV in Philadelphia as co-hosts on the prestigious Emmy award-winning WBC (Westinghouse Broadcasting Corporation) afternoon talk show The Mike Douglas Show for airing in syndication on Feb. 15, 1972. Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono tape second co-hosting appearance on ‘The Mike Douglas Show’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 18 1972)

John Lennon & Yoko Ono tape first of five shows as co-hosts for ‘The Mike Douglas Show’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 14 1972)


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(Friday, January 14, 1972, afternoon EST) — Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, taped the first of five programs as co-hosts today on the prestigious Emmy award-winning WBC (Westinghouse Broadcasting Corporation) afternoon talk show The Mike Douglas Show at KYW-TV, 1619 Walnut Street in Philadelphia. Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono tape first of five shows as co-hosts for ‘The Mike Douglas Show’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 14 1972)

‘The Concert For Bangla Desh’ live triple album by George Harrison & Friends debuts at #14 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 8 1972)


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(Saturday, January 8, 1972)The Concert For Bangla Desh live triple album by George Harrison and celebrity friends debuted at #14 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart. Continue reading ‘The Concert For Bangla Desh’ live triple album by George Harrison & Friends debuts at #14 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 8 1972)

Wings’ first studio album ‘Wild Life’ debuts at #25 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 25 1971)


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(Christmas Day, Saturday, December 25, 1971)Wild Life, the debut album by Paul McCartney’s new post-Beatles British–American rock band Wings, debuted at #25 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart. Continue reading Wings’ first studio album ‘Wild Life’ debuts at #25 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 25 1971)

‘The Concert For Bangla Desh’ album by George Harrison & Friends released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 20 1971)


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(Monday, December 20, 1971)The Concert For Bangla Desh, a live triple album credited to “George Harrison & Friends” featuring highlights of two concerts of the same name held on Aug. 1, 1971, at New York’s Madison Square Garden, was released today in the United States (Jan. 10, 1972 in the UK). Continue reading ‘The Concert For Bangla Desh’ album by George Harrison & Friends released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 20 1971)

John Lennon & Yoko Ono perform at benefit for Attica Prison riot families 50 years ago #OnThisDate #OTD (Dec 17 1971)

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(Friday, December 17, 1971, evening EST) — Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, performed tonight at the Apollo Theater in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City in the borough of Manhattan, at a concert benefit for the families of the victims of the recent riot at New York’s Attica State Prison. Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono perform at benefit for Attica Prison riot families 50 years ago #OnThisDate #OTD (Dec 17 1971)

John Lennon & Yoko Ono tape fractious appearance on ‘The David Frost Show’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 16 1971)

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(Thursday, December 16, 1971, taping began at 6:00 p.m. EST) — Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, taped an appearance on The David Frost Show tonight in New York City for broadcast in syndication on Jan. 13, 1972. Continue reading John Lennon & Yoko Ono tape fractious appearance on ‘The David Frost Show’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 16 1971)

John Sinclair released from prison, telephones John Lennon & Yoko Ono 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 13 1971)


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(Monday, December 13, 1971) — Three days after the John Sinclair Freedom Rally, a protest and concert headlined by former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, at the Crisler Arena at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan, John Sinclair was unexpectedly released today from Southern Michigan Prison in Jackson after serving more than two years of a 10-year prison term for possession of two marijuana cigarettes. Continue reading John Sinclair released from prison, telephones John Lennon & Yoko Ono 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 13 1971)