Video: 'John Lennon The making of Imagine 1971'
(Thursday, May 27, 1971) — Former Beatle John Lennon tracked 11 takes (6 complete) of “Imagine” today at Ascot Sound Studios, his home recording facility at Tittenhurst Park near Ascot in Berkshire.
Continue reading John Lennon tracks title song for ‘Imagine’ album 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 27 1971)
Video: 'How do you Sleep John Lennon'
(Wednesday, May 26, 1971) — Former Beatle John Lennon, with former bandmate George Harrison in attendance, tracked 11 takes (5 complete) of “How Do You Sleep?” and recorded 6 takes (2 complete) of “Crippled Inside” today at Ascot Sound Studios, his home recording facility at Tittenhurst Park near Ascot in Berkshire.
Continue reading John Lennon tracks ‘How Do You Sleep?’ and ‘Crippled Inside’ with George Harrison 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 26 1971)
Video: 'Gimme Some Truth (Take 4)'
(Tuesday, May 25, 1971) — Former Beatle John Lennon tracked 5 takes (1 complete) of “Gimme Some Truth,” 42 takes (7 complete) of “How?” and one take of “Oh Yoko!” today at Ascot Sound Studios, his home recording facility at Tittenhurst Park near Ascot in Berkshire.
Continue reading John Lennon tracks ‘Gimme Some Truth,’ ‘How?’ and ‘Oh Yoko!’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 25 1971)
Video: 'Jealous Guy (Elements Mix)'
(Monday, May 24, 1971) — Former Beatle John Lennon tracked 28 takes (4 complete) of “Jealous Guy” and 8 takes (3 complete) of a remake of “I Don’t Wanna Be a Soldier Mama” today at Ascot Sound Studios, his home recording facility at Tittenhurst Park near Ascot in Berkshire.
Continue reading John Lennon tracks ‘Jealous Guy’ and ‘I Don’t Wanna Be a Soldier Mama’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 24 1971)
Video: 'John Lennon - Imagine (original demo)'
(Sunday, May 23, 1971) — Former Beatle John Lennon recorded a piano/vocal demo of “Imagine” today at Ascot Sound Studios, his home recording facility at Tittenhurst Park near Ascot in Berkshire.
Continue reading John Lennon records ‘Imagine’ piano demo 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 23 1971)
Video: 'WATCHING THE WHEELS. (Ultimate Mix, 2020) - John Lennon (official music video HD)'
(Saturday, May 23, 1981) — “Watching the Wheels,” by former Beatle John Lennon peaks at #10 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
Continue reading ‘Watching the Wheels’ by John Lennon peaks at #10 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 23 1981)
Video: 'God Save Oz (Ultimate Mix)'
(Saturday, May 22, 1971) — Former Beatle John Lennon recorded “God Save Us” and “Do the Oz” today at Ascot Sound Studios, his home recording facility at Tittenhurst Park near Ascot in Berkshire.
Continue reading John Lennon records ‘God Save Us’ and ‘Do the Oz’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 22 1971)
(Saturday, May 22, 1971) — “Here Comes the Sun” by Richie Havens (written by George Harrison of The Beatles) peaked at #16 on today’s Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for the first of three weeks.
Continue reading ‘Here Comes the Sun’ by Richie Havens peaks at #16 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 22 1971)
(Thursday, May 20, 1971) — Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, appeared today for the June 12, 1971, edition of the French TV show Le Grand Amphi during a promotional tour at the Cannes Film Festival in France, where the couple was promoting their avant-garde films Apotheosis and Fly (click here to watch the video).
Video: 'Ram (Paul & Linda McCartney) 2012 Remaster' (first 12 videos constitute original album)
(Monday, May 17, 1971) — Ram, a studio album by Paul McCartney and his wife, Linda McCartney, was released today in the U.S. (May 21, 1971, in the UK) by Apple Records.
Continue reading ‘Ram’ by Paul and Linda McCartney released in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 17 1971)
