Video: 'I'm A Fool To Care'
(Monday, February 17, 1970, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. BST) — “I’m A Fool To Care” by Ringo Starr was completed today at EMI Studio 2 in London for his debut solo album Sentimental Journey as Francis Shaw conducted a 15-piece string orchestra. Continue reading Starr completes ‘I’m A Fool To Care’ for debut solo LP 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 17 1970)
Video: 'Instant Karma! (We All Shine On) - Lennon/Ono with The Plastic Ono Band (official music video)' (video take three; audio is from studio recording)
(Wednesday, February 11, 1970, 7:30-10:00 p.m. BST) — John Lennon of The Beatles and his wife, Yoko Ono, performed Lennon’s new single “Instant Karma” tonight on BBC1’s Top of the Pops in Studio 8 at the BBC’s Television Centre in London for broadcast the following day. Continue reading Lennon performs ‘Instant Karma!’ on ‘Top Of The Pops’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 10 1970)
Video: 'Dream'
(Tuesday, February 10, 1970, 7:00-9:20 p.m. BST) — “Dream” by Ringo Starr of The Beatles was completed tonight at EMI Studio in London for his debut solo album Sentimental Journey. Continue reading Starr completes ‘Dream’ for debut solo LP 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 10 1970)
Video: 'BED PEACE starring John Lennon & Yoko Ono' (Feb. 10, 1970, at 1:10:11)
(Tuesday, February 10, 1970) — John Lennon of The Beatles and his wife, Yoko Ono, were filmed today for the closing credits of Bed Peace, a documentary about the couple’s Bed-Ins for Peace, specifically the second one at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal during late May and early June 1969. Continue reading Lennon, Ono filmed for ‘Bed Peace’ documentary 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 10 1970)
Video: 'John Lennon_LPIT' (8 videos)
(Saturday, February 7, 1970) — Live Peace in Toronto 1969 by the Plastic Ono Band, which included John Lennon of The Beatles, his wife, Yoko Ono, Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann and Alan White, peaked at #10 on today’s Billboard Top LP’s chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Live Peace in Toronto 1969’ by Plastic Ono Band peaks at #10 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 7 1970)
Video: 'Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)'
(Friday, February 6, 1970) — The single “Instant Karma!”/“Who Has Seen The Wind?” by Lennon/Ono with The Plastic Ono Band, a rock band formed by John Lennon of The Beatles and his wife, Yoko Ono, as a vehicle for their collaborative and solo projects, was released today in the UK (Feb. 16, 1970, in the U.S.). Continue reading ‘Instant Karma!’ by Lennon/Ono with The Plastic Ono Band released 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 6 1970)
Video: 'The Beatles Tapes John Lennon Interview June 1969 Pt 1 David Wigg RARE' (Feb. 5, 1970, at 13:54-21:47)
(Thursday, February 5, 1970) — John Lennon of The Beatles and his wife, Yoko Ono, were interviewed today by David Wigg at The Beatles’ Apple headquarters in London for the Feb. 15, 1970, edition of the BBC Radio 1 program Scene And Heard. Continue reading Lennon, Ono interviewed for BBC’s ‘Scene and Heard’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 5 1970)
Video: 'John Lennon and Yoko Ono with Michael X'
(Wednesday, February 4, 1970) — John Lennon of The Beatles and his wife, Yoko Ono, exchanged a bag of their shorn hair for a pair of Muhammad Ali’s bloodstained boxing shorts today at a Black Power commune on Holloway Road, North London, called the “Black House.” Continue reading Lennon, Ono donate bag of their hair to Michael X 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 4 1970)
Video: 'Ringo Starr Joke Wall | Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | George Schlatter'
(Tuesday, January 27, 1970) — While in Los Angeles to promote his film The Magic Christian, Ringo Starr of The Beatles taped an appearance today on sketch comedy television program Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In at NBC’s Burbank facility for broadcast on Feb. 23, 1970. Continue reading Ringo Starr tapes appearance on ‘Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In’ 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1970)
Video: 'Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)'
(Tuesday, January 27, 1970, 7:00 p.m.-3:00 a.m. BST) — John Lennon, who had privately informed his fellow Beatles on Sept. 20, 1969, that he was leaving the group, completed his second studio recording as a solo artist tonight, recording “Instant Karma!” at EMI Studio 2 in London. Continue reading John Lennon records ‘Instant Karma!’ 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 27 1970)
