Video: 'John Lennon - Angel Baby (with lyrics)'
(Wednesday, October 17, 1973) — Ex-Beatle John Lennon began recording songs for his Back To Mono project today at A&M Studio in Hollywood, recording his favorite oldies with producer Phil Spector. An atmosphere of chaos pervaded these sessions (which ended Dec. 14, 1973) and only the first four tracks listed would eventually see release on the Rock ‘N’ Roll album released by Apple in Feb. 1975.
Video: 'Paul McCartney (6/9) - Wingspan' (Aug. 31-Sept. 23, 1973, at 2:07)
(Sunday, September 23, 1973) — Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his group Wings left Lagos today and returned home to England, having recorded most of their next album, Band On The Run. Continue reading McCartney, Wings return from Lagos after recording bulk of ‘Band On The Run’ album 40 years ago today (1973)
Video: 'Imagine John Lennon Documentation HD part 6' (Sept. 18, 1973, at 3:15)
(Tuesday, September 18, 1973) — Ex-Beatle John Lennon moved out of the Dakota apartment in New York today and headed off to Los Angeles to begin an 18-month separation from wife Yoko Ono. Continue reading John Lennon, Yoko Ono separate 40 years ago today (1973)
Video: 'John Lennon - Rock And Roll People [take 5, 08-04-73]'
(Saturday, August 4, 1973) — Former Beatle John Lennon recorded “Rock and Roll People” today at Record Plant Studios in New York during the sessions (which began in July) for his next album Mind Games. Continue reading Lennon records ‘Rock and Roll People’ 40 years ago today (1973)
Video: 'The Beatles at Cavern (full documentary)' (1973 demolition at 35:31)
(Tuesday, June 5, 1973) — The Cavern Club in Liverpool, England, the venue where The Beatles started, was demolished today to allow construction of an underground railway ventilation duct, before being used as a car park. Continue reading Original Cavern Club demolished in Liverpool 40 years ago today (1973)
Video: '15th Grammy Awards 72' (6 videos)
(Saturday, March 3, 1973, 9:00 p.m. CST) — Robert Flack won the top two awards at the 15th Grammy Awards at Tennessee Theater in Nashville tonight, including Song of the Year (Ewan MacColl, songwriter) and Record of the Year (Joel Dorn, producer) for her ballad “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face.” Continue reading Roberta Flack wins top Grammy awards 40 years ago this hour (1973)
Video: Aug. 30, 1972 (only 'Imagine' missing from ABC-TV broadcast of Dec. 15, 1972)
(Friday, December 15, 1972, 10 p.m. EST) — An Aug. 30, 1972, performance by ex-Beatle John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono with The Plastic Ono Elephant’s Memory band at Madison Square Garden in New York City to benefit the Willowbrook School for Children, a home for retarded children, was televised tonight on ABC.
Video: 'Rory Storm & the Hurricanes'
(Thursday, September 28, 1972) — Singer Rory Storm, 34, of Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, which featured drummer Ringo Starr before he quit to join The Beatles in August 1962, killed himself today in an apparent suicide pact with his mother. He reportedly couldn’t accept that his band didn’t enjoy the same success as other bands from the Liverpool scene.
Video: 'Come Together' (Aug. 22, 1972)
(Tuesday, August 22, 1972) — Ex-Beatle John Lennon continued rehearsing today at Butterfly Studios in New York City for the “One to One” benefit concerts for children with mental challenges, scheduled for Madison Square Garden on Aug. 30.
Audio: 'Hound Dog' (Aug. 21, 1972)
(Monday, August 21, 1972) — Ex-Beatle John Lennon rehearsed Hound Dog, Don’t Be Cruel and Roll Over Beethoven today at Butterfly Studios in New York City for the “One to One” benefit concerts for children with mental challenges, scheduled for Madison Square Garden on Aug. 30. Continue reading Lennon rehearses oldies for ‘One to One’ benefit 40 years ago today (1972)
