‘I’m Making Believe’ by The Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 9 1944)

1940s, Popular Music 1940s

(Saturday, December 9, 1944) — “I’m Making Believe” by The Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Selling Retail Records chart for two consecutive weeks (Dec. 9/16, 1944). Continue reading ‘I’m Making Believe’ by The Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald peaks at #1 in USA 80 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 9 1944) →

‘Out of Touch’ by Hall & Oates peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 8 1984)

1980s, Popular Music 1980s

(Saturday, December 8, 1984) — “Out of Touch” by Hall & Oates peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Dec. 8/15, 1984). Continue reading ‘Out of Touch’ by Hall & Oates peaks at #1 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 8 1984) →

‘No More Lonely Nights’ by Paul McCartney peaks at #6 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 8 1984)

1980s, Movies 1980s, Popular Music 1980s, The Beatles 1980s

(Saturday, December 8, 1984) — “No More Lonely Nights” by Paul McCartney peaked at #6 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘No More Lonely Nights’ by Paul McCartney peaks at #6 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 8 1984) →

‘Kung Fu Fighting’ by Carl Douglas peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 7 1974)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s

(Saturday, December 7, 1974) — “Kung Fu Fighting” by Carl Douglas peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks (Dec. 7/14, 1974). Continue reading ‘Kung Fu Fighting’ by Carl Douglas peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 7 1974) →

‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ Christmas animated television special debuts on NBC 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 6 1964)

1960s, Christmas, Popular Music 1960s, Television 1960s


Video: 'Classic Christmas Movies [Compilation] | MEGA CLASSIC CHRISTMAS COMPILATION | Advent Calendar #3' ('Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer' at 25:16)

(Sunday, December 6, 1964, 5:30 p.m. EDT) — Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, a Christmas television special about a misfit reindeer and his friends who look for a place that will accept them and produced in stop motion animation by Rankin/Bass, first aired tonight on NBC. Continue reading ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ Christmas animated television special debuts on NBC 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 6 1964) →

George Harrison performs twice at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 6 1974)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: 'George Harrison - US/Canadian 1974 Dark Horse Tour (Restored Pro-Shot Videotape Footage)' (dark shirt believed to be first show, yellow shirt believed to be second show)

(Friday, December 6, 1974, two shows scheduled to begin at 5:00 and 9:30 p.m. EST; during George Harrison and Ravi Shankar’s 1974 North American tour) — Ex-Beatle George Harrison performed two shows today at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario, on the 19th stop of his 45-show “George Harrison & Friends North American Tour” in support of his new single “Dark Horse,” the title track of his new album, and Dark Horse Records. Continue reading George Harrison performs twice at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 6 1974) →

George Harrison releases ‘Ding Dong, Ding Dong’/’I Don’t Care Anymore’ single 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 6 1974)

1970s, Popular Music 1970s, The Beatles 1970s


Video: 'Ding Dong, Ding Dong'

(Friday, December 6, 1974) — The single “Ding Dong, Ding Dong“/”I Don’t Care Anymore” by ex-Beatle George Harrison was released today in the UK (Dec. 23, 1974 in the U.S. with “Hari’s on Tour (Express)” on the B-side). Continue reading George Harrison releases ‘Ding Dong, Ding Dong’/’I Don’t Care Anymore’ single 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 6 1974) →

‘Time Is on My Side’ by The Rolling Stones peaks at #6 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 5 1964)

1960s, Popular Music 1960s

(Saturday, December 5, 1964) — “Time Is on My Side” by The Rolling Stones peaked today at #6 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 singles chart for three weeks. Continue reading ‘Time Is on My Side’ by The Rolling Stones peaks at #6 in USA 60 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 5 1964) →