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.
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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.
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(Saturday, May 23, 1981) — “I Missed Again” by Phil Collins peaked at #19 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart (his first solo chart record on the Hot 100) for two weeks. Continue reading ‘I Missed Again’ by Phil Collins peaks at #19 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 23 1981)
Video: 'George Harrison - All Those Years Ago [High Quality]'
(Saturday, May 23, 1981) — “All Those Years Ago,” by former Beatle George Harrison, a tribute to his late former bandmate, John Lennon, who murdered last year by a deranged fan (with former Beatles Ringo Starr on drums and Paul McCartney on backing vocals, recorded separately) debuted at #33 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
Continue reading ‘All Those Years Ago,’ George Harrison’s tribute to John Lennon, debuts at #33 in USA 40 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (May 23 1981)
(Saturday, May 23, 1981) — “Super Trouper” by ABBA peaked at #45 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week.
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Video: 'Joplin, Mo., Dramatic Tornado Video: Twisters Rip Across Midwest; Levels City'
(Sunday, May 22, 2011, 5:34 p.m.-6:12 p.m. CDT; during the 2011 Joplin tornado, part of the Tornado outbreak sequence of May 21–26, 2011) — The deadliest tornado to strike the United States in half a century roared into the heart of Joplin, Missouri, tonight with winds of 200 mph, claiming 158 lives (with an additional eight indirect deaths), injuring some 1,150 others and destroying about 8,000 homes and businesses.
Continue reading 158 people killed as monster twister destroys Joplin, Missouri 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 22 2011)
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.
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(Saturday, May 22, 1971) — “Woodstock” by Matthews’ Southern Comfort peaked today at #23 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks.
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Video: 'An Encounter With History: Dedication of the LBJ Library, 5/22/71. MP2073.'
(Saturday, May 22, 1971, 11:30 a.m. CDT) — The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, more commonly known as the “LBJ Presidential Library,” was dedicated today in Austin, Texas on the campus of the University of Texas, with U.S. President Richard Nixon and former U.S. President Johnson attending.
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