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In 1972, Hey, hereʹs an idea for a weekly series — a sitcom set at a local bar. “Cheers”? Nope. ABCʹs “The Corner Bar,” with former Bowery Boy Gabriel Dell as the bartender, soon to be replaced by Anne Meara and Eugene Roche. Alan King is the executive producer.
In 1972, “The Super” began airing on ABC. The Super…what?
In 1973, “Moving Waves” album by Focus was certified Gold by the RIAA
In 1974, “Hollywood Swinging” single by Kool and The Gang was certified Gold by the RIAA. In 2000, parodist David Tanny wrote the melody as “Hollywood Squarin'”
In 1975, On the cover of TV Guide: “cast of The Jeffersons”. Other Articles: Mickey Mouse Club, Olympics
In 1975, R.C., “Cut The Cake” by AWB peaked at number ten on the pop singles chart.
In 1975, R.C., “Get Down, Get Down (Get On The Floor)” by Joe Simon peaked at number eight on the pop singles chart.
In 1975, R.C., “Love Will Keep Us Together” by Captain and Tennille peaked at number one on the pop singles chart.
In 1975, R.C., “Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me)” by Doobie Brothers peaked at #11 on the pop singles chart.
In 1975, R.C., “When Will I Be Loved” by Linda Ronstadt peaked at number two on the pop singles chart.
In 1976, A 110-foot model of King Kong is dropped off the World Trade Center in New York for the movie remake.
In 1976, Deidre Hall made her debut playing psychiatrist Doctor Marlena Evans who treated Mickey Horton (John Clarke) in the soap opera “Days of Our Lives.” Mickey was in a sanitarium and Marlena as the psychiatrist treated him. Deidre would also star in the "Electra Woman and Dyna Girl" series within the 1976-77 season of "The Krofft Supershow" on ABC-TV. Her twin sister, Andrea, would join in the summer of 1977.
In 1978, The musical play “Evita,” written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, and starring Elaine Paige, opened in London.
In 1970, "Catch-22" was released by Paramount Pictures / Filmways; Mike Nichols (director); Buck Henry (screenplay); Alan Arkin, Martin Balsam, Richard Benjamin, Art Garfunkel, Jack Gilford, Buck Henry, Bob Newhart, Anthony Perkins, Paula Prentiss, Martin Sheen, Jon Voight, Orson Welles, Bob Balaban, Susanne Benton, Norman Fell, Charles Grodin, Austin Pendleton, Peter Bonerz, Jon Korkes, John Brent, Collin Wilcox-Horne, Phil Roth, Bruce Kirby, Jack Riley, Felice Orlandi, Marcel Dalio, Evi Maltagliati, Elizabeth Wilson, Richard Libertini, Liam Dunn, Olimpia Carlisi
In 1972, "Shaft's Big Score!" was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; Gordon Parks (director); Ernest Tidyman (screenplay); Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Drew Bundini Brown, Joe Mascolo, Wally Taylor, Julius Harris, Rosalind Miles, Joe Santos, Robert Kya-Hill, Thomas Anderson, Frank Adonis, Cihangir Ghaffari, Kathy Imrie, Don Blakely, Angelo Gnazzo, Henry Ferrentino, Melvin Green Jr., Dan Hannafin, Marilyn Hamlin, Kitty Jones, Evelyn Davis
In 1972, "Beware! The Blob" was released by Jack H. Harris Enterprises Inc.; Larry Hagman (director); Anthony Harris, Jack Woods (screenplay); Robert Walker Jr., Gwynne Gilford, Richard Stahl, Richard Webb, Marlene Clark, Gerrit Graham, J.J. Johnston, Dick Van Patten, Randy Stonehill, Cindy Williams, Larry Norman, Bill Coontz, Shelley Berman, Godfrey Cambridge, Larry Hagman, Carol Lynley, Burgess Meredith, Danny Goldman, Rockne Tarkington, Sid Haig, Del Close, Robert N. Goodman, Byron Keith, Tiger Joe Marsh, Fred Smoot, Preston Hagman, Conrad Rothmann, John Houser, Patrick McAllister, Margie Adleman
In 1972, "Frenzy" was released by Universal Pictures; Alfred Hitchcock (director); Anthony Shaffer (screenplay); Jon Finch, Alec McCowen, Barry Foster, Billie Whitelaw, Anna Massey, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Bernard Cribbins, Vivien Merchant, Michael Bates, Jean Marsh, Clive Swift, Madge Ryan, Elsie Randolph, John Boxer, Jimmy Gardner, Gerald Sim, Noel Johnson, Rita Webb, Michael Sheard, Richard Stapley, Susan Travers, Joby Blanshard, John Cater, Gerry Cowper, Maxwell Craig, Charles Farrell, Harry Fielder, Drewe Henley, Alfred Hitchcock, Doreen Mantle, Margaret Nolan, Colin Spaull, Fred Wood, Martin Wyldeck
In 1972, "The Groundstar Conspiracy" was released by Universal Pictures / Hal Roach Studios; Lamont Johnson (director); Douglas Heyes (screenplay); George Peppard, Michael Sarrazin, Christine Belford, Cliff Potts, James Olson, Tim O'Connor, James McEachin, Alan Oppenheimer
In 1972, "The Revengers" was released by National General Pictures / Cinema Center Films / Estudios Churubusco Azteca S.A.; Daniel Mann (director); Wendell Mayes (screenplay); William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Woody Strode, Roger Hanin, Susan Hayward, René Koldehoff, Jorge Martínez de Hoyos, Arthur Hunnicutt, Warren Vanders, Larry Pennell, James Daughton, Scott Holden, John Kelly, Lorraine Chanel, Jorge Luke, Raúl Pérez Prieto, Carlos Amez Rocha
In 1974, "The Terminal Man" was released by Warner Bros.; Mike Hodges (director/screenplay); George Segal, Joan Hackett, Richard Dysart, Norman Burton, Jill Clayburgh, Donald Moffat, Michael C. Gwynne, William Hansen, James B. Sikking, Matt Clark, Jim Antonio, Burke Byrnes
In 1974, "Where the Red Fern Grows" was released by Crown International Pictures / Doty-Dayton Productions; Norman Tokar (director); Douglas C. Stewart, Eleanor Lamb (screenplay); James Whitmore, Beverly Garland, Jack Ging, Lonny Chapman, Stewart Petersen, Bill Dunbar, Marshall Edwards
In 1977, "New York, New York" was released by United Artists / Chartoff-Winkler Productions; Martin Scorsese (director); Mardik Martin, Earl Mac Rauch (screenplay); Liza Minnelli, Robert De Niro, Lionel Stander, Barry Primus, Mary Kay Place, Frank Sivero, Georgie Auld, George Memmoli, Harry Northup, Dick Miller, Clarence Clemons, Casey Kasem, Adam David Winkler, Jack Haley; Musical, Drama; Live Action
In 1978, "The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith" was released by Hoyts Theatres / The Film House / The Australian Film Commission / The Victorian Film Corporation; Fred Schepisi (director/screenplay); Tom E. Lewis, Freddy Reynolds, Ray Barrett, Jack Thompson, Angela Punch McGregor, Steve Dodd, Peter Carroll, Ruth Cracknell, Don Crosby, Elizabeth Alexander, Peter Sumner, Tim Robertson, Ray Meagher, Brian Anderson, Jane Harders; Drama; Live Action
In 1978, "Good Guys Wear Black" was released by American Cinema Releasing / Action One Film Partners, LTD / MarVista Productions / Western Film Productions; Ted Post (director); Bruce Cohn, Mark Medoff (screenplay); Chuck Norris, Anne Archer, Soon-Tek Oh, Dana Andrews, James Franciscus, Lloyd Haynes, Jim Backus, Lawrence P. Casey, Jerry Douglas, Stack Pierce, Aaron Norris, James Bacon, Viola Harris, Pat E. Johnson, Anthony Mannino, Joe Bennett, Michael Payne, David Starwalt, Don Pike, Benjamin J. Perry, Kathy McCullen, Michael Stark, Virginia Wing, Warren Smith; Martial Arts, Action; Live Action
In 1978, "The Great Smokey Roadblock" was released by Dimension Pictures / MarVista; John Leone (director/screenplay); Henry Fonda, Eileen Brennan, John Byner, Dub Taylor, Daina House, Austin Pendleton, Robert Englund, Susan Sarandon, Melanie Mayron, Leigh French, Mews Small, Gary Sandy, Valerie Curtin, Johnnie Collins III, Bibi Osterwald; Comedy; Live Action
In 1975, “Black Friday” by Steely Dan peaked at number 37 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1975, “Chocolate City” by Parliament/Funkadelic (Parliament) peaked at number 94 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1975, “Cry, Cry, Cry” by Shirley And Company peaked at number 91 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1975, “Cut The Cake” by The Average White Band peaked at number 10 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1975, “Do It In The Name Of Love” by Ben E. King peaked at number 60 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1975, “Feelin' That Glow” by Roberta Flack peaked at number 76 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1975, “Get Down, Get Down (Get On The Floor)” by Joe Simon peaked at number 8 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1975, “I'll Do For You Anything You Want Me To” by Barry White peaked at number 40 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1975, “I'm Not Lisa” by Jessi Colter peaked at number 4 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1975, “Love Will Keep Us Together” by The Captain And Tennille peaked at number 1 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1975, “Love Won't Let Me Wait” by Major Harris peaked at number 5 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1975, “Only Women Bleed” by Alice Cooper peaked at number 12 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1975, “Please Pardon Me (You Remind Me Of A Friend)” by Rufus And Chaka Khan peaked at number 48 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1975, “Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)” by The Doobie Brothers peaked at number 11 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1975, “The Last Farewell (For You Are Beautiful)” by Roger Whittaker peaked at number 19 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1975, “When Will I Be Loved?” by Linda Ronstadt peaked at number 2 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1975, “Wildfire” by Michael Martin Murphey peaked at number 3 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1975, “Give The People What They Want” by The O'Jays peaked at number 67 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1975, “Judy Mae” by Boomer Castleman peaked at number 65 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1975, “Lizzie And The Rainman” by Tanya Tucker peaked at number 66 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1975, “Love Will Keep Us Together” by The Captain And Tennille peaked at number 1 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1975, “What Can I Do For You” by LaBelle peaked at number 52 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1975, ✪✪ “Long Haired Country Boy” by The Charlie Daniels Band peaked at number 100 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1975, “Oh What A Shame” by Roy Wood peaked at number 13 on the U.K. pop singles chart.
In 1975, “Sending Out An S.O.S.” by Rhetta Young peaked at number 28 on the U.K. pop singles chart.
In 1975, “Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)” by The Doobie Brothers peaked at number 29 on the U.K. pop singles chart.
In 1975, “The Proud One” by The Osmonds peaked at number 5 on the U.K. pop singles chart.
In 1975, “Walking In Rhythm” by The Blackbyrds peaked at number 23 on the U.K. pop singles chart.
In 1975, “You Lay So Easy On My Mind” by Andy Williams peaked at number 32 on the U.K. pop singles chart.
In 1975, “Doctor Love / Pass It On” by The Pearls peaked at number 95 on the Australian pop singles chart.
In 1975, “Down Down / Night Ride” by Status Quo peaked at number 4 on the Australian pop singles chart.
In 1975, “Hijack / The Orient Express” by Herbie Mann peaked at number 73 on the Australian pop singles chart.
In 1975, “Love Games / The Cut Is Deep” by The Drifters peaked at number 78 on the Australian pop singles chart.
In 1975, “Only You Can / Out Of My Body” by Fox peaked at number 68 on the Australian pop singles chart.
In 1975, “To The Door Of The Sun (Alle Porte Del Sol) / Mary Go Lightly” by Al Martino peaked at number 13 on the Australian pop singles chart.
In 1975, “With You / When Forever Has Gone” by Demis Roussos peaked at number 90 on the Australian pop singles chart.
In 1975, “Yesterday's Hero / The Next Time” by John Paul Young peaked at number 8 on the Australian pop singles chart.
In 1975, ✪✪ “Wolf Creek Pass / Costaphobia (The Fear Of Spending Money)” by Lester Coombs peaked at number 50 on the Australian pop singles chart.
In 1975, “Play Me Like You Play Your Guitar” by Duane Eddy And The Rebelettes peaked at number 11 on the New Zealand pop singles chart.
In 1975, “Star On A TV Show” by The Stylistics peaked at number 28 on the New Zealand pop singles chart.
In 1975, “Listen To What The Man Said” by Paul McCartney And Wings peaked at number 18 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.
In 1975, ✪✪ “The Opera” by Dizzy Man's Band peaked at number 2 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.
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