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In 1965, The Young Rascals began recording “Good Lovin'”.
In 1966, The stop-motion animators at Rankin/Bass follow up their smash hit “Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer” with “The Ballad of Smokey the Bear” on “The General Electric Full Color Fantasy Hour.” “Rudolph” composer Johnny Marks provides lyrics and music once again, and the hour-long tale of a timid bear cub overcoming his fears to become the legendary symbol of the U.S. Forest Service fire prevention program is told by “Big Bear,” voiced by James Cagney. Smokey gets his own Saturday morning series on NBC in 1969.
In 1966, The Beatles began recording sessions for their next album, “Sergeant Pepperʹs Lonely Hearts Club Band.” However, the song they recorded on this date, “Strawberry Fields Forever,” did not make it onto that album.
In 1967, On Dark Shadows, Angelique Bouchard (Lara Parker) put a handkerchief around the toy soldier's neck. As she tightened it, Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid) began to choke, and he eventually collapsed on the floor.
In 1967, The Beatles released the single “Hello Goodbye/I Am The Walrus” in the U.K.
In 1969, The Rolling Stonesʹ “Let it Bleed,” which contains the original versions of “You Canʹt Always Get What You Want” and “Honky Tonk Woman” and the show stopper “Midnight Rambler” but no hit singles, is certified gold.
In 1969, Apollo Twelve returned to Earth with astronauts Charles Conrad Jr., Richard Gordon and Alan Bean. It was NASAʹs second moon-landing mission.
In 1970, The nationʹs outstanding collegiate football player of the year received the annual Heisman Memorial Trophy this day. He was a quarterback for the Stanford Cardinal and later went on to a sterling career in the NFL: Jim Plunkett.
In 1970, “Stephen Stills” album by Stephen Stills was certified Gold by the RIAA
In 1970, The number one selling album: In both the U.S. and Britain, itʹs “LED ZEPPELIN III”
In 1971, The number one selling albums: In the U.S.: “Santana”; In Britain: John Lennonʹs “Imagine.”
In 1972, In a Brady Bunch episode called “Goodbye, Alice, Hello”, Alice decides to leave when she feels that she can no longer communicate with the kids; When the youngsters claim they canʹt trust Alice any more, the housekeeper makes up an excuse to leave and gets her own replacement. She isnʹt gone very long before the kids change their minds.
In 1972, The first show of Don Kirshnerʹs Rock Concert TV series “In Concert” premiered on ABC-TV. Among the attractions were the Allman Brothers Band, Chuck Berry, Blood Sweat and Tears, Alice Cooper, Seals and Crofts, and Poco. Robert W. Morgan (of KHJ, Los Angeles) was the offstage announcer for the show that was staged before a live audience. “In Concert” was the creation of the guy who dreamed up the fictitious group, “The Archies” and brought fame to “The Monkees”: rock promoter, Don Kirshner. ABC-TV hired him late in 1972 as impresario for the short-lived “In Concert” series on ABC Wide World of Entertainment to begin running the next year, but Kirshner, fed up with the ABC executives not knowing the difference between the Allman Brothers and the Osmond Brothers, left to start his own syndicated version in the fall of 1973. Some FM radio stations simulcasted the broadcast in stereo since broadcast television at the time had sound in only mono.
In 1973, On the cover of TV Guide: “Jacques Cousteau Explores Antarctica”. Other Articles: Waltons, Frankenstein, Milton Berle
In 1973, R.C., “Cheaper To Keep Her” by Johnnie Taylor peaked at #15 on the pop singles chart.
In 1973, R.C., “Photograph” by Ringo Starr peaked at number one on the pop singles chart.
In 1973, R.C., “Space Race” by Billy Preston peaked at number four on the pop singles chart.
In 1965, "Harum Scarum" was released in movie theaters in the U.S.A.
In 1968, "Faces" was released by Cassar Productions; John Cassavetes (director); John Marley, Gena Rowlands, Lynn Carlin; Tragedy
In 1970, "The Act of the Heart" was released by Universal Pictures / Quest Film Productions; Paul Almond (director/screenplay); Geneviève Bujold, Donald Sutherland, Monique Leyrac, Sharon Acker, Gilles Vigneault, Claude Jutra, François Tassé, Jean Duceppe, Ratch Wallace, Billy Mitchell, Jean Dalmain; Drama
In 1971, "Black Beauty" was released by Paramount Pictures / Tigon British Film Productions; James Hill (director/screenplay); Wolf Mankowitz (screenplay); Mark Lester, Walter Slezak, Uschi Glas, Peter Lee Lawrence, Patrick Mower, John Nettleton, Maria Rohm, Margaret Lacey, Eddie Golden, Clive Geraghty, John Hoey, Patrick Gardiner, Brian McGrath; Drama, Family, Western; Live Action
In 1971, "Man in the Wilderness" was released by Warner Bros. / Limbridge Wilderness Films; Richard C. Sarafian (director); Jack DeWitt (screenplay); Richard Harris, John Huston, Henry Wilcoxon, Prunella Ransome, Percy Herbert, Dennis Waterman, Norman Rossington, James Doohan, Bryan Marshall, Ben Carruthers, John Bindon, Robert Russell, Bruce M. Fischer, Sheila Raynor, Judith Furse; Adventure, Drama, Revisionist, Western; Live Action
In 1973, “Back For A Taste Of Your Love” by Syl Johnson peaked at number 72 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1973, “Ooh Baby” by Gilbert O'Sullivan peaked at number 25 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1973, “Photograph” by Ringo Starr peaked at number 1 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1973, “Space Race” by Billy Preston peaked at number 4 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1973, “Sweet Understanding Love” by The Four Tops peaked at number 33 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1973, “Vado Via” by Drupi peaked at number 88 on the U.S. pop singles chart.
In 1973, “Midnight Train To Georgia” by Gladys Knight and The Pips peaked at number 5 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1973, “Oh No, Not My Baby” by Rod Stewart peaked at number 51 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1973, “Photograph” by Ringo Starr peaked at number 1 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1973, “You Were My Home” by Ken Stolz peaked at number 89 on the Canada pop singles chart.
In 1973, “Do You Wanna Dance?” by Barry Blue peaked at number 7 on the U.K. pop singles chart.
In 1973, “Lonely Days Lonely Nights” by Don Downing peaked at number 34 on the U.K. pop singles chart.
In 1973, “Wild Love” by Mungo Jerry peaked at number 32 on the U.K. pop singles chart.
In 1973, “The Band Played The Boogie / Hang It on Me” by C.C.S. peaked at number 8 on the Australian pop singles chart.
In 1973, “Jimmy” by Boudewijn de Groot peaked at number 7 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.
In 1973, “Let It Be Me” by The Buffoons peaked at number 10 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.
In 1973, “Photograph” by Ringo Starr peaked at number 4 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.
In 1973, “The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee” by The Hollies peaked at number 2 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.
In 1973, “Waar ging jij heen” by Cock Van Der Palm peaked at number 26 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.
In 1973, “Won't Somebody Dance With Me” by Lynsey De Paul peaked at number 21 on the Netherlands pop singles chart.
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