Oct 11, 2009 - Little River Band - The Definitive Collection. Mar 26, 2018 - Qq. The DayPoems Poetry Collection Timothy Bovee, editor www. Net Click on the bonsai for the next poem. DayPoems Forum. 1961: Elvis Presley moved from 61 to 26 on this date with 'Little Sister'. 1962: Elvis Presley reported for pre-production work on the movie It Happened at the World's Fair in Culver City, California to record songs for the soundtrack album. Presley would then travel to Seattle, Washington, site of the World's Fair, to film the movie on location. (Note: some websites report Elvis began filming the movie on August 27 or 28. According to the book 'The Elvis Movies' by James L. Neibaur, filming began August 27. But according to the official website for Graceland, Presley began work on the movie August 28. Filming of the movie in Seattle did not begin until September 5 ) 1963: Peter, Paul & Mary performed 'Blowin' In The Wind' and 'If I Had A Hammer' for Civil Rights marchers gathered at the Washington Mall in Washington, D.C. To hear the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. And Joan Baez also performed. 1964: The Beatles were on the cover of Life Magazine. 1965: played his electric material for an audience at the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in Queens, New York and was booed roundly. Afterwards, we have Dylan to thank for introducing the Beatles, who met him backstage, to marijuana. 1965: The Rolling Stones signed a five-year contract with Decca Records and also announced that Allen Klein, whom the group met four days previously at the London Hilton Hotel, would co-manage the group along with Andrew Long Oldham. 1965: 'Eve Of Destruction' from Barry McGuire moved from 58 to 27 on this date. 1966: The Beatles performed before 45,000 fans in Dodger Stadium on their final tour of the United States. Bobby Hebb, the Cyrkle and the Ronettes opened. A plan to escape the cheering crowds backfired when a gate was locked. The Fab Four had to spend two hours in the back of an armored truck before they could leave. 1967: The Rascals released the single 'How Can I Be Sure'. 1967: The Kinks and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown appeared at the Hastings Stadium Festival of Music in Hastings, England. 1968: The Beatles began recording the track 'Dear Prudence' at Trident Studios in London, one of three sessions devoted to the song. 1967: The Jeff Beck Group headlined the list of performers on the final day of the Festival of the Flower Children at Woburn Abbey in England. 1968: The Beach Boys landed at #1 in the U.K. With 'Do It Again'. 1968: Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel was the #1 album in the U.K. 1969: Paul and Linda McCartney announced the birth of daughter Mary. 1970: A new group was about to make some noise that would influence the Rock Era for decades. On this date, the released their first single 'I'll Be There'. 1970: Derek and the Dominos began work on their only studio album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs. 1970: It was the second day of the famous Isle of Wight Festival, and Chicago, Procol Harum, Lighthouse, Tony Joe White, and Taste featuring Rory Gallagher performed. The Festival drew an estimated crowd of 600,000 to 700,000 over four days. 1971: Elvis Presley was honored as the sixth honoree of the Bing Crosby Award, joining its namesake, Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald and Irving Berlin. The recipient is determined by vote of the National Board of Trustees of NARAS, the record academy. The organization is best known for its Grammy Awards which are given annually for performing and technical achievements in current recordings. The description on the award is that it is given to recording artists who 'during their lifetimes, have made creative contributions of outstanding artistic or scientific significance to the field of phonograph records.' (Note: most sources incorrectly say that Elvis received the award on September 8, but he received the award in his dressing room at the International Hotel in Las Vegas between shows, according to the book 'Elvis Presley: A Life In Music' by Ernst Jorgensen.) 1971: 'Beginnings' by Chicago was the top Easy Listening song. 1971: Aretha Franklin's 'Spanish Harlem' was the #1 R&B song. One of the classics.from Five Man Electrical Band. 1971: The owned the top song for a fourth week with 'How Can You Mend A Broken Heart'. Moved up with 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' while Canada's Five Man Electrical Band had a solid winner with 'Signs'. Rod Stewart's first big solo album. 1971: Carole King from Stanley, Idaho made it 11 straight weeks at #1 withe the top album Tapestry. Combined but couldn't topple her with Ram.
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