1972 Oscars 44th Academy AwardsWinners Announced: April 10, 1972Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CaliforniaHosts: Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis, Jr., Jack LemmonEligibility Year: 1971Cinematic Highlights and AchievementsThe French Connection Cleans Up: This crime thriller won, snagging five Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Gene Hackman.Jane Fonda’s Breakthrough: Fonda won Best […]
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1972 Grammy Award WinnersWinners Announced: March 14, 1972Location: Felt Forum, New York CityHost: Andy WilliamsEligibility Year: October 16, 1970 – October 15, 1971Quick HitsCarole King’s Sweep: Carole King won multiple awards for her album “Tapestry,” including Album of the Year and Song of the Year for “You’ve Got a Friend.”Funky Train Ride: Isaac Hayes took
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The Hotel PennsylvaniaIt went through four name changes but it also started as The Hotel Pennsylvania when it opened at 401 Seventh Avenue (15 Penn Plaza) in Manhattan, across the street from Pennsylvania Station and Madison Square Garden in New York City, right across the street from the Pennsylvania Station and was designed to be
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1971 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 1971 Billboard Number One Hits list caught pop music in a wide-open early-1970s moment. Soul, rock, singer-songwriter pop, bubblegum, country-flavored ballads, post-Beatles solo hits, and movie themes all reached No. 1. George Harrison opened the year with My Sweet Lord, Three Dog Night ruled Billboard’s year-end
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1971 History, Facts, and TriviaIn 1971, cigarette advertising was banned from American television and radio, ending an era and beginning a public health reckoning that would take decades to complete. D.B. Cooper hijacked a plane, collected $200,000 in ransom, jumped out into a Pacific Northwest night, and was never conclusively identified. Jim Morrison died in
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1971 Music Hits: Classic Rock, Soul, Singer-Songwriters, Country Rock, and AM Radio Gold 1971 music hits captured one of the richest years of the early ’70s, with classic rock, soul, singer-songwriters, country crossover, gospel-flavored pop, and album rock all crowding the same radio dial. It was the kind of year where You’ve Got a Friend,
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1971 Oscars 43rd Academy Awards971 Oscars 43rd Academy Awards: A Night of Cinematic MarvelsWinners Announced: April 15, 1971Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CaliforniaHost: no one (34 presenters)Eligibility Year: 1970The Night’s Big Winners and Memorable MomentsPatton Sweeps the Night: The biographical war film about General George S. Patton captured seven Oscars, including Best Picture
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1971 Grammy Award WinnersWinners Announced: March 16, 1971Held at: Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CaliforniaHost: Andy WilliamsEligibility Year: November 2, 1969 – October 15, 1970Award Highlights and Musical MilestonesBridge Over Troubled Water Triumphs: The iconic duo Simon & Garfunkel walked away with six Grammys for their album Bridge Over Troubled Water, including Album of the Year.Country
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1970 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-Topper The 1970 Billboard Number One Hits list opened a new decade with a huge mix of pop-soul, soft rock, protest soul, bubblegum, folk-rock, Motown, Beatles history, and early singer-songwriter classics. B.J. Thomas opened the year with Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head, Simon & Garfunkel delivered
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1970 History, Facts, and TriviaQuick Facts from 1970World Changing Event: The Beatles officially disbanded in 1970, ending the most influential musical partnership in history. Paul McCartney announced his departure on April 10; the legal dissolution took years. The world has been arguing about who was at fault ever since.Top Song: Bridge Over Troubled Water by
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Quebec Separatist Movement (FLQ)The Front de Libération du Québec (FLQ) was a Quebec separatist movement that aimed to establish an independent and socialist Quebec. Active primarily from 1963 to 1970, the FLQ engaged in bombings, kidnappings, and other acts of terrorism in pursuit of their goals, culminating in the 1970 October Crisis.Founded in 1963 by
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Pop Culture Headlines: 1970 Top Events in January 1970 Pop Culture History 1. The Kansas City Chiefs Win Super Bowl IV (January 11, 1970): The Chiefs upset the heavily favored Minnesota Vikings 23-7, capturing the final championship of the old American Football League before its formal merger with the NFL later that year. Trivia: This
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1970 Oscars 42nd Academy AwardsWinners Announced: April 7, 1970Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CaliforniaHost: no onePresenters: Bob Hope, John Wayne, Barbra Streisand, Fred Astaire, Jon Voight, Myrna Loy, Clint Eastwood, Raquel Welch, Candice Bergen, James Earl Jones, Katharine Ross, Cliff Robertson, Ali MacGraw, Barbara McNair, Elliott Gould, Claudia Cardinale, and Elizabeth Taylor.Eligibility Year:
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1970 Grammy Award WinnersWinners Announced: March 11, 1970Televised: “Best On Record” May 7, 1970Held at: Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville & New YorkHosts: Bill Cosby (Los Angeles), Merv Griffin (New York), Regis Philbin (Chicago), Jack Palance (Nashville), Steve Alaimo (Atlanta)Eligibility Year: November 2, 1968 – November 1, 1969Musical Highlights and AchievementsBlood, Sweat & Tears Triumph:
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1969 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 1969 Billboard Number One Hits list captured pop music at the end of a turbulent decade: Motown, psychedelic soul, British rock, bubblegum pop, Broadway sunshine, folk-pop, country-pop, and late-1960s rock all reached No. 1. Marvin Gaye opened the year with I Heard It Through the Grapevine,
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1969 History, Facts, and TriviaIn 1969, a human being stood on the Moon’s surface and spoke into a radio. The signal traveled 240,000 miles to Earth in 1.3 seconds and was heard by an estimated 600 million people. Four months later, half a million people gathered in a field in upstate New York for three
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Popular and Best-selling Books From 1960:Dr. Seuss’s ABC by Dr. SeussAdvise and Consent by Allen DruryAre You My Mother? by P.D. EastmanThe Chapman Report by Irving WallaceThe Constant Image by Marcia DavenportFor Your Eyes Only by Ian FlemingGreen Eggs and Ham by Dr. SeussHawaii by James A. MichenerTo Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeThe Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di LampedusaThe Listener by Taylor CaldwellLove Is a
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1969 Music Hits: Soul, Classic Rock, Pop, Psychedelia, Country Crossover, and AM Radio Gold 1969 music hits captured the sound of a decade as it reached its final act. Rock was getting heavier, soul and Motown were still powerful, country crossover was finding pop audiences, and bubblegum pop was cheerfully refusing to leave the room.
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Top 25 Songs of the 1960s: Billboard Hits, Beatles Anthems, Soul Classics, Easy Listening, Teen Pop, and Pop-Culture Memory The Top 25 songs of the 1960s show a decade in transition. The early sixties still carried 1950s pop, teen idols, instrumental hits, easy listening, and dance crazes. By the end of the decade, The Beatles,
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1969 Oscars 41st Academy AwardsWinners Announced: April 14, 1969Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CaliforniaHost: no oneEligibility Year: 1968Cinematic Highlights and AchievementsOliver! Steals the Show: This musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ novel surprised many by bagging six awards, including Best Picture.Oliver! had 11 nominations, winning five awards.Oliver! was the only G-rated film to win
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Sexy Songs from Yesteryear: 69 Classic Seduction Songs, Double Entendre Tunes, and Romantic Oldies Sexy songs did not begin with music videos, club remixes, or pop stars whispering into expensive microphones. Long before modern pop learned every trick in the studio, singers, bands, composers, blues players, jazz artists, Broadway writers, and rock-and-roll troublemakers were already
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1969 Grammy Award WinnersWinners Announced: March 12, 1969Televised “Best On Record”: May 5, 1969Held at: Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville & New YorkOpening/Closing: Rowan and MartinEligibility Year: November 2, 1967 – November 1, 1968Musical Highlights and AchievementsBy the Time I Get to Phoenix Emerges Victorious: Glen Campbell’s hit album won the Album of the Year, highlighting
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The Launch of the Concorde Supersonic Passenger AirlinerThe Concorde was a joint venture between the British Aircraft Corporation (later British Aerospace, now BAE Systems) and the French company Aérospatiale (later Aerospatiale-Matra, now Airbus). The project began in the late 1950s, with both countries signing a treaty to cooperate on the development of a supersonic aircraft
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1968 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 1968 Billboard Number One Hits list captured a year of pop contrasts: British rock, blue-eyed soul, bubblegum psychedelia, instrumental pop, Motown, country crossover, Broadway-connected songs, and some of the most famous records of the decade. The Beatles opened the year with Hello, Goodbye, Otis Redding made
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1968 Trivia, Fun Facts, and Pop Culture HistoryIn 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was shot on a motel balcony in Memphis on April 4. Robert Kennedy was shot in a Los Angeles hotel kitchen on June 5 and died the following day. The Democratic National Convention in Chicago descended into police violence against protesters. Apollo
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1968 Music Hits: Soul, Classic Rock, Psychedelia, Country-Pop, and AM Radio Variety 1968 music hits captured a year when soul, rock, psychedelia, country crossover, folk-pop, and novelty songs all shared the same crowded radio dial. It was the kind of year where (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay, Dance to the Music, I Heard
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1968 Oscars 40th Academy AwardsWinners Announced: April 10, 1968Held at: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CaliforniaHost: Bob HopeEligibility Year: 1967Cinematic Highlights and AchievementsIn the Heat of the Night Stands Out: The film grabbed five Oscars, including Best Picture. Sidney Poitier’s performance was highly praised, though he didn’t win an award that evening.Katharine Hepburn’s Historic
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Top 100 Oldies Songs from 1964 Through 1968: Motown, Soul, British Invasion, Garage Rock, and Classic AM Radio Hits The best oldies from 1964 through 1968 came from one of the most exciting stretches in pop music history. Motown was hitting hard, the British Invasion changed American radio, soul music was becoming bolder, garage rock
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1968 Grammy Award WinnersWinners Announced: February 29, 1968Televised: “Best On Record” May 8, 1968Held at: Chicago, Los Angeles, Nashville, and New YorkEligibility Year: November 2, 1966 – November 1, 1967Musical Highlights and AchievementsSgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band Dominates: The Beatles’ groundbreaking album won four Grammys, including Album of the Year and Best Contemporary Album.Hello,
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1967 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 1967 Billboard Number One Hits list captured pop music in one of its most colorful transition years. The Monkees opened the year with I’m a Believer, The Beatles topped the chart with Penny Lane, All You Need Is Love, and Hello, Goodbye, Aretha Franklin transformed Respect
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