#OTD
Nov27,1983
#DuranDuran
1st UK
#1
LP jumps straight to
#1
on UK album chart with the album "Seven And The Ragged Tiger" Duran Duran's 3rd release would stay in the Top100 for 47 weeks
#OTD
Jan17,1966 The NBC TV network buys The
#Monkees
series, placing it on their 1966 autumn schedule. The start of a great series The Monkees Starring: Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork
@TheMonkees
@TheMickyDolenz1
#OTD
Jul10,1967 The
#Monkees
release “Pleasant Valley Sunday” written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. The Monkees will peak at
#3
for 2wks on Aug19 with Micky Dolenz on lead vocals. B-side single is "Words" written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
@TheMonkee
@TheMickyDolenz1
#OTD
Jun10,1967 The
#Monkees
are at RCA Studios in Hollywood; The begin recording the Gerry Goffin and Carole King written song "Pleasant Valley Sunday" Micky Dolenz sings lead and the only Monkees member not playing an instrument. The track is completed Jun11
@TheMickyDolenz1
#OTD
Jul10,1967 The
#Monkees
release “Pleasant Valley Sunday” written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. The Monkees will peak at
#3
for 2wks Aug19 with Micky Dolenz on lead vocals. B-side is "Words" written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart
@TheMonkee
@TheMickyDolenz1
#OTD
Jul3,1967 Private party at the Speakeasy Club London The
#Monkees
Guests The Beatles, Dusty Springfield, Eric Clapton, Lu Lu, The Who with Paul McCartney hanging out with Micky Dolenz
@PaulMcCartney
@TheMickyDolenz1
#OTD
Feb13,1976
#PeterFrampton
releases "Frampton Comes Alive" in UK (Jan6 in US) peaking at
#6
Jun20 staying on the UK charts 38wks. Frampton lead vocals & guitar, talk box, producer; Bob Mayo rhythm guitar, piano; Stanley Sheldon bass, vocals; John Siomos drums
@peterframpton
#OTD
Jan17,1966 The NBC TV network buys The
#Monkees
series, placing it on their 1966 autumn schedule. The start of a great series The Monkees Starring: Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Peter Tork
@TheMonkees
@TheMickyDolenz1
#OTD
Jul3,1967 Private party at the Speakeasy Club London The
#Monkees
Guests The Beatles, Dusty Springfield, Eric Clapton, Lu Lu, The Who with Paul McCartney hanging out with Micky Dolenz
@PaulMcCartney
@TheMickyDolenz1
#OTD
Jul3,1967 Private party at the Speakeasy Club London with guests The
#Monkees
, The Beatles, Dusty Springfield, Eric Clapton, Lu Lu, The Who. Image with Paul McCartney hanging out with Micky Dolenz
@PaulMcCartney
@TheMickyDolenz1
#BTD
Jun8,1962
#NickRhodes
(Nicholas James Bates) keyboards
#DuranDuran
1983 UK
#1
& US
#4
Is There Something I Should Know, 1984 US & UK
#1
The Reflex, 1985 US
#1
& UK
#2
A View to a Kill, +25 UK and 12 US Top40s. 2022 inducted Rock Hall of Fame with Duran Duran
#OTD
Jun22,1969 The
#Monkees
with Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, and Mike Nesmith perform with Sam & The Goodtimers, a seven-piece rhythm and blues band at the Milwaukee Pop Festival, Milwaukee, Wisconsin in front of 30,000 fans
@TheMickyDolenz1
#BTD
Dec15,1970
#AlisonMartino
TV producer, columnist, LA historian featured in many publications such as the Hollywood Reporter & TV and radio programs such as "The Insider (TV series)" The daughter of the late singer Al Martino and model Judi Martino
#HBday
@alisonmartino
#OTD
Sep20,1955 "You'll Never Be Rich" debuts on TV, within 2 months the shows name is changed to "The Phil Silvers Show"
#PhilSilvers
plays Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko
#OTD
Nov21,1973 The Hollywood Vampires at the Troubadour celebrating an early Thanksgiving with singer Anne Murray.
#HollywoodVampires
members present John Lennon, Harry Nilsson, Alice Cooper and Micky Dolenz
@alicecooper
@TheMickyDolenz1
#OTD
Jun20,1976
#PeterFrampton
's LP "Frampton Comes Alive" peaks at
#6
on the UK Album Charts. Personnel: Peter Frampton lead vocals & guitar, talk box, producer; Bob Mayo rhythm guitar, piano; Stanley Sheldon bass, vocals; John Siomos drums. Great LP a US
#1
Apr10
@peterframpton
#BTD
Feb28,1923
#CharlesDurning
actor RIP One of Hollywood’s best character actors movies such as 1973 The Sting, 1975 Dog Day Afternoon, 1982 Tootsie, 1990 Dick Tracy. Jun6,1944 1st wave of troops landing at Omaha Beach & only survivor of his unit to arrived in France on D-Day
#OTD
May22,1992
#JohnnyCarson
makes his final appearance as host of "The Tonight Show" A sad day for TV. See image for his final words By far the best host in late night TV
#OTD
Dec25,1967 The
#Monkees
perform the song "Riu Chiu" live on their TV series S2 E15 "The Monkees' Christmas Show" The basic theme of the song is the nativity of Christ and the Immaculate Conception
#OTD
Mar25,1968
@TheMonkees
TV series S2 E26 (58th & final) "The Frodis Caper" (aka "Mijacogeo") The
#Monkees
match wits with the insane Wizard Glick, who is out to control the minds of TV viewers worldwide. There is no laugh track and the episode is directed by
@TheMickyDolenz1
#OTD
Nov12,1966 The
#Monkees
debut album "The Monkees" starts a 13wk run at
#1
on US album chart. The Monkees sold over 3M copies in the first 3 months
@TheMonkees
#OTD
Mar25,1968
@TheMonkees
TV series S2 E26 (58th & final) "The Frodis Caper" (aka "Mijacogeo") The
#Monkees
match wits with the insane Wizard Glick, who is out to control the minds of TV viewers worldwide. There is no laugh track and the episode is directed by
@TheMickyDolenz1
#OTD
Oct19,1968 Peter Frampton meets Steve Marriott at a
#SmallFaces
show. They start planning a new group that will be called Humble Pie
@peterframpton
#OTD
Oct19,1968 Peter Frampton meets Steve Marriott at a
#SmallFaces
show. They start planning a new group that will be called Humble Pie
@peterframpton
#OTD
Nov6,1968 The
#Monkees
movie "Head" a satirical musical adventure written by Jack Nicholson & Bob Rafelson, directed by Rafelson. Starring Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, Michael Nesmith opens in New York City. Reviews were harsh budget $750K Box $16k
@TheMickyDolenz1
#OTD
Jul25,1966 The
#Monkees
recording at RCA Victor Studios, Studio A Hollywood their 1st single "Last Train to Clarksville" written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. Lead vocals by Micky Dolenz. Single release Aug16. The Monkees will reach
#1
in the US Nov5
@TheMickyDolenz1
#OTD
Feb11,1979
#Blondie
scores their 1st UK
#1
album when "Parallel Lines" starts a 4wk run at
#1
. The Blondie LP stays on the Top40 UK album charts for 82wks and on the Top100 for 115wks
@BlondieOfficial
#OTD
Mar6,1967
@TheMonkees
TV series S1 E25 "Alias Micky Dolenz" The police cash in on The
#Monkees
#Micky
@TheMickyDolenz1
striking resemblance to imprisoned crime kingpin Baby Face Morales in an attempt to locate robbery loot.
#OTD
Nov6,1968 The
#Monkees
movie "Head" a satirical musical adventure written by Jack Nicholson & Bob Rafelson, directed by Rafelson; starring Davy Jones, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork, Michael Nesmith opens in New York City. Reviews were harsh budget $750K Box $16k
@TheMickyDolenz1
NHL Hockey game; authentic score tower, automatic puck dropper and curved metal sticks. Great game, no app or video game can match the fun we had with these. I will still challenge anyone!
#OTD
Aug16,1966 The
#Monkees
release the single "Last Train to Clarksville" written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart with lead vocals by Micky Dolenz. The Monkees will enter the Hot100 singles chart at
#67
on Sep10 and by Nov5 the song will be at
#1
@TheMickyDolenz1
@TheMonkees
#OTD
Nov5,1966 The
#Monkees
have their 1st US
#1
on the billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with "Last Train To Clarksville" written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart; sung by Micky Dolenz
@TheMickyDolenz1
@TheMonkees
#OTD
Jul25,1966 The
#Monkees
recording at RCA Victor Studios, Studio A Hollywood their 1st single "Last Train to Clarksville" written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart. Lead vocals by Micky Dolenz. Single release Aug16. The Monkees reach
#1
in the US Nov5
@TheMonkees
@TheMickyDolenz1
#OTD
Feb23,1979
#DireStraits
began their 1st tour of the US and Canada opening at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston. The group will log 51 sold-out shows in 38 days. Dire Straits: Mark Knopfler, David Knopfler, John Illsley and Pick Withers
@DireStraits77
@ParadiseRockClb
#BTD
June19,1897
#MoeHoward
(Moses Horwitz) RIP actor, comedian best known as a member of the comedy act The
#ThreeStooges
with his younger brother
#CurlyHoward
&
#LarryFine
in 190 short films. Their contract extended each year until the final one expired on December 31, 1957.
#OTD
Nov10,1974
#DavidEssex
starts a 3wk run at
#1
on the UK singles chart with "Gonna Make You A Star" written by David Essex; produced by Jeff Wayne. Essex's first UK
#1
single
@DavidEssexNews
#BTD
Nov23,1936
#SteveLandesberg
RIP actor, made guest appearances on many TV shows such as "The Tonight Show", "The Rockford Files", "Law & Order" best known for playing Detective Arthur P. Dietrich on the TV series "Barney Miller" 124 episodes
#OTD
Aug16,1966 The
#Monkees
release the single "Last Train to Clarksville" written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart with lead vocals by Micky Dolenz. The Monkees will enter the Hot100 singles chart at
#67
on Sep10 and by Nov5 the song will be at
#1
@TheMickyDolenz1
@TheMonkees
#OTD
Jun22,1969 The
#Monkees
with Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, and Mike Nesmith perform with Sam & The Goodtimers, a seven-piece rhythm and blues band at the Milwaukee Pop Festival, Milwaukee, Wisconsin in front of 30,000 fans
@TheMickyDolenz1
#OTD
Sep8,1965 Variety and The Hollywood Reporter run an ad seeking 4 boys for a new TV show called The Monkees. 400 hopefuls show up to be a part of the The Monkees but only these four are selected Micky Dolenz, Mike Nesmith, Davy Jones, Peter Tork
@TheMickyDolenz1
@THR
@Variety
#OTD
Jan24,1975
#LarryFine
(Louis Feinberg) dies at the age of 72. RIP actor and comedian who is best known as a member of the comedy act The
#ThreeStooges
in a series of 190 shorts
#BTD
Feb28,1923
#CharlesDurning
actor RIP One of Hollywood’s best character actors movies such as 1973 The Sting, 1975 Dog Day Afternoon, 1982 Tootsie, 1990 Dick Tracy. Jun6,1944 1st wave of troops landing at Omaha Beach & only survivor of his unit to arrived in France on D-Day
#OTD
Sep23,1956 "Circus Boy" the TV series Episode 1 "Meet Circus Boy" airs. Mickey Braddock (later Micky Dolenz) as Corky, Noah Beery Jr as Uncle Joey the clown, Robert Lowery as Big Tim Champion, Guinn Williams as Pete. Micky Dolenz plays drums
@TheMickyDolenz1
#OTD
Aug19,1967 The
#Monkees
peak at
#3
for 2wks on the billboard Hot100 Singles Chart with “Pleasant Valley Sunday” written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King with lead vocals by Micky Dolenz
@TheMickyDolenz1
@TheMonkees
#OTD
Nov30,1969 The
#Monkees
appear at The Oakland Coliseum. The Monkees, now a trio after the departure of Peter Tork, consist of Micky Dolenz, Michael Nesmith and Davy Jones
@TheMonkees
@TheMickyDolenz1