Welcome to Monday. Here’s the amazing Neil Young performing “Old Man” live for British TV in early 1971. “Old Man” appeared on Young’s February, 1972 L.P., Harvest. Released as single, the tune rose to #31 on the US Billboard “Hot … Continue reading
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Here’s a nifty spot with an unexpected pairing of celebrities. Don Adams (Get Smart) and Penny Marshall (Laverne & Shirley) for Hertz Rent-a-Car. Adams was already well-known to TV viewers but Marshall was still in the process of becoming popular. … Continue reading
Our Daily 70s Spot shows off the 1970 Indianapolis race and informs us that Sears DieHard batteries were used in 25 out of the 33 cars. There’s some classic, albeit brief and backwards, racing footage in this one. Commercial aired … Continue reading
Happy Monday, funtastic friends and nerdy neighbors. Here’s your Daily 70s spot; Meadowlark Lemon and the Harlem Globetrotters for Vitalis hair tonic. Commercial aired in April of 1971. If you were a kid in the 70s you loved the Harlem … Continue reading
Here’s George Harrison (along with Ringo Starr) performing “My Sweet Lord” at The Concert For Bangladesh. The benefit concert was held at Madison Square Garden on August 1st, 1971. In addition to Harrison and Starr, performers included Bob Dylan, Eric … Continue reading
This time around on Partridge Pop- something a bit different. In 1971, the TV show This Is Your Life tip-toed into CBS Studios in L.A. and surprised Shirley Jones on her 37th birthday (March 31st). The four-minute highlights clip below … Continue reading