Showing posts with label 1967. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1967. Show all posts

Friday, October 14, 2016

We Love Gunsmoke


September 4th 1967
Milburn Stone (Doc Adams) and Ken Curtis (Festus Haggen) stars of the CBS classic Gunsmoke greet the crowd before the NASCAR Southern 500 at the Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina.


Richard Petty ('67 Plymouth)  winner of the 1967 Southern 500, he led 345 of 364 laps. 

Thursday, September 3, 2015

Sports Illustrated Cover of the Week

September 3rd 1966 - Bobby Orr signs his first NHL contract with the Boston Bruins.  This was the beginning of a Hall of Fame career with the Bruins.


December 11th 1967

Sunday, August 2, 2015

Classic Movie Poster of the Week

In The Heat of the Night
released August 2nd 1967
(winner of 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture)


Wednesday, July 23, 2014

19th Prime Time Emmy Awards

The 19th annual Prime Time Emmy Awards were held June 4th 1967 to honor the 1966-67 television season.

Don Knotts wins for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy: 
(The Andy Griffith Show) episode "Barney Comes To Mayberry".
This was Don Knotts 5th win in this category.

Frances Bavier wins for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in Supporting Role in Comedy: 
(The Andy Griffith Show)  


Saturday, February 15, 2014

Classic Movie Poster of the Day

With the release of the Diamond Edition of The Jungle Book on Blu Ray, lets revisit 1967 and the original release of this classic animation from Walt Disney.


Thursday, July 26, 2012

Classic Television - Bonanza


Episode 9 Season 9 - The Sure Thing
Aired November 12th 1967
(excellent video quality)

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Hogan's Heroes


Episode 26 
Season 2  
"The Most Escape Proof Camp I've Ever Escaped From"

March 3rd 1967


Thursday, December 30, 2010

Top of The Pops


Today our Top of the Pops survey is from December 30th 1967.
We have 2 things to mention about this day in music history.

First, the Beatles again topped the charts and 2 of the Monkees celebrate birthdays today. Michael Nesmith turns 68 and Davy Jones is 65.


Here are the Top 5 songs


5 - Woman, Woman - Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
on its way to a peak of #4



4 - I Second That Emotion - The Miracles
Peaking at #4 but soon to top the Billboard R&B
chart


3 - Daydream Believer - The Monkees
Dropping down after 4 straight weeks at #1



2 - I Heard it Through the Grapevine - Gladys Knight and The Pips

Still holding at #2 and also topping the Billboard R&B chart for 6 weeks



1 - Hello, Goodbye - The Beatles
Once again the Beatles reach the top spot and hold it for the next 3 weeks.
The 15th of their 20 #1 singles.