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Saturday’s Nostalgic News – May 13

  • 1966 – The Kinks recorded “Sunny Afternoon.”
  • 1967 – Scott McKenzie released the single “San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)”.
  • 1967 – The Monkees second album ‘More Of The Monkees’, went to No.1 on the UK charts.
  • 1967 – The Supremes scored their 10th US No.1 single with ‘The Happening’; it made No.6 in the UK. It was the last single to be released as the Supremes, from now on they were known as Diana Ross and the Supremes.
  • 1969 – Led Zeppelin became the first major British rock group to appear in Hawaii, when they appeared at The Civic Auditorium, Honolulu
  • 1970 – The world premiere of The Beatles film ‘Let It Be’ took place in New York City. The film which was originally planned as a television documentary features an unannounced rooftop concert by the group, their last performance in public. Released just after the album, it was the final original Beatles release.
  • 1972 – “Morning Has Broken” hit #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart for Cat Stevens

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