February 18, 1973 — Picasso draws his last known work, “Couple”
In his last years, Picasso’s productivity dropped off from the manic peaks of his youth. To be fair, he was...
February 19, 2016
Art & Culture
March 1, 1973 — Pink Floyd releases “The Dark Side of the Moon”
One of the truly great albums of all time, Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon was something of...
February 14, 2016
March 20, 1973 – Jim Croce releases “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown”
“Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” was to be Jim Croce’s last number one single – it was released only six months...
February 9, 2016
April 8, 1973 — Pablo Picasso dies
One of the most influential artists of the 20th century, Picasso was the co-founder the Cubist movement, the inventor of...
February 4, 2016
November 2, 1973 — Billy Joel releases “Piano Man”
“Piano Man” was Joel’s first bona fide hit – in the years since its release, it has become so synonymous...
January 14, 2016
December 15, 1973 — Charlie Rich’s “The Most Beautiful Girl” reachs #1 in the US
It’s a rare country and western song that breaks out of its genre to become a mainstream hit, but Charlie...
January 9, 2016
December 20, 1973 — Bobby Darin dies
In 1968, Bobby Darin was doing well for himself. He’d had a string of hits over the last decade, starting...
January 4, 2016
December 23, 1973 — Charles Atlas dies
There was a time when, in just seven days, Charles Atlas could make you a man. Born Angelo Siciliano in...
December 29, 2015
February 7, 1974 — “Blazing Saddles” premieres
One of the greatest comedies of all time, Mel Brooks’ “Blazing Saddles” was a scathing satire of the Western genre...
December 19, 2015
March 14, 1974 — Russell Hoban begins writing “Riddley Walker”
Russell Hoban was always somewhat peripatetic in his writing interests. While he tended to return to the same themes, he...
December 14, 2015
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