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| RASCALS EVENTS | CHART ACTION ON BILLBOARD
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| Februay 1965 |
February 1965 |
Group
has first rehearsal ; debut at Choo Choo Club, Garfield, N.J. |
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| July 1965 |
July
1965 |
Rascals
become resident band at The Barge, Southampton, N.Y. |
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| August 1965 |
August
1965 |
Sid
Bernstein becomes group's manager ; groups signs recording contract with
Atlantic Records |
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| Sunday,
15 |
"The
Rascals Are Here" appears on the scoreboard of Shea Stadium during the
Beatles' concert there |
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| Monday, 16 | Group
signs management contract with Sid Bernstein and Walter Hyman (silent
partner) |
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| September 1965 |
Thursday,
16 |
First
recording session for The Young
Rascals |
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| Thursday,
30 |
Recording:
I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore (note: sources vary on recording
date for this title) |
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| October 1965 |
Thursday, 28 |
Beginning of residency
at The Phone Booth, New York, N.Y. |
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| November 1965 |
Tuesday, 2 |
Recording: I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore (note: sources vary on recording date for this title) / Slow Down | |
| Monday, 22 |
"I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" single released | ||
| Saturday, 27 |
Performance at Wilton High School,
Wilton, Conn. |
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| December 1965 |
Saturday, 25 |
"I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" enters chart at #95 | |
| Monday, 27
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Appearance
on Hullabaloo (NBC-TV), miming
"I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" and "Good Lovin'" |
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| January 1966 |
Friday, 7
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Recording:
Baby Let's Wait |
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| Friday 21-Friday 28 |
Performances
at Whisky a-Go-Go, Los Angeles, Calif. |
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| February 1966 |
Tuesday, 1 |
Recording: Good Lovin' | |
| Saturday, 5 |
"I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" peaks at #52 | ||
| Tuesday, 8 |
Recording: Mustang Sally | ||
| Saturday,
12 |
Appearance
on American Bandstand (ABC-TV),
performing "Good Lovin'" and "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart
Anymore" |
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| Wednesday, 16 |
Appearance on Anatomy of Pop
(WABC-TV, New York) , performing "Slow Down" live at The
Phone Booth |
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| Saturday, 19 |
Last week on charts for "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" (#76) | ||
| Monday, 21 |
"Good Lovin'" single released | ||
| Thursday,
24 |
Appearance on Where the Action Is (ABC-TV), performing "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" | ||
| Monday, 28
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Appearance on Hullabaloo (NBC-TV), miming "Slow Down" and "Good Lovin'" | ||
| March 1966 |
Saturday, 12 |
"Good Lovin'" enters chart at #86 | |
| Tuesday,
15 |
Recording:
Do You Feel It / In the Midnight Hour |
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| Wednesday,
16 |
Final recording session for The Young Rascals | ||
| Sunday, 20
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Appearance
on The Ed Sullivan Show (CBS-TV),
performing "Good Lovin'" Performance at Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. (with Len Barry, Slim Harpo, The Shangri-Las, Lou Christie, all supporting James Brown) |
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| Friday, 25
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Performance
at Island Garden, West Hempstead, N.Y. (supporting The Byrds) |
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| Monday, 28 |
The Young Rascals album released | ||
| April 1966 |
Monday,
4 |
Appearance on Hullabaloo (NBC-TV), performing "Good Lovin'" | |
| Sunday, 10 |
Appearance on The
Lloyd Thaxton Show (syndicated) |
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| Friday, 22-Sunday,
May 1 |
Performances during
Dick Clark's Young World's Fair, International Amphitheatre, Chicago,
Ill. |
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| Saturday, 30 |
"Good Lovin'" peaks at #1 | ||
| May 1966 |
Saturday,
7 |
Performance at New Haven Arena, New Haven,
Conn. |
The Young Rascals enters chart at #73 |
| Monday, 9 |
Recording: You Better Run | ||
| Tuesday, 10 |
Recording: Love is a Beautiful Thing | ||
| Monday, 16 |
Performance at Cody's Haven, Winchester,
Va. |
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| Tuesday,
17 |
Appearance
on Murray the K's Special for the
Year 2000 (Channel 5, New York) |
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| Monday, 30 |
"You Better Run" single released | ||
| Thursday/Friday, 9/10 |
Performance at The Town
& Country Club, Brooklyn, N.Y. |
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| June 1966 |
Sunday, 5 |
Performance at Bergen Technical
School Auditorium, Hackensack, N.J. |
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| Saturday, 11 |
Last week on chart for
"Good Lovin'" (#29) The Young Rascals peaks at #10 |
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| Friday, 17 |
Performance at debutante
ball of Martha Parke "Muffie" Ford, Detroit, Mich. |
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| Saturday, 18 | "You Better Run" enters chart at #72 | ||
| Sunday, 19 |
Performance at The Big Barn, Rochester,
N.Y. |
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| Tuesday, 21 |
Recording: What Is the Reason | ||
| Saturday, 25 | Performance
at Shea Stadium, New York, N.Y. (with Junior Walker, The Chiffons,
The Shades of Blue, Jon Lee, The Checkmates, all supporting
Adam "Batman" West, Skitch Henderson and His Orchestra, and Frank
Gorshin, with 24 BATusi girls) |
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| July 1966 |
Entire month is devoted to perfomances
across the United States |
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| Saturday, 16 |
"You Better Run" peaks at #20 (for two weeks) | ||
| Friday, 29 |
Two performances at Memorial
Gym, Hazard, Ky. (with The Knickerbockers, The Critters, Keith Allison,
B.J. Thomas, Steve Alaimo, The Shades of Blue, The Action Kids) |
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| Saturday, 30 |
Last week on chart for "You Better Run" (#37) | ||
| August 1966 | Thursday,
4 |
Autograph
session at Stern Brothers store, New York, N.Y. |
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| Friday, 5 |
Performance at Raleigh
Hotel, South Fallsburgh, N.Y. |
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| Saturday,
6 |
Performance at The Rheingold Central Park Music Festival (Wollman Memorial Skating Rink, New York) | ||
| Monday, 8 | Recording: Come On Up | ||
| Wednesday,
10 |
Appearance on Where the Action Is (ABC-TV), performing "You Better Run" and "Good Lovin'" | ||
| Friday, 12 |
Performance at City Auditorium,
Colorado Springs, Colo. |
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| Monday, 15 | Performance
at Carousel Theater, West Covina, Calif. (with The Liverpool
Five and The Knickerbockers) |
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| Tuesday, 16 |
Performance at Evergreen
Ballroom, Lacey, Wash. (with The Bards) |
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| Friday/Saturday,
19/20 |
Performances
at Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, Calif. (with Quicksilver
Messenger Service) |
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| Monday, 22
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Appearance
on Hullabaloo (NBC-TV)
(repeat) |
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| Wednesday-Sunday, 24-28 |
Performances at Teen Fair 1966,
Honolulu International Center Exhibition Hall, Honolulu, Hawaii |
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| Friday, 26 | Appearance on Where the Action Is (ABC-TV), performing "You Better Run" and "Love is a Beautiful Thing" | ||
| September 1966 |
Saturday-Monday, 3-5 |
Performances at The Barge, Westhampton,
N.Y. |
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| Tuesday-Wednesday, 6-15 |
Recording (unspecified) |
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| Monday, 12 |
"Come On Up" single released | ||
| Thursday-Thursday, 16-30 |
Performances at various colleges
in United States |
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| Saturday, 24 |
"Come On Up" enters chart at #86 | ||
| Sunday, 25 | Recording:
Too Many Fish in the Sea |
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| October 1966 |
Most of month is devoted to performances
in Europe |
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| Friday, 7 |
Performance at Long Island Arena,
Uniondale, N.Y. |
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| Saturday, 8 |
Last week on chart for The Young Rascals (#88) | ||
| Saturday, 29 |
"Come On Up" peaks at #43 | ||
| November 1966 |
Saturday, 5 | Last week on chart for "Come On Up" (#51) | |
| Sunday, 13 |
Performance at Municipal Auditorium,
Orlando, Fla. |
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| Tuesday,
29 |
Group
arrives in Britain; appearances on Ready,
Stedy, Go! and
Saturday Club (both BBC-TV) |
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| December 1966 |
Friday, 1
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Performance
at Blaise's, London, England ; return to U.S. via Paris |
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| Friday, 23 |
Performance at Westchester County
Center, White Plains, N.Y. |
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| Saturday,
24 |
Appearance
on Clay Cole's Discotek (Channel
11, New York) |
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| Wednesday, 28 |
Recording: If You Knew | ||
| Friday, 30 | Recording: (I've Been) Lonely Too Long | ||
| Saturday, 31 |
Collections enters chart at #94 (presumably based on orders) | ||
| January 1967 |
Friday/Saturday,
6/7 |
Performances at Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, Calif. (with Sopwith Camel and The Doors) | |
| Monday, 9 | Collections album released | ||
| Monday, 16 |
"Lonely Too Long" single released | ||
| Thursday, 19 | Performance
at Steve Paul's Scene, New York, N.Y. |
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| Saturday-Sunday, 28-29 |
Performance at Action City, Brooklyn,
N.Y. |
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| Monday-Tuesday, 30-31 |
Performance at Steve
Paul's Scene, New York, N.Y. |
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| Tuesday,
31 |
Appearance on Where the Action Is (ABC-TV), performing "Lonely Too Long" and "Come On Up" | ||
| February 1967 |
Saturday, 4 | "Lonely Too Long" enters chart at #63 | |
| Sunday, 12 | Performance
at Staples High School, Westport, Conn. Appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show (CBS-TV), performing "Lonely Too Long", "Come On Up", and "Mickey's Monkey" |
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| Friday, 17 |
Performance at University of Massachusetts,
Amherst, Mass. |
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| March 1967 |
Friday, 3 | Appearance
on Where the Action Is (ABC-TV),
performing "Lonely Too Long" and "Mickey's Monkey" Appearance on The Mike Douglas Show (syndicated) |
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| Friday, 10
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Appearance on The Mike Douglas Show (syndicated), performing "Good Lovin'", "Since I Fell For You", "Lonely Too Long" and "Come On Up" | ||
| Thursday, 23 |
Performance at Patchogue High School,
Patchogue, N.Y. |
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| Monday, 27 | Recording: Groovin' / Sueño | ||
| April 1967 |
Saturday, 1 | "Lonely Too Long" peaks at #16 | |
| Sunday, 2 |
Performance at RKO Theatre, New
York, N.Y. |
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| Monday, 10 |
"Groovin'" single released | ||
| Friday-Saturday, 14-15 |
Performance at Action City, Brooklyn,
N.Y. |
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| Saturday, 22 | Collections peaks at #15 "Groovin'" enters chart at #79 |
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| Friday, 28 |
Performance at Newburgh Free Academy,
Newburgh, N.Y. |
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| Saturday, 29 |
Last week on chart for "Lonely Too Long" (#45) | ||
| May 1967 |
Friday, 19 | Recording: I'm So Happy Now |
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| Saturday, 20 |
"Groovin'" peaks at #1 (two weeks) | ||
| Thursday, 25 | Recording: A Girl Like You |
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| Saturday,
27 |
Appearance
on The Bruce Morrow Show
(Channel 7, New York) |
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| June 1967 |
Sunday, 4
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Appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show (CBS-TV), performing "A Girl Like You" and "Groovin'" | |
| Friday-Saturday, 9-10 |
Performance at Action City, Brooklyn,
N.Y. |
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| Sunday, 11 |
Performance at Newark Armory, Newark,
N.J. |
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| Tuesday, 13 |
Gold record awarded for "Groovin'" | ||
| Saturday, 17 | "Groovin'" returns to #1 (two more weeks) | ||
| Thursday,
22 |
Recording: It's Love / How Can I Be Sure / Find Somebody |
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| Monday, 26 | Performance
at Humdinger, Disneyland, Anaheim, Calif. (with Tammi Terrell,
Aubrey Twins, The Mustangs, The Humdinger Dancers, Dobie Gray
and his Band, Bill Elliott and his Date Niters, The Ward Singers) |
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| Wednesday, 28 | Performance
at Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, Calif. (with Country Joe and
the Fish, The Sons of Champlin, Sparrow, The Grass Roots, The Grateful
Dead, and Bob Holt) |
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| Friday, 30 | Recording: Groovin' (Italian Version) /
Groovin' (Spanish Version) Performance at City Auditorium, Colorado Springs, Colo. |
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| July 1967 |
Sunday, 2
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Performance
at St. John Terrell's Music Circus, Lambertville, N.J. |
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| Monday, 3 | "A Girl Like You" single released | ||
| Wednesday,
5 |
Performance
at The Rheingold Central Park Music Festival (Wollman Memorial
Skating Rink, New York) (with Len Chandler, Jimmy Hendrix) |
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| Sunday,
9 |
Appearance
on Shebang (Channel 5, Los
Angeles) |
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| Saturday, 15 | Last week on chart for
"Groovin'" (#38) "A Girl Like You" enters chart (#61) |
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| Monday, 17 |
"Groovin'" (Italian & Spanish versions) single released | ||
| Sunday, 30 |
Performance at Pittsfield Boys'
Club, Pittsfield, Mass. |
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| Monday, 31 | Groovin' album released | ||
| August 1967 |
Saturday, 5 |
Performance at
Honolulu International Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii |
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| Saturday, 12 | "A Girl Like You" peaks
at #10 (two weeks) Groovin' enters charts at #24 |
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| Friday/Saturday,
18/19 |
Performances at Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, Calif. (with Charles Lloyd Quartet and Hair) | ||
| Monday, 28 |
"How Can I Be Sure" single released | ||
| September 1967 |
Saturday, 2 | Groovin' peaks at #6 (two weeks) | |
| Sunday, 3 |
Performance at Curtis Hixon Hall,
Tampa, Fla. |
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| Monday,
4 |
Appearance
on The Steve Paul Scene (Channel
5, New York) |
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| Saturday, 9 |
Last week on chart for
"A Girl Like You" (#34) "How Can I Be Sure" enters chart at #80 |
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| Sunday, 10 | Appearance
on The Ed Sullivan Show (CBS-TV),
performing "Groovin'", "A Girl Like You", and "How Can I Be Sure" |
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| Saturday, 16 |
Performance at Singer Bowl, Flushing,
N.Y. |
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| Thursday, 21 |
Recording: It's Wonderful | ||
| Tuesday, 26 |
Recording:
Rainy Day |
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| Saturday, 30 |
Last week on chart for Collections (#79) | ||
| October 1967 |
Monday, 2 | Recording:
Easy Rollin' |
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| Wednesday,
4 |
Group commences tour of Britain (with Traffic) at Finsbury Park Astoria, London | ||
| Saturday,
14 |
Appearance
on The Steve Paul Scene (Channel
5, New York) (repeat) |
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| Wednesday,
18 |
Recording:
Silly Girl / Finale: Once Upon a Dream |
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| Saturday, 21 | "How Can I Be Sure" peaks at #4 (two weeks) | ||
| November 1967 |
Tuesday, 7 |
Recording: Of Course | |
| Saturday, 11 |
Performance at St. John's University,
New York, N.Y. |
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| Thursday, 16 |
Recording: My World | ||
| Saturday, 18 |
Last week on chart for "How Can I Be Sure" (#32) | ||
| Monday, 27 |
"It's Wonderful" single released | ||
| December 1967 |
Saturday, 9 | "It's Wonderful" enters chart at #68 | |
| Thursday, 14 |
Appearance
on The Joey Bishop Show
(ABC-TV) |
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| Saturday,
23 |
Performance
at Madison Square Garden, New York (with Peaches and Herb, The
Royal Guardsmen, Erma Franklin, Jay and the Techniques) |
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| January 1968 |
Saturday, 2 | Last week on chart for Groovin' (#66) | |
| Saturday, 13 |
"It's Wonderful" peaks at #20 | ||
| Saturday, 20 | Last week on chart for "It's Wonderful" (#34) | ||
| Friday, 26 |
Performance at Tulsa Assembly Center,
Tulsa, Okla. |
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| Saturday,
27 |
Performance
at Carousel Theater, Los Angeles, Calif. |
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| Tuesday,
30 |
Appearance
on The Joey Bishop Show
(ABC-TV) |
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| February 1968 |
Friday-Saturday, 2-3 |
Performance at Honolulu
International Center Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii |
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| Saturday,
17 |
Appearance
on Channel 5 (Washington, D.C.) telethon for Junior Village
orphanage |
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| Monday, 19 | Once Upon a Dream released - first record credited to "The Rascals" | ||
| Saturday, 24 |
Two performances at
Civic Opera House, Chicago, Ill. |
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| March 1968 | Wednesday/Friday, 6/8 |
Recording: A Beautiful Morning | |
| Saturday, 2 | Once Upon a Dream enters chart at #53 | ||
| Wednesday, 13 | Appearance
on Kraft Music Hall (NBC-TV),
performing "Please Love Me", "How Can I Be Sure", and "Mickey's
Monkey" |
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| March 1968 |
Saturday, 23 |
Once Upon a Dream peaks at #8 (returns to #8 on 6 April for two more weeks) | |
| April 1968 |
Monday, 1 | "A Beautiful Morning" single released | |
| Tuesday, 9 |
Performance at Oakland Coliseum,
Oakland, Calif. |
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| Thursday,
11 |
Performance
at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, Calif. (with the Box Tops,
The Hook, Bul Porpis) |
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| April 1968 |
Saturday, 13 | "A Beatiful Morning" enters chart at #56 | |
| Wednesday/Thursday/Friday,
17/18/19 |
Performances
at Shady Grove, Washington, D.C. |
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| Saturday,
27 |
Promotional
film is shown on American
Bandstand (ABC-TV) (contains clips for "Easy Rollin'", "I'm
Gonna Love You", and "Please Love Me" |
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| May 1968 | Wednesday,
1 |
Appearance
on Hallelujah, Leslie! (ABC-TV)
(presented with gold record for "Groovin'") |
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| Tuesday, 14 | Recording: People Got to Be Free | ||
| Monday, 24 | Time Peace released | ||
| Friday, 28
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Performance
at "Soul Together" concert in Madison Square Garden, New York,
N.Y. (with Aretha Franklin, Sonny & Cher, Joe Tex, King Curtis,
Sam & Dave) |
Gold record awarded for "A Beautiful Morning" | |
| June 1968 |
Tuesday, 4 |
Performance at KRNT Theatre, Des
Moines, Iowa |
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| July 1968 | Monday, 1 | "People Got to Be Free" single released | |
| Friday, 5 |
Performance at Civic Arena,
Pittsburgh, Pa. (with Tommy James and the Shondells, The Magistrates,
Cliff Nobles and Company, The Tidal Wave) |
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| Saturday, 6 | Last week on chart for
"A Beautiful Morning" (#46) Time Peace enters chart at #70 |
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| Thursday,
11 |
Performance
at Garden State Arts Center, Telegraph Hill Park, N.J. (with
the American Symphony, conducted by Joseph Eger) |
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| Wednesday,
17 |
Performance
at the Philadelphia Music Festival, John F. Kennedy Stadium
(with The Box Tops, Country Joe and the Fish, others) |
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| Saturday, 20 | Last week on chart for
Once Upon a Dream (#83) "People Got to Be Free" enters chart at #64 |
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| Sunday, 21 |
Performance at Public Auditorium,
Cleveland, O. |
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| Monday, 22 |
Gold record awarded for Groovin' | ||
| Sunday, 28 |
Performance at Curtis Hixon Hall,
Tampa, Fla. |
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| Monday, 29 | Gold record awarded for Collections | ||
| August 1968 |
Thursday,
8 |
Appearance on The Steve Paul Scene (Channel 11, Los Angeles) (repeat) | |
| Saturday, 10 |
Performance at Pacific Coliseum,
Vancouver, B.C. |
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| Thursday,
15 |
Appearance on The Joey Bishop Show (ABC-TV) | ||
| Friday,
16 |
Performance
at Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, Calif. (with Tommy James &
The Shondells, The Yellow Payges, Eric Burdon & The Animals),
preceded by a celebrity picnic hosted by Steve Allen |
"People Got to Be Free" appears on Los Angeles Times chart at #1 | |
| Saturday, 17 |
"People Got to Be Free" peaks at #1 (five
weeks) |
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| Friday, 23 | Gold record awarded
for "People Got to Be Free" |
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| Monday,
26 |
Appearance
on The Ghetto Freedom Awards (Channel 9, Los Angeles) |
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| Saturday, 30 |
Performance at
The Singer Bowl, Flushing Meadow Park, Queens, N.Y. (with The Vagrants) |
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| Saturday, 31 |
Time Peace peaks at #1 (two weeks) | ||
| September 1968 |
Monday, 2 |
Group is interviewed
on Now, WMAQ-AM (Chicago, Ill.) |
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| Wednesday,
4 |
Appearance
on Music Hall (NBC-TV) |
Gold records awarded for The Young Rascals and Time Peace | |
| Wednesday/Thursday, 11/12 |
Recording: A Ray of Hope | ||
| Monday, 16 |
Performance at final night of the Capitol Theater,
New York, N.Y. (with Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, Alan King, Jan
Peerce, Leon Bibb, Billy Eckstine, Florence Henderson, The Carson
Show Band, with MC Ed McMahon) |
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| Thursday, 19 |
Recording: Any Dance'll Do | ||
| Saturday, 28 |
Performance at Chicago
Coliseum (with Kensington Market) |
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| October 1968 |
Saturday, 19 | Last week on chart for "People Got to Be Free" (#27) | |
| November 1968 | Sunday, 17 | Recording: Heaven | |
| Monday, 18 |
"A Ray of Hope" single released | ||
| December 1968 |
Monday, 2 |
Performance at Coliseum,
Phoenix, Ariz. |
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| Saturday, 7 |
"A Ray of Hope" enters chart at #58 | ||
| Wednesday, 18 |
Recording: Baby I'm Blue / Island of Love / Look
Around |
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| January 1969 |
Saturday, 1 |
"A Ray of Hope" peaks at #24 | |
| Saturday, 25 | Appearance
on Beat Club (West German TV) |
Last week on chart for "A Ray of Hope" (#46) | |
| Monday, 27 |
"Heaven" single released | ||
| February 1969 | February 1969 | Performance
at Royal Albert Hall, London, England |
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| Saturday, 8 | Appearance
on Feelin' Groovy at Marine World
(ABC-TV), performing "A Beautiful Morning" and "Groovin'" |
"Heaven" enters chart at #90 | |
| Sunday, 9 |
Performance at University of Rhode
Island ("URI Winter Weekend"), Kingston, R.I. |
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| Sunday, 23 |
Appearance on Swedish television,
miming "Heaven", "Lonely Too Long", "Singing the Blues Too Long", "Love
is a Beautiful Thing", "Groovin'", "People Got to Be Free" |
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| March 1969 |
Saturday, 1 | "Heaven" peaks at #39 (two weeks) | |
| Tuesday, 4 |
Performance at Konserthuset,
Stockholm, Sweden |
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| Saturday, 15 |
Last week on chart for "Heaven" (#46) | ||
| Monday, 17 | Freedom Suite released | ||
| Saturday, 22 |
Freedom Suite enters chart at #76 | ||
| Thursday, 27 | Recording: See | ||
| Friday, 28
|
Recording:
I'd Like to Take You Home |
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| Saturday, 29 |
Appearance on Beat Club
(West German TV), performing "Heaven" |
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| Sunday, 30 |
Felix appears on the David
Susskind Show episode, “The Now Sound of Rock, Soul and Blues” (with
Neil Diamond, Frankie Valli, Steve Katz, and Charles Koppelman). |
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