2012 marked the 50th anniversary of 'The Hollies'. Allan Clarke, Graham Nash and Eric Haydock founded the band in 1962. Since 1963, the 6-man British band had recorded 67 songs. Terry Sylvester substituted for Graham Nash in 1969. The song, 'He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother' was the 7th hottest song on the Billboard chart in 1970. It was ranked the 3rd most popular song in Britain in 1969 and when it was re-released in 1988, it reached No. 1 on the U.K chart. Drummer Bobby Elliott noted, "We have a cross-section of followers, the majority have grown up alongside 'The Hollies' but there's a sprinkling of younger faces too. We don't intend to follow trends. We like to progress in a natural way as musicians, although I think most artists are subconsciously influenced by what's happening on the entertainment scene." Terry grew up in Liverpool recounted, "It was a very depressed city in the '50s after the war and music is what cheered us all up...When 'The Beatles' made it, it opened a lot of doors for the Liverpool groups."
In 1971, Vitas Gerulaitis joined the tennis tour. He retired in 1985 and died in 1994. In 1977 he won the Australian Open championship. His one-time coach Harry Hopman recalled, "What he thought to be handicaps turned out to be assets." Also in 1977, Vitas became the first American male player since 1960 to win the Italian International Tennis Championships. "I had been getting the feeling I could never win a tournament," he said afterward, "I'm coming to Rome every year from now on." Of priority Vitas insisted, "Flushing Meadow's (the U.S. Open) No.1 and after that it's dollars and cents. Actually, they're a close first-second." Of his rival Bjorn Borg, Vitas acknowledged, "Concentration. He has fantastic concentration. Most of us can concentrate for a set or 2 and then we let up. Borg never lets up. He's concentrating on every point and that gives him an advantage over the rest of us. That's something I have to work on." He also conceded, "I get by more on speed and talent, while his technique is far more developed." After he left the pro tour, Vitas voiced, "During my 14 years on the tour, I started to think ahead on what I wanted to do after I stopped playing." He decided to become a trainer. Bjorn said of Vitas, "Some people are real good players but to coach is a totally different thing and he's a good teacher."
In 1975, Aristotle Onassis died. Nicholas Papanicolaou remembered, "The sensation that you have is like being in a room with a loose lion. He could reverse arguments that were made to him by his opponents in business and put them into a corner like no man I've never seen before." Since her marriage to Ari, Jackie Kennedy had become the most photographed and talked-about woman on the planet. She made the comment in 1972, "Why do people always try to see me through the different names I have had at different times? People often forget that I was Jacqueline Bouvier before being Mrs Kennedy or Mrs Onassis. Throughout my life I have always tried to remain true to myself. This I will continue to do as long as I live." Before their wedding in 1968, Ari told the press, "....(Jackie) is being held up as a model of propriety, constancy and of so many of those boring American female virtues. She's now utterly devoid of mystery. She needs a small scandal to bring her alive. A peccadillo, an indiscretion. Something should happen to her to win our fresh compassion. The world loves to pity fallen grandeur." At her request, tapes of Jackie's interviews with William Manchester concerning JFK's death were kept at the Kennedy Library in Boston and would not be released to the public until the year 2067.
In 1978, '60 Minutes' celebrated its 10th anniversary on the air. Producer Av Westin observed, "Even if you hadn't read a book or a newspaper all week, if you saw '60 Minutes', the next morning at the water cooler, you could say, 'I am informed'. It really became kind of a visceral attraction that people couldn't miss." And the mini-series, 'Wheels' was shown. Based on Arthur Hailey's best-selling novel, 'Wheels' sought to explore the goings-on inside one car corporation. From the outset, Lee Remick made known, "I confess to not being well versed in American automobile companies, so I don't know which one it professes to be closest to. I suppose it's an amalgamation. It has industrial espionage and sabotage and racial troubles." Shot on location around Los Angeles, 'Wheels' opened with the 1967 Detroit riots. Also starring Rock Hudson who was in his 30th year in the acting business. Of her character, Lee described, "Erica is rich and lonely. Her being spoiled is not as significant as her wealth and loneliness and lack of fulfillment with her husband, who is wedded to his work." Roughly 23% to 27% of the homes in America with TV watched some part of the 10 hours, 5 parts mini-series shown in May 1978. A total of 71 million homes were counted watching the first 8 hours which were shown over 4 nights. In 1950, 3.8 million American households owned television sets. In 1978, there were 72.9 million. Fred Silverman maintained, "Through television, the audience shares a common experience, in entertainment and sports, as well as information programs. We provide a very precious resource to the public and to the nation...Television can enhance the role of the individual in our free society – not smother it."
In 1971, Vitas Gerulaitis joined the tennis tour. He retired in 1985 and died in 1994. In 1977 he won the Australian Open championship. His one-time coach Harry Hopman recalled, "What he thought to be handicaps turned out to be assets." Also in 1977, Vitas became the first American male player since 1960 to win the Italian International Tennis Championships. "I had been getting the feeling I could never win a tournament," he said afterward, "I'm coming to Rome every year from now on." Of priority Vitas insisted, "Flushing Meadow's (the U.S. Open) No.1 and after that it's dollars and cents. Actually, they're a close first-second." Of his rival Bjorn Borg, Vitas acknowledged, "Concentration. He has fantastic concentration. Most of us can concentrate for a set or 2 and then we let up. Borg never lets up. He's concentrating on every point and that gives him an advantage over the rest of us. That's something I have to work on." He also conceded, "I get by more on speed and talent, while his technique is far more developed." After he left the pro tour, Vitas voiced, "During my 14 years on the tour, I started to think ahead on what I wanted to do after I stopped playing." He decided to become a trainer. Bjorn said of Vitas, "Some people are real good players but to coach is a totally different thing and he's a good teacher."
In 1975, Aristotle Onassis died. Nicholas Papanicolaou remembered, "The sensation that you have is like being in a room with a loose lion. He could reverse arguments that were made to him by his opponents in business and put them into a corner like no man I've never seen before." Since her marriage to Ari, Jackie Kennedy had become the most photographed and talked-about woman on the planet. She made the comment in 1972, "Why do people always try to see me through the different names I have had at different times? People often forget that I was Jacqueline Bouvier before being Mrs Kennedy or Mrs Onassis. Throughout my life I have always tried to remain true to myself. This I will continue to do as long as I live." Before their wedding in 1968, Ari told the press, "....(Jackie) is being held up as a model of propriety, constancy and of so many of those boring American female virtues. She's now utterly devoid of mystery. She needs a small scandal to bring her alive. A peccadillo, an indiscretion. Something should happen to her to win our fresh compassion. The world loves to pity fallen grandeur." At her request, tapes of Jackie's interviews with William Manchester concerning JFK's death were kept at the Kennedy Library in Boston and would not be released to the public until the year 2067.
In 1978, '60 Minutes' celebrated its 10th anniversary on the air. Producer Av Westin observed, "Even if you hadn't read a book or a newspaper all week, if you saw '60 Minutes', the next morning at the water cooler, you could say, 'I am informed'. It really became kind of a visceral attraction that people couldn't miss." And the mini-series, 'Wheels' was shown. Based on Arthur Hailey's best-selling novel, 'Wheels' sought to explore the goings-on inside one car corporation. From the outset, Lee Remick made known, "I confess to not being well versed in American automobile companies, so I don't know which one it professes to be closest to. I suppose it's an amalgamation. It has industrial espionage and sabotage and racial troubles." Shot on location around Los Angeles, 'Wheels' opened with the 1967 Detroit riots. Also starring Rock Hudson who was in his 30th year in the acting business. Of her character, Lee described, "Erica is rich and lonely. Her being spoiled is not as significant as her wealth and loneliness and lack of fulfillment with her husband, who is wedded to his work." Roughly 23% to 27% of the homes in America with TV watched some part of the 10 hours, 5 parts mini-series shown in May 1978. A total of 71 million homes were counted watching the first 8 hours which were shown over 4 nights. In 1950, 3.8 million American households owned television sets. In 1978, there were 72.9 million. Fred Silverman maintained, "Through television, the audience shares a common experience, in entertainment and sports, as well as information programs. We provide a very precious resource to the public and to the nation...Television can enhance the role of the individual in our free society – not smother it."
