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ROCKWELL’S FIRST COVER FOR THE POST


Mother’s Day Off



Norman Rockwell was 21 years old when he submitted
his first cover painting for The Saturday Evening Post.

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COVERED BY LIFE ON THIS DAY IN 1954

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NUMBER-ONE ON THIS DAY IN 1970

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At the time, “Let It Be” had the highest debut on the Billboard Hot 100,
coming in at Number 6. It holds the number-one spot on "The Fans’
Top 10" poll included in The 100 Best Beatles Songs: An Informed
Fan’s Guide by Stephen J. Spignesi and Michael Lewis.
The song
is number three in the 100 Best Beatles Songs list, only behind
"Strawberry Fields Forever" and "A Day in the Life", which is
number one.

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The Beatles listening to playbacks

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RECORDED ON THIS DAY IN 1964

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"Where Did Our Love Go" was the first single by the Supremes to go to
the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart and
remained for two weeks. It was also the first of five Supremes songs in a
row to reach number one. The Supremes’ version is ranked #475 on
Rolling Stone ‘​s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.

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COVER PHOTO SHOOT ON THIS DAY IN 1967

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Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by The
Beatles and was released on June 1, 1967.

The cover of the album was designed by the pop artists Peter Blake and Jann
Haworth
from an ink drawing by McCartney. It was art-directed by Robert Fraser
and photographed by Michael Cooper. Haworth and Blake won the Grammy
Award for Best Album Cover, Graphic Arts in 1967 for their work on the cover
which is called by many as the most famous rock album cover of all time.

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On the set of the album cover photo session.

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Michael Cooper

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Sir Peter Blake

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Jann Haworth

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