“Oh Very Young” (Cat Stevens)

Oh Very Young, Cat Stevens

Cat Stevens brings us today’s classic song of the day, “Oh Very Young.” It was included on his album, Buddha and the Chocolate Box and released as a single in March of 1974. The single went to #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart. Like many of Mr. Stevens’ songs, “Oh Very Young” is…

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“Convoy” (C.W. McCall)

Convoy, C.W. McCall

The 1970s were odd times in many, many ways. One of those ways was the fascination with citizen’s band (CB) radio. It started as a thing for truckers to communicate with each other when on the road but, over the course of the decade, seeped into mainstream life. Millions of regular citizens installed CB radios in their cars, ostensibly to…

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“So Much in Love” (The Tymes)

So Much in Love, The Tymes

For today’s classic song of the day, let’s travel back to the summer of 1963 and the song “So Much in Love.” Released in June of that year by the Tymes on Cameo-Parkway Records, this doo-wop classic went all the way to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on Billboard’s R&B chart. The Tymes, originally called the Latineers,…

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“Holly Holy” (Neil Diamond)

Holly Holy, Neil Diamond

Singer/songwriter Neil Diamond brings us today’s classic song of the day, “Holly Holy.” Released as a single in October of 1969, this one went to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, #4 on the Cash Box Top 100, and and #3 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. Neil Diamond recorded “Holly Holy” at American Sound Studio in Memphis. Backing musicians were…

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“Rose Darling” (Steely Dan)

Katy Lied, Steely Dan

For today’s classic song of the day, we turn to one of my favorite Steely Dan albums. Released in March of 1975, Katy Lied contained a virtual cornucopia of catchy, well-crafted pop songs, all with some sort of sophisticated twist that you might expect from Donald Fagen and Walter Becker. By Katy Lied, Becker and Fagen had given up all…

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