Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
For today’s classic song of the day, let’s take a trip back to the psychedelic sixties and the song “Crystal Blue Persuasion.” The single, by Tommy James and the Shondells, was released in June of 1969 and went all the…
Anybody remember The Point!, an album and animated film from singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson? Whether you do or not, you probably do remember the hit song that emanated from this project, Nilsson’s “Me and My Arrow.” Released in March of 1971,…
Jimmy Webb is one of the premier songwriters of the 20th century. Even his lesser-known tunes get covered by a multitude of artists, because they’re so darned good. Today’s classic song of the day is a case in point. The…
Today’s classic song of the day is a late-70s track with a heavy Fleetwood Mac connection. The song is “Magnet and Steel” by Walter Egan; when it was released in March of 1978, this one-hit wonder reached #8 on the…
Barry Mann was one of the premiere songwriters of the ’60s and ’70s (and even into the ’80s a little), most often paired with his wife, Cynthia Weil. He didn’t start out writing with her, however, and he didn’t always…
The word “snowbird” means different things to different people. To some, it describes the northerners, mainly older folk, who travel south to winter in warmer climes. Snowbirds typically come from Canada or Minnesota or some other place suitably cold and…