Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller helped create the type of rock and pop music that has ruled the airwaves for the past 70 years. Either as songwriters or producers (and often both), they infused black rhythm and blues with lush…
A reviewer for Rolling Stone magazine called Spirit’s “I Got a Line On You” “the near definitive rock single.” I can’t argue with that. Released in October of 1968, today’s hard-rockin’ classic song of the day took almost six months…
Three Dog Night were really big in the late ’60s/early ’70s, bigger than most of us remember. They had 18 top twenty hits between 1969 and 1974, including three number-ones: “Mama Told Me Not to Come,” “Joy to the World,”…
Here’s today’s classic song of the day, “My Boy Lollipop.” You probably know it from the 1964 single by Jamaican singer Millie Small, which went to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and introduced ska music to the U.S. and…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Use Ta Be My Girl” by the O’Jays. Released in March of 1978, this fine example of Philadelphia Soul peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, #5 on the Cash Box Top…
Today’s classic song of the day is one of Tommy James and the Shondells’ biggest hits. “I Think We’re Alone Now” was released as a single in January of 1967 and went all the way to #4 on the Billboard…