Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
This week we’re going off on a slight tangent and featuring songs that my parents liked. Many of us will remember them from our childhoods, not necessarily music we chose to listen to but rather songs we unwittingly heard around…
Today’s classic song of the day is another Steve Barri production for ABC/Dunhill Records. The song is “Midnight Confessions” and the group is the Grass Roots. Released in June of 1968, this single rose to #5 on both the Billboard…
Today’s classic song of the day is by a legendary Motown group after they left the Motown label. The song is “Ain’t No Woman (Like the One I’ve Got)” and the group is the Four Tops. This single was released…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Don’t Pull Your Love” by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds. Released in April of 1971, this track rose to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Easy Listening charts, and to #1 on…
On yesterday’s classic song of the day, James Taylor’s “Fire and Rain,” his friend and fellow songwriter Carole King played piano. That leads us directly to today’s classic song of the day, “Been to Canaan,” on which Ms. King also…
Today’s classic song of the day, keeping with our ongoing rain theme, is James Taylor’s “Fire and Rain.” Included as the first track on side two of Mr. Taylor’s Sweet Baby James album, the single, released in August of 1970,…