Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Today’s classic song of the day is “Shining Star” by Earth, Wind & Fire. Released in January of 1975, this funky little number was all over the radio my junior year in high school, peaking at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles charts. “Shining Star” was written by group members Maurice White, Larry Dunn, and…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Wuthering Heights” by Kate Bush. No, the song wasn’t written about Emily Bronte’s 1847 novel of the same name, but rather the 1967 BBC-TV adaptation of the same book. Ms. Bush wrote the song from the perspective of Catherine, the book’s female protagonist, about her relationship with Heathcliff, the tortured anti-hero of the…
Today is the Fourth of July, Independence Day here in the United States of America, and today’s classic song of the day is the aptly chosen “Back in the U.S.A.” It was a hit first for founding rock ‘n’ roller Chuck Berry back in 1959 then, a few decades later, for singer Linda Ronstadt. As legend has it, Chuck Berry…
Today’s classic soft rock song of the day is “For All We Know,” made famous by the Carpenters. This single, released in January of 1971, reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, #6 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #1 on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart. “For All We Know” was written by Fred Karlin (music) and the team of…
Today’s classic song of the day comes to us all the way from the land down under, and has a connection to that trio of British brothers called the Bee Gees. The song is “Toast and Marmalade for Tea” by the group Tin Tin and, when it was released in early 1970, the single peaked at #20 on the Billboard…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Crazy Love” by Poco. Released in January of 1979, this single peaked at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 but went to #1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. It was the group’s biggest hit. “Crazy Love” was written by group member Rusty Young. Here’s what he remembers about it: “I was living in…
Today’s classic soft rock song of the day is “Sharing the Night Together” by Dr. Hook. Released as a single in September of 1978, this one went to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, #4 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #18 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. “Sharing the Night Together” was written by Ava Aldridge and Eddie Struzick.…
Former teen heartthrob Bobby Sherman passed away yesterday. In his memory, today’s classic song of the day is one of his biggest hits, “Easy Come, Easy Go.” Bobby Sherman was born Robert Cabot Sherman Jr. on July 22, 1943. He started performing professionally when he was just 19 years old, in 1962, when actor Sal Mineo wrote two songs for…
Today’s classic song of the day is “I’ll Take You There” by the Staple Singers. Released in February of 1972, this reggae-influenced soul single went all the way to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Cash Box Top 100, and Billboard R&B charts. “I’ll Take You There” was written and produced by Al Bell (under his given name, Alvertis Isbell),…