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 that soul classic, “Midnight Train to Georgia,” by Gladys Knight & the Pips. Everybody knows this one and for good reason; it’s a helluva song and a helluva performance. Released in August of 1973, it climbed all the way to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Billboard R&B, and Cash Box Top 100…
Today’s classic song of the day is the iconoclastic “Chuck E’s in Love,” the first hit from equally iconoclastic performer Rickie Lee Jones. It was released in April of 1979, rose all the way to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, and almost overnight catapulted then-newcomer Ms. Jones to unlikely pop music stardom. . There was nothing on the radio…
Today’s classic song of the day is Joni Mitchell’s “The Circle Game.” This song has touched countless millions of people for more than five decades and continues to touch people today. Joni Mitchell wrote “The Circle Game” in 1966, when she was just 23 years old. She said she wrote it in response to fellow Canadian Neil Young’s “Sugar Mountain,”…
This week’s final classic song by a guy named Gary, Gerry, or Jerry of the day takes us back to 1960 and “He Will Break Your Heart” by Jerry Butler. This track went all the way to #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard R&B chart. Jerry “The Iceman” Butler was a former member of soul…
Your classic song by a guy named Gary, Gerry, or Jerry of the day is “Amos Moses” by Jerry Reed. Released in October of 1970, it peaked in early 1971 at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #16 on the Hot Country Singles chart. It ended up selling more than a million copies, earning it the RIAA Gold certification,…
Today’s classic song by a Gary, Gerry, or Jerry of the day is “Baker Street,” by Gerry Rafferty. This song, with its distinctive alto sax riff, was recorded for Rafferty’s second solo album, City to City, and released as a single in February of 1978. It hit #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 (and stayed there for six consecutive weeks)…
Our final classic Yacht Rock song of the day this week is “Baby Come Back” by Player. This tune was enormously successful, hitting #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and staying there for three consecutive weeks in the fall of 1977. Of all the Yacht Rock songs this week, “Baby Come Back” is the least Yachtski. The old Yacht or…
Today’s classic Yacht Rock song of the day is “Love Will Find a Way” by Pablo Cruise. This track was released in May of 1978 and shot all the way to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Love Will Find a Way” is a strong Yacht Rock song, rating a solid 91 on the Yachtski scale at the old Yacht…
Today’s classic Yacht Rock song of the day is “Lowdown,” the first really big hit for singer Boz Skaggs. This one was from his 1976 album, Silk Degrees, and it peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Cash Box Top 100. The single started life as an album track. The first official single from Silk…