Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Our classic 1970 song of the day is the third in a row with session ace Tony Burrows supplying vocals and the second in a row involving Tony’s mate Roger Greenaway. You know the song; it’s the majestic “United We Stand” by Brotherhood of Man. The single was released on January 23, 1970, and peaked the week of July 3…
Our next classic 1970 song of the day was on the charts the same time as yesterday’s song, “Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes).” Plus, they had the same lead singer. Today’s song is “My Baby Loves Lovin’” by the group called White Plains. It was released on January 2, 1970, and peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100…
The year 1970 was remarkable for its plentitude of terrific songs, many of them one-hit wonders, so we’re going to spend a bit of time working through the best of that great year in music. Today’s classic 1970 song of the day is one you all know and can sing along with, “Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)” by Edison…
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)…