Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
For our final day of horn rock week, I’m pulling out another Blood, Sweat & Tears tune, because I really like BS&T. This one is the combo of “Snow Queen” and “Maiden Voyage,” the closing tracks from their 1972 album New Blood. You didn’t hear it on the radio but it really encapsulates all that I like about this period…
We’re coming close to the end of horn rock (jazz rock) week and for today’s classic horn rock song of the day we move north of the border for the Canadian band Lighthouse and their big hit, “One Fine Morning.” Released in 1971, this tune peaked at #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 but hit #2 on the Canada RPM…
It’s still horn rock week and we’re past the big names, BS&T and Chicago and the like. Looking now at more obscure bands, today’s classic horn rock song of the day is “Vehicle” by the little remembered group, the Ides of March. The song was actually released in March of 1970 and went all the way to #2 on the…
It’s day number four of horn rock week, and now we’re up to Chase, the band formed by former big band trumpeter Bill Chase. The song (their only hit single) is “Get It On,” and it peaked at #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971. Bill Chase had been a trumpet player with the Maynard Ferguson, Stan Kenton, and…
It’s day number three of horn rock week and today’s classic jazz rock song of the day is “Beginnings” by Chicago, arguably the most popular of the horn rock bands of the late 1960s/early 1970s. This one is from their very first self-titled album when the band still called themselves Chicago Transit Authority. “Beginnings” was first released as a single…
Yesterday we featured a song by “England Dan” Seals and his partner John Ford Coley (the classic “I’d Really Love to See You Tonight“), so today let’s do a mellow soft rock song of the day by Mr. Seals’ older brother, Jim Seals, and his partner, Dash Crofts. “Summer Breeze” was released by Seals and Crofts in August of 1972…
How about another classic mellow soft rock song of the day, in the form of “I’d Really Love to See You Tonight” by England Dan & John Ford Coley. Released in May of 1976, it peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Easy Listening chart. “I’d Really Love to See You Tonight” was one of…
Your long-forgotten classic soft rock song of the day is “This Night Won’t Last Forever,” by Michael Johnson. This mellow little pop song was released in July of 1979 and peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the Adult Contemporary chart. If you don’t remember the title, just give it a listen; you know the song,…
Today’s classic feel good get-up-and-dance song of the day is “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing,” by Leo Sayer—which has an interesting connection to Steely Dan’s classic album, Aja. Mr. Sayer released “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing” in October of 1976. It was an instant radio hit, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, #1 in Canada, and #2…