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 today’s classic song of the day, here’s another song with a name in the title. The song is “Shannon” by Henry Gross, and it was released in February of 1976 and went to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the Cash Box Top 100. It was a number-one hit in Canada and New Zealand. “Shannon” is…
Today’s classic song of the day with a person’s name in the title is “Nathan Jones,” from the Supremes. Released in April of 1971, this Motown single peaked at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100, #10 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #8 on Billboard’s R&B chart. “Nathan Jones” was the Supremes’ fifth hit after Diana Ross left the…
This week we’re featuring songs with a person’s name in the title, and today’s classic song of the day is Elton John’s “Daniel.” Released in January of 1973, “Daniel” was one of Elton’s biggest hits, rising to #2 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100. It’s become one of his most popular songs. Like most of…
Today’s classic song of the day is from two former 5th Dimensioners, the wife-and-husband team of Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr.. The song is “You Don’t Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)” and, when it was released in September of 1976, went all the way to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard’s Hot…
When I was a freshman at Indiana University during the 1976-1977 schoolyear, everybody in my dorm was listening to Fleetwood Mac and the Eagles, while I was listening to Stevie Wonder and Weather Report. And Steely Dan. Lots of Steely Dan. The Steely Dan album that was big my freshman year was The Royal Scam, which was released during my…
Yesterday I reminisced about my freshman year at Indiana University and mentioned the two albums that almost everybody in my dorm seemed to have—Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours and the Eagles’ Hotel California. (One of the guys across the hall also had Heart’s Dreamboat Annie on constant repeat, and I didn’t object to that at all.) Since we featured a track from…
We’re going to start off this week by featuring a few songs that were big when I was in college, starting with this one by Fleetwood Mac. The song is “Dreams” and it was featured on the group’s massively popular album, Rumours. Released as a single in March of 1977, this one was all over the radio at the end…
Bob Dylan wrote “If Not for You” as a love song for his first wife, Sara, and it’s today’s classic song of the day. The song has been recorded by Dylan himself, his pal George Harrison, and, as a much bigger hit, by singer Olivia Newton-John. The first version of “If Not for You” to hit vinyl was by Bob…
Today’s classic song of the day is “From the Beginning” from the prog rock trio Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Released as a single in August of 1972, this song was the group’s highest-charting single, going all the way to #39 on the Billboard Hot 100. Greg Lake wrote “From the Beginning” and initially considered giving it to his other group,…