Category 1970s

“Shannon” (Henry Gross)

Shannon, Henry Gross

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…

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“Daniel” (Elton John)

Daniel, Elton John

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…

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“You Don’t Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)” (Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr.)

You Don't Have to Be a Star, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.

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…

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“Hotel California” (Eagles)

Hotel California, Eagles

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…

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“Dreams” (Fleetwood Mac)

Dreams, Fleetwood Mac

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…

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