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 ’70s song of the day is “Ride Captain Ride” by the group Blues Image. It was released in the spring of 1970 and shot up the charts to hit #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 on May 9 of that year. “Ride Captain Ride” was written by the band’s singer, Mike Pinera, and keyboardist, Frank “Skip” Konte. It…
On this, the 21st of September, it’s only fitting that our classic song of the day is “September” by Earth, Wind & Fire. It’s right there in the lyric: Do you rememberThe 21st night of September?Love was changin’ the minds of pretendersWhile chasin’ the clouds away Or maybe you remember the nonsense lyrics in the chorus, all those “Ba-du-das?” Co-songwriter…
Your classic summer song of the day is “Saturday in the Park,” by a little horn rock band called Chicago. The track was released in July of 1972, right in the middle of summer, and peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. That made “Saturday in the Park” the group’s highest-charting single up to that time. “Saturday in the…
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…
It’s day number two of horn rock week and today’s classic horn rock song of the day is “Spinning Wheel” by Blood, Sweat & Tears. This classic track perfectly blended jazz and rock aesthetics and peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 (and #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart) in July of 1969. It was nominated for three Grammy…