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 song of the day is “Smile a Little Smile for Me” by the Flying Machine. Released in April of 1969 (in the UK; June in the U.S.), this single went all the way to #5 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100, and #6 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. “Smile a Little Smile for…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Crazy Love” by Poco. Released in January of 1979, this single peaked at #17 on the Billboard Hot 100 but went to #1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. It was the group’s biggest hit. “Crazy Love” was written by group member Rusty Young. Here’s what he remembers about it: “I was living in…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Wishin’ and Hopin’” by Dusty Springfield. Released in May of 1964, this single went to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, #4 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #4 on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart. Surprisingly, it was not released as a single in her native UK. “Wishin’ and Hopin’” was written by…
Today’s classic soft rock song of the day is “Sharing the Night Together” by Dr. Hook. Released as a single in September of 1978, this one went to #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, #4 on the Cash Box Top 100, and #18 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart. “Sharing the Night Together” was written by Ava Aldridge and Eddie Struzick.…
Honoring the late Bobby Sherman, who passed away earlier this week, today’s classic song of the day is “Little Woman.” This was his first big hit and his biggest single overall; released in May of 1969, this one peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Cash Box Top 100. Even though Bobby Sherman had been…
Former teen heartthrob Bobby Sherman passed away yesterday. In his memory, today’s classic song of the day is one of his biggest hits, “Easy Come, Easy Go.” Bobby Sherman was born Robert Cabot Sherman Jr. on July 22, 1943. He started performing professionally when he was just 19 years old, in 1962, when actor Sal Mineo wrote two songs for…
Celebrating the return of the Turtles to SiriusXM radio, today’s classic song of the day is “Elenore.” Released by the Turtles in September of 1968, this single peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the Cash Box Top 100. You might not have noticed, but for many years the Turtles’ music was effectively banned from SiriusXM…
Today’s classic song of the day is “I’ll Take You There” by the Staple Singers. Released in February of 1972, this reggae-influenced soul single went all the way to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, Cash Box Top 100, and Billboard R&B charts. “I’ll Take You There” was written and produced by Al Bell (under his given name, Alvertis Isbell),…
We end our week of summer-themed songs with today’s classic summer song of the day, “Summer Nights” from the musical Grease. It’s the song that kicks off the musical, both the stage and movie versions, and sets up the whole plot. It’s all about the summer romance between greaser Danny Zuko and good girl Sandy Olsson (Sandy Dumbrowski in the…
Today’s summer-themed classic song of the day is from the inimitable Johnny Rivers. The song is “Summer Rain,” and when it was released in November of 1967 (not in the summer, unfortunately) it peaked at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #6 on the Cash Box Top 100. It also hit the top ten in Canada and New Zealand.…