Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
The group America brings us today’s classic song of the day, “Ventura Highway.” It was released as a single in September of 1972 and went to #8 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100, and #3 on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart. Written by group member Dewey Bunnell, this is the one with the lyric about “alligator…
America—the group, not the country—brings us today’s classic song of the day. The song is “Sister Golden Hair” and it was released as a single in March of 1975. It was a huge hit, going all the way to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It peaked at #2 on the Cash Box Top 100 and #5 on Billboard’s Easy…
America’s first big hit, “A Horse with No Name,” is today’s classic song of the day. Released in January of 1972 in the U.S., and November 1971 in the UK, the group’s debut single went all the way to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100. It went to #3 on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart and…
This week we’re focusing on songs with “Memphis” in the lyrics. Our classic “Memphis” song of the day is “Daisy Jane” by America, which starts out with the line, “Flyin’ me back to Memphis, got to find my Daisy Jane.” “Daisy Jane” was America’s seventh and final Top 20 single, following “A Horse With No Name” (#1), “I Need You”…