Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Back in the early ’70s there were quite a few spiritually driven tunes on the pop charts. We’re talking so-called Jesus Rock songs like “Day By Day,” “Are You Ready?,” “Spirit in the Sky,” “My Sweet Lord,” and today’s classic song of the day, “Put Your Hand in the Hand” by a group called Ocean. Released as a single in…
The word “snowbird” means different things to different people. To some, it describes the northerners, mainly older folk, who travel south to winter in warmer climes. Snowbirds typically come from Canada or Minnesota or some other place suitably cold and snowy and spend the winter in Florida or Arizona or some other place suitably warm and snowless. For the purposes…
Today’s classic song of the day was a number-one hit for the Monkees. “Daydream Believer,” released as a single in October of 1967, reached the #1 position on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the Cash Box 100 in December of that year. “Daydream Believer” was written by former folksinger John Stewart when he was still a member of the…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Danny’s Song” by Loggins and Messina. Kenny and Jim released this one in November of 1971 on their Sittin’ In album. Kenny Loggins wrote “Danny’s Song” for his brother Danny as a gift on the birth of his son Colin. That was back in 1966, when Danny was just a senior in high…