Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
Classic rock, pop, and soul songs from the '60s, '70s, and '80s
In honor of the late Chuck Negron, who passed away earlier this week (February 2, 2026), today’s classic song of the day is one of Three Dog Night’s many, many hits. “The Family of Man” was released as a single in March of 1972 and peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100. “The Family of Man” was written by…
“Easy to Be Hard” is today’s classic song of the day. It comes to us from the musical Hair and the group Three Dog Night. Hair was a big deal. When it opened in 1967, it was the first so-called “rock musical” and led the way for other more modern takes on the traditional Broadway musical. It reflected the times,…
Three Dog Night were really big in the late ’60s/early ’70s, bigger than most of us remember. They had 18 top twenty hits between 1969 and 1974, including three number-ones: “Mama Told Me Not to Come,” “Joy to the World,” and “Black and White.” Not only were they huge on the radio, they sold a ton of albums and were…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Mama Told Me Not to Come” by Three Dog Night. Released as a single in May of 1970, this became the group’s first number-one hit. It hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, #2 in Canada, and #3 in the UK. Billboard ranked it the #11 tune for all of 1970. Randy Newman…
Today is Valentine’s Day and we all could use an old fashioned love song—or, in the case of today’s classic song of the day, “An Old Fashioned Love Song.” This terrific single was recorded by Three Dog Night and released in November of 1971. Early the next year the song hit #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on…
Today’s classic song of the day is another Paul Williams-penned tune, “Out in the Country.” Mr. Williams co-wrote this one with his frequent collaborator Roger Nichols, and the group Three Dog Night released it as a single in August of 1970. It was a big hit for the group, peaking at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100, #9 on the…
Today’s classic song of the day is “Shambala” by Three Dog Night. This was one of their later hits, released in May of 1973. It went all the way to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard’s Adult Contemporary charts, and to #1 on the Cash Box Top 100. It was also a Top Five hit in Canada and…
This week we’re going to look at some of the top tunes of the year 1971, starting with the number-one pop single for the entire year. That tune is “Joy to the World” by the band Three Dog Night and I know you know it, Three Dog Night released “Joy to the World” in February of 1971. It quickly rose…
Your classic song written by Laura Nyro but performed by someone else of the day is “Eli’s Coming,” by Three Dog Night. The band released this one in October of 1969 and it went all the way to #10 on the Billboard Hot 100. Cory Wells sang lead. As noted, the song wasn’t written by any of the Three Dog…