In late 1978 Kenny Rogers recorded what would become his signature song. The Gambler, Kenny Roger as the singer is the narrator and not the Gambler, is an old gambler who sits with Rogers on a ‘train bound for nowhere’.
The song reached Number 16 on the Pop Charts and was a Number 1 [...]
Ann and Nancy Wilson were hot and the group rocked.
Gary Wright was the keyboard player of the Progressive Rock band Spooky Tooth when they broke up for the second time in 1974. He went solo and recorded the album Dream Weaver which featured just himself on synthesiser/keyboard and Jim Keltner on drums.
Wright has said that he was inspired to write the song after [...]
Slow Ride was the biggest hit for Foghat, it reached Number 20 on the charts and the Album that it came from Fool for the City was their biggest Album.
The single version of the song was 1/2 the length (3:56) of the Album version (8:21)
Shambala was written by Daniel Moore and the version by Three Dog Night reached Number 3 on the Charts. As it turns out it would be their 2nd to last Top 10 song 1974’s The Show Must Go On would reach Number 4.
The song appeared on their 10th album, Cyan.
It was released by another [...]
Chicago released their first album in 1969, their 2nd in 1970 and their 3rd in 1971. But unlike most groups each of these albums were 2 record sets, so you could say that in three years they had released six records.
Chicago III is not considered one of their best albums, perhaps because side 4 [...]
Plastic Letters was the second Album by the Punk band Blondie. Denis, a remake of the 1960’s pop song Denise by Randy & the Rainbows was an European hit reaching Number 2 on the UK charts. It was the only song released from the Plastic Letters LP in the US, but it failed [...]
Advertising man Bill Fries created the character C.W. McCall for Old Home Bread brand of the Metz Baking Company in 1972. C.W. McCall was the trucker who, along with his dog Sloan and his adventures at the Old Home Cafe.
From those commercials came the first songs and an Album in 1975. During the [...]
Herb Albert was the leader and played the trumpet from the 1960’s group Herb Albert and the The Tijuana Brass. In the ’70’s he was the ‘A’ in A&M records, one of the biggest record companies of the decade with acts like the Carpenters, Styx and many others. He also release a couple [...]
1978 was the height of the Disco Era, but there were many other genres being played during this time. One unusual hit came from Jazzman Chuck Mangione. This version is of the 4 minute edit, on the album it was over 8 minutes long, from an appearance on Midnight Special.
In tribute to the great artist who passed away at the age of 65 on August 10, 2008. Your music will last forever. This is from a live appearance in 1973.
T-Rex led by Mac Bolan was a popular group in England, but relatively unknown in America. Bang a Gong was their only US hit. It did hit the Top 10, but just barely topping out at Number 10.
Under the title Get It On, it was a big hit in 1971 in England reaching [...]
Trumpeter Bill Chase form his band in 1970. They took the last name of their leader. Get it On was the hit from their first album. In all the group would release three albums. With a number of changes in the members of the band they were working on their 4th [...]
The song was not written by Barry Manilow, but it became his first hit. The song originally was titled Brandy when it was a minor UK hit in 1971 by another artist.