BILL WITHERS ‘+’JUSTMENTS’ (1974) Unique folk-soul artist’s third album is filled with funky grooves and sage wisdom for young and old. “Don’t quit your day job.” For Bill Withers, advice to live by. After a nine-year stint in the army, … Continue reading →
ABBA are back, in the news and in the studio, with two new tunes on the way. With that in mind, let’s watch the group’s Eurovision Song Contest-winning performance of “Waterloo” (US#6) in 1974. This appearance and victory really helped … Continue reading →
EASY-LISTENING SOUL: FERRANTE AND TEICHER, ‘IN A SOULFUL MOOD’ (1974); 101 STRINGS, ‘HITS OF STEVIE WONDER AND GLADYS KNIGHT’ (1974); HUGO MONTENEGRO, ‘OTHERS BY BROTHERS’ (1975) As audiences got hipper in the ’60s and ’70s, easy-listening artists had to scramble … Continue reading →
Suzi Quatro’s version of the Elvis classic “All Shook Up” appeared on her self-titled debut album in 1973. In ’74 the song was released as a single and clipped into the US Hot 100, peaking at #85. If Wikipedia is … Continue reading →
Neil Sedaka’s “Laughter In The Rain” originally appeared on the singer-songwriter’s 1974 LP Sedaka’s Back. The easy-listening song, written by Sedaka and Phil Cody, went all the way to #1 on the US Hot 100 and hit #15 in the … Continue reading →
Brian Eno‘s “Seven Deadly Finns” is a 1974 non-LP single from the early days of the artist’s solo career after departing Roxy Music. The tune is something of an obscurity but is deserving of many more ears. Was Adam Ant … Continue reading →
The Three Degrees are likely best-known for their 1974 hit “When Will I See You Again” (US #2, UK #1). However, their self-titled 1973 LP spawned another single, “Dirty Ol’ Man,” that grabbed the number one spot in Belgium and … Continue reading →
Happy Friday! Here’s guitar great Chet Atkins performing “The Entertainer” on Hee Haw in 1974. Atkins version of Scott Joplin’s “The Entertainer” appeared on the Chet Atkins Goes to the Movies LP in 1976. Chet Atkins: ‘The Entertainer’ (1974) Previously … Continue reading →
MINNIE RIPERTON, PERFECT ANGEL “Every time that we… ooh… I’m more in love with you.” What did she mean by “ooh”? Eat popcorn? Play basketball? Those of us who came of age during the 1970s had to come up with … Continue reading →
Happy New Year’s Eve everyone! I hope you have a wonderful 2018! To celebrate the closing of one year and the opening of the next – here’s George Harrison with “Ding Dong, Ding Dong.” “Ding Dong, Ding Dong” released in … Continue reading →