The song was written by Dave Mason and first recorded in 1968 by Traffic.
“Feelin’ Alright?” is one of those rare songs whose identity has become almost as strongly associated with its most famous interpreter as with its original creator, a distinction that speaks to both the strength of the
This “Stand Out Single” was a double-sided hit!
The single “Down on the Corner” / “Fortunate Son” by Creedence Clearwater Revival, released in September 1969, stands as one of the most striking examples in popular music of a 45 rpm record whose A- and B-sides both achieved enduring cultural importance. Issued during the band’s extraordinarily prolific year that also produced the album Willy and the Poor Boys,
Make favorite Olivia song is “Silvery Rain”, from Physical, but my favorite Olivia album is Totally Hot.
Olivia Newton-John emerged as one of the most distinctive soft pop voices of the late 1960s and early 1970s, but her success was the product of years of gradual development across continents and styles. She was born in Cambridge, England, on September 26, 1948, into a family that blended academic
This “Stand Out Single” was written by singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson and originally performed by Roger Miller.
The song “Me and Bobby McGee” stands as one of the most enduring compositions of late-1960s American popular music, written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster, and first recorded in 1969 by Roger Miller. Its origin has become part of music lore, with Foster suggesting the title and the name “Bobby McKee,” inspired by a secretary,
DeYoung said in an interview with Circus Magazine in 1979 that the name Styx came up in the discussion of names, and they kept it because “it was one of the hundred names we tried, and it turned out to be the only one that none of us hated”.
The American rock band Styx emerged from the vibrant Chicago music scene in the late 1960s, formed by a group of young musicians whose roots lay in neighborhood friendships, school bands, and a shared fascination with British rock,
This “Stand Out Single” reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973.
The 1973 single “Drift Away” / “City Stars” by Dobie Gray represents both a commercial breakthrough and a historically significant release tied to the closing chapter of Decca Records as a major U.S. pop label. Issued in early 1973 as Decca 33057, the record is widely regarded as the label’s last major hit before its consolidation into MCA,
For here, am I sitting in a tin can
Far, above the world
Planet Earth is blue
And there’s nothing I can do
David Bowie was born David Robert Jones on January 8, 1947, in Brixton, London, England, into a working-class family whose modest circumstances belied the creative intensity that would define his life. His father, Haywood Stenton Jones, worked in promotions for a children’s charity, while his mother, Margaret Mary Burns,
This is a series of posts that will talk about some of my favorite songs by Female vocalists. See if you agree with any of these!
In part one I chose “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” – Andrew Sisters, “Over the Rainbow” – Judy Garland – “Sleep On” – Alison Krauss, “Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves” – Cher, “What Is Life” – Olivia Newton-John, and “Tear Off Your Own Head” – the Bangles. Here are six more:
This is a series of posts that will talk about my favorite songs by the rock band Chicago. See if you agree with any of these!
“Introduction” by Chicago, written by guitarist Terry Kath, opens the band’s debut album Chicago Transit Authority, released on 04-28-1969, and serves as a sweeping mission statement for the group’s ambitious fusion of rock, jazz, blues, and horn-driven orchestration; running over six minutes.
This is a series of posts that will talk about some of my favorite songs by 10cc. See if you agree with any of these!
“Rubber Bullets” is a 1973 single by the English art-rock/pop quartet 10cc, written and produced by members Lol Creme, Kevin Godley, and Graham Gouldman and issued from their self-titled debut album; it exists in multiple versions — the album cut runs over five minutes while shorter single and U.S. radio edits trim that down — and the track’s quirky instrumentation
