Helen Reddy Tribute 9/30/20
Helen Reddy passed away yesterday at the age of 78. I think Variety Magazine's comprehensive obituary sums up her life and career...
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Great Songs of the '70s!
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Michael Cook
Sep 28, 20201 min read
Conquistador (1972) 9/29/20
In 1967, Procol Harum released their self-titled first album, and gave the world “A Whiter Shade of Pale:” a #1 song in 12 countries, and...
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Michael Cook
Sep 28, 20202 min read
Take Me Home, Country Roads (1971) 9/28/20
In 1970, Bill and Taffy Danoff were driving to a family reunion when they decided to pass the time by writing a song about the impressive...
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Michael Cook
Sep 27, 20201 min read
All Right Now (1970) 9/27/20
It had been a horrible gig. The British group Free had walked off the stage to, their words, “the sound of our own footsteps,” and for a...
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Michael Cook
Sep 25, 20201 min read
Knock on Wood (1979) 9/26/20
In 1966, Eddie Floyd and legendary guitarist Steve Cropper wrote the song “Knock On Wood,” which Eddie took to #1 on the Soul Chart, and...
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Michael Cook
Sep 24, 20202 min read
Don't Cry Out Loud (1978) 9/25/20
My circle of theatrical friends may know today's “Great Song of the '70s” as a show tune. It is, but it didn't start as one. The song was...
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Michael Cook
Sep 24, 20202 min read
Blue Bayou (1977) 9/24/20
Baseball fans may know this little bit of trivia: When catcher Tim McCarver (one of the very few players to take the field in 4 decades:...
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Michael Cook
Sep 23, 20201 min read
Lido Shuffle (1976) 9/23/20
Sometimes, inspiration for a “Great Song” can come from ANOTHER song. In 1975, Boz Scaggs was tinkering with an old Fats Domino tune...
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Michael Cook
Sep 22, 20201 min read
Amie (1975) 9/22/20
Today's “Great Song of the '70s” was never a big hit...but over the course of 3 years, it slowly gained radio airplay—first on Album Rock...
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Michael Cook
Sep 21, 20201 min read
September (1978) 9/21/20
I chose today's “Great Song of the '70s” specifically for today. Why? Because it's the 21st of September, and that's the date Earth, Wind...
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Michael Cook
Sep 20, 20202 min read
TSOP (1974) 9/20/20
Over the past 11 months, we've highlighted quite a few “Great Songs of the '70s” that featured the smooth and soulful “Philadelphia...
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Michael Cook
Sep 19, 20201 min read
Free Ride (1973) 9/19/20
Fans of Great '70s Music certainly remember the Edgar Winter Group's'1973 classic instrumental, “Frankenstein,” (which we highlighted...
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Michael Cook
Sep 18, 20201 min read
Never Been to Spain (1972) 9/18/20
Singer/Songwriter Hoyt Axton wrote “Joy to the World,” Three Dog Night's “Great Song of 1971,” which we highlighted back on May 23. Check...
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Michael Cook
Sep 17, 20201 min read
Love Her Madly (1971) 9/17/20
In 1971, Doors guitarist Robbie Krieger wrote a “Great Song of the '70s” for the album “L.A. Woman,” but there was a problem. Their...
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Michael Cook
Sep 16, 20201 min read
The Love You Save (1970) 9/16/20
Today's “Great Song of the '70s” is 50 years old. I owned the single as a teen. As a DJ, I must have played the song a hundred times or...
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Michael Cook
Sep 15, 20201 min read
When You're in Love With a Beautiful Woman (1979) 9/15/20
In 1978, songwriter Even Stevens had a song he REALLY wanted to pitch to Dr. Hook. So much so, he followed the band's producer Ron...
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Michael Cook
Sep 14, 20201 min read
Roxanne (1978) 9/14/20
It is a puzzlement—at least to me. There's no doubt that today's song was a “Great Song of the '70s,” and there's plenty of evidence to...
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Michael Cook
Sep 13, 20201 min read
Easy (1977) 9/13/20
Lionel Ritchie wrote a lot of great songs—first for his group, The Commodores, and later for himself as a solo artist (and for others as...
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Michael Cook
Sep 12, 20201 min read
She's Gone (1976) 9/12/20
The year 1972 was tough on Daryl Hall & John Oates—at least romantically. Daryl was going through a divorce, and John had been stood up...
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Michael Cook
Sep 10, 20201 min read
Lyin' Eyes (1975) 9/11/20
Glenn Frey and Don Henley of the Eagles were hanging out at their favorite bar one night, when Glenn noticed a beautiful young woman who...
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