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Michael Cook
Feb 9, 20201 min read
Poetry Man 12/27/19
How 'bout a "Great Jazz/Pop Song of the '70s?" In late 1974, Phoebe Snow released her self-titled first album...and the first single from...
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Michael Cook
Feb 9, 20201 min read
Rock the Boat 12/26/19
In early 1974, The Hues Corporation released a song...and nothing happened. No airplay. No sales. No nothing. But then, several months...
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Michael Cook
Feb 9, 20201 min read
Merry Christmas, Darling 12/25/19
Merry Christmas, Everyone! Today, I present one last "Great Christmas Song of the '70s"...and it comes from a group we've already saluted...
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Michael Cook
Feb 9, 20202 min read
Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth 12/24/19
Were there any "Great Christmas Songs of the '70s?" A few, and today, I'm dedicating one of them to my mom. Carole (Taylor) Cook was born...
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Michael Cook
Feb 9, 20202 min read
Ain't No Sunshine 12/23/19
Today, my father, Harold Cook, would have turned 97 years old, and as a tribute, my "Great Song of the '70s" is dedicated to him. Here's...
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Michael Cook
Feb 9, 20201 min read
Midnight Train to Georgia 12/22/19
Today's "Great Song of the '70s" has a fascinating history. Songwriter Jim Weatherly wrote it as a country song called, "Midnight Plane...
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Michael Cook
Feb 9, 20201 min read
Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) 12/21/19
Greatest hot 198.1....Hey everybody, Mike Cook here with this week's Greatr Song of the '70s: In 1972, Allen Clarke of The Hollies, along...
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Michael Cook
Feb 9, 20201 min read
American Pie 12/20/19
1971 was the year Don McLean released "American Pie," his 8-minute magnum opus about "the day the music died." In addition to being a...
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Michael Cook
Feb 9, 20201 min read
Vehicle 12/19/19
In 1970, Jim Peterik was in love with a girl named Karen. She was always asking him for rides to modeling school, but never showed him an...
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Michael Cook
Feb 9, 20201 min read
Tusk 12/18/19
Today, I'm featuring a "Great "Marching Band Song of the '70s." Now before you think I've jumped off the deep end, let me explain. In...
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Michael Cook
Feb 9, 20201 min read
You're the One That I Want 12/17/19
"Grease" was the word in 1978...when the film, starring John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John and a score of recognizable names and...
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Michael Cook
Feb 9, 20201 min read
Star Wars 12/16/19
Now for something completely different. Today's "Great Song of the '70s" is, without a doubt, one of the Greatest Movie Themes of all...
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Michael Cook
Feb 9, 20201 min read
The Boys Are back in Town 12/15/19
Today, we feature a "Great PARTY Song of the '70s!" In 1976, an Irish rock band was touring America without much success until a couple...
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Michael Cook
Feb 9, 20201 min read
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain 12/14/19
I spent a good portion of my radio career at country stations, and I can tell you without hesitation that some of the "Greatest Songs of...
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Michael Cook
Feb 9, 20201 min read
Beach Baby 12/13/19
Today, our "Great Song of the '70s" is a little bit odd. First of all, it's from England...and yet it's a surf song. In fact, it's been...
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Michael Cook
Feb 9, 20201 min read
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy 12/12/19
In 1941, The Andrews Sisters recorded a song that not only went to #6 on the charts, it became an iconic World War II tune, and the...
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Michael Cook
Feb 9, 20201 min read
Garden Party 12/11/19
On October 15, 1971, a "Rock & Roll Revival" concert was held at Madison Square Garden in New York. Headliners included Chuck Berry, Bo...
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Michael Cook
Feb 9, 20201 min read
If 12/10/19
This may surprise you, but the very first concert I ever attended was Bread in 1972 (at the old Toledo Sports Arena). To my surprise,...
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Michael Cook
Feb 9, 20201 min read
25 or 6 to4 12/9/19
In 1970, the second single from Chicago's second album became one of the "Great Songs of the '70s"--but not without some controversy....
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Michael Cook
Feb 9, 20201 min read
The Devil Went Down to Georgia 12/8/19
It's a rare event, but sometimes a Bluegrass song can also be a Pop song--and a hit on both the Country and Pop charts at the same time....
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