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 with the songwriting team of Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway penned a song that was purposely intended to sound like something Creedence Clearwater Revival might record ("Green River" in particular).

In fact, Allen did his best to imitate John Fogerty's voice on 'Long Cool Woman (in a Black Dress)."

Note: According to Allen, the song took less than 10 minutes to write, with the lyrics designed to give off a 1940''s film noir vibe.

When "Long Cool Woman" was released as a single by The Hollies, this odd combination of swamp rock and film noir became a world wide hit, topping the charts in Canada and South Africa...and reaching #2 in Australia, New Zealand, and here in the U.S.

Unfortunately, by the time that happened, Allen had left the group. The success of the song, however, led him to rejoin The Hollies in time for for their 1973 tour.

From 1972, Here's "Long Cool Woman (in a Black Dress)

...on Greatest Hits, 98.1

Today's "Great Song of the '70s:" "Long Cool Woman (in a Black Dress!")