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23 obscure 1970s songs on softer side of things that beg for a revival
The 1970s brought us quite a few genres that are listeners’ favorites up to these days - from prog and hard rock (with all ...
Charles Dawes was a banker, general, vice president — and hit songwriter
Charles Dawes, who had a varied career as a banker, politician, military officer, is the only vice president to have written ...
Sam Moore, One-Half of Stax Records’ Sam & Dave, Dies at 89
Once called “the greatest of all soul duos,” he and late musical partner Dave Prater were inducted into the Rock and Roll ...
Sam Moore, Half of Sam & Dave Duo That Rose to Fame With ‘Soul Man’ and ‘Hold On I’m Comin’,’ Dies at 89
Sam Moore, who sang 'Soul Man' and 'Hold On I'm Comin' as half of the '60s soul duo Sam & Dave, died Friday at 89.
Ringo Starr, Look Up, review: his best since the post-Beatles highs of the 1970s
A new album from a Beatle is always a cause for celebration. Even if it’s Ringo, who, in purely musical terms, will always somehow be the least of four equals. In his glory days, Ringo Starr was ...
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The Story and Meaning Behind “Pop Muzik,” an Early Synth-Pop Standard by M
The late 1970s was one of the wildest eras ever in music, as genres formed and imploded with random, rapid flair. In 1979, "Pop Muzik" seemed to anticipate the decade to come in the way that it melded ...
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Paul Weller’s Favorite Songs by the Decade
Paul Weller joined Absolute Radio’s Danielle Perry to discuss his favorite songs through the decades. The 66-year-old musician emerged in the late 1970s with The Jam and was central to the mod revival ...
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6 songs from the 1970s that got far too much respect
Six 1970s songs that charted higher than they should have Fleetwood Mac - "Dreams" The problem with this song is the same ...
'The Cher Show' a fun jukebox musical that will have you dancing in your seat | Review
Above all, Cher is a timeless icon of music, stage, and screen, and has been for 60 — yes, 60 — years. Her long and storied ...
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Yacht rock: Inside the appeal and repulsion of ‘70s SoCal music
In the mid-1970s and ‘80s in SoCal, bands like Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers, and Toto blended jazz, R&B, and pop to create a new soft style: yacht rock.
The Hit Song About Cannibalism Written by a Yacht-Rock King
Rupert Holmes is best known for his Number One 'Escape (The Pina Colada Song),' but his first hit was a song about ...
Wayne Osmond, Original Member of the Singing Osmonds, Dies at 73
He started out in Utah as a youngster in a family barbershop quartet, and he and his siblings would become regulars on ‘The ...