The brother and sister duo, The Carpenters, were born in New Haven, Connecticut, Richard in 1946 and Karen in 1950. In 1963, when they were seventeen and thirteen, respectively, the family moved to Downey, California. Richard became interested in music … Continue reading →
Now we come to one of my favorite groups of the Seventies, Three Dog Night. They got together in 1967. At first it was just three people, Danny Hutton, Cory Wells and Chuck Negron (all vocals). Soon, they added four … Continue reading →
The group now had two number ones under their belts; it was time for another album. On May 8, 1970, they released ABC, their second album. It included the number one single of the same name and their next hit … Continue reading →
After six years, we come to the end of an era. This is the last number one single from the Beatles. The four guys were not done, by any means, but on April 12, 1970, the Beatles officially broke up … Continue reading →
Ray Stevens was born Harold Ray Ragsdale in 1939 in Clarksdale, Georgia, so he was raised on country and R&B music. While he was in high school, he formed his own band, called The Barons and began writing his own … Continue reading →
The Guess Who were not the first Canadian group to hit number one in the United States, that honor goes to Guy Lombardo, if you want to go back to the Big band era. If you just look at the … Continue reading →