For those of you who are not old enough to remember the Partridge Family, it was a 30-minute situation comedy television show that played on Friday night on the ABC network from September 25, 2970 until March 23, 1974. It … Continue reading →
“I’ll Be There” was the fourth single the Jackson Five recorded for Motown and it was a departure from their first three songs. This was a ballad and a really beautiful song. This was written by a different set of … Continue reading →
Neil Diamond began his career in the Sixties. He started as a songwriter. He grew his career from songwriter to singer to major recording artist to international star. He has withstood the changes in the music industry, starting as a … Continue reading →
“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” was written by the great writing and singing team of Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson. They worked for Motown and originally wrote the song as a duet for Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. That pair … Continue reading →
“War” was written in 1969 by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong. Although Vietnam is never mentioned in the song, it’s obvious that that is what it is about. The Temptations were first slated to record the song, but never got … Continue reading →
Bread was kind of the Association of the Seventies. Easy going, easy to listen to. Appealed to the parents almost as much as they did to the kids. They was a mellow easy to listen to group. Bread was led … Continue reading →
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 →