On February 3, 1959, a small private plane was charted by Buddy Holly to carry him and two others who were part of his entourage, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper (J.P.Richardson) from Cedar Lake, Iowa to Moorhead, Minnesota, with … Continue reading →
We end 1971 with a cute song that seems innocent enough but came with a lot of controversy. Melanie was almost the last of the hippies. In 1971, she still dressed like they did in the Sixties and the songs … Continue reading →
1970 and 1971 were tough years for Sly and his band. Sly himself had gotten into drugs and was living the culture of the late Sixties to the fullest. It got so bad that the group were missing more concerts … Continue reading →
Isaac Lee Hayes Jr. was born in 1942 in Covington, Tennessee. His mother died when he was one and a half years old and soon after that, his father deserted the family. So, Isaac was raised by his grandparents. They … Continue reading →
If you remember back to the songs I covered from 1965, you might remember that “I Got You Babe” was a number one for the husband/wife team, Sonny and Cher. That was the only number one the two had as … Continue reading →
Rod Stewart was a sex symbol of the Seventies, at least in the field of music. Even though he had some success before hitting it big here in the United States, his first song here was “Maggie May” which not … Continue reading →