70s music
The 1970s were all about sex, drugs and rock and roll; Beat welcomes you to our Disco Inferno.
‘I Gotcha ‘ revisiting the hit song by Joe Tex
Joe Tex had hit records by being sexist only I did not know it at the time. I didn’t give much thought to “ Skinny Legs and All” (1967) even though I myself was teased for having thin legs. I laughed at his hit “Ain’t Gonna Dance No More With No Big Fat Woman”(1977). I never considering that some heavy set women might have been offended or ridiculed by others because of the lyrics. Along with many others in 1972, I thought “ I Gotcha” was cute.
By Cheryl E Preston5 years ago in Beat
'Walking Man'
Walking Man, James Taylor's 5th album, came at a difficult juncture in his career. His previous album, One Man Dog, was generally successful and did have its critical supporters, with many still seeing "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" as an enduring success. Some of the short songs around it seemed somewhat unfinished, however, and while the album did reward repeated listening, many never got that far. Sales did not match the gigantic numbers reached by the previous two Taylor albums (Sweet Baby James and Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon) and some spoke as though Taylor's musical dominance was all in the past tense.
By Sean Callaghan5 years ago in Beat
'One Man Dog'
It is perhaps understandable and in retrospect inevitable that after releasing two albums as strong as Sweet Baby James and Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon that the quality would taper off with James Taylor's fourth album. Entering A&R Recording Studio in New York and Clover Recorders in Summer 1972, Taylor and producer Peter Asher certainly had a lot to live up to.
By Sean Callaghan5 years ago in Beat
Jackson 5 gave love on Christmas Day but did not celebrate the holiday themselves
There is an old saying that "Looks can be deceiving," and it certainly is true. In the cover photo, you see from left, The Jackson 5, Marlon, Tito, Jackie, Jermaine, and Michael Jackson, posing in front of a Christmas tree with presents.
By Cheryl E Preston5 years ago in Beat
'Mud Slide Slim And The Blue Horizon'
In April 1971, Just six months after his hit song "Fire and Rain" hit the No. 3 spot on the Billboard charts on Halloween 1970 and propelled the album Sweet Baby James to classic status, James Taylor released his third LP, the more cumbersomely titled Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon. For the first time, Taylor would release an album to a public very aware of him and had to face all the attendant expectations involved in following up an absolute hit.
By Sean Callaghan5 years ago in Beat
Tony Orlando and Dawn
If you were around in the 1970s there is no way that you are not familiar with the singing trio Tony Orlando and Dawn whose hits are memorable even today a half decade later. Tony Orlando was born Michael Anthony "Tony" Orlando Cassavitis on April 3, 1944. His father was Greek, his mother Puerto Rican and he grew up in "Hell's Kitchen" in New York. Orlando began in the music industry as a songwriter, producer and eventually became the general manager of Columbia Records. He was later promoted to vice-president of Columbia/CBS Music.
By Cheryl E Preston5 years ago in Beat
Love in the Time of the 70s
In this decade, Bob Dylan is possibly most famous for his albums such as “Blood on the Tracks”, “Desire”, “Self Portrait” and even “Street-Legal”. But he is famous for one more thing as well. He is famous for his divorce from the stunning Playboy Model, Sara Lowndes, his wife of over ten years and mother of the majority of his children. This was a big deal since of course, everyone remembered the song “Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands” which he wrote for her and confirmed in the song “Sara” from the album “Desire” in the seventies.
By Annie Kapur5 years ago in Beat
Glen Goins Just Funkin for fun
In 1976, Parliament/Funkadelic released The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein. One of the singles on the album was Funkin for Fun. The song was written by George Clinton, Gary Scheider and Glen Goins and Goins sang lead. The song can be interpreted in several ways, with most people think it's someone striking out on their own in the world. Others, however, believe the recording to be prophetic as the lead singer died only 2 years later.
By Cheryl E Preston5 years ago in Beat
That 70's Ish
I have the coolest dad in the world. Much of who I am today is because of the major role he plays in my life. It would only make sense that much of my taste in music was influenced heavily by this man, and his taste happens to be the 70s. The 70s would be the period where my dad was walking around, young stud in his early 20s; shirt buttoned down, chest hair showing, gold chain dangling with perfectly groomed messy hair much like our friend Neil below.
By Julia Alfred5 years ago in Beat
The Breakout of Blondie
I was born in the early 1970’s and this decade is my absolute must have for music. My earliest memories were artists like Elton John, Linda Ronstadt and The Eagles. If I find myself in a reminiscing mood I will definitely play songs from these artists, sit back and think back to those good old days. Songs like “Don’t Let the sun go down on me” takes me back to my days when I was living in Virginia Beach. Ah, there was nothing like the old style vintage stereo and those warm days of being a vibrant three years old. The Eagles classic “Hotel California” is another song that recaptures my early years of wonder and discovery.
By Marilyn Glover5 years ago in Beat
