Johnny Cash, along with Carl Perkins and The Tennessee Three, created music for the motion picture Little Fauss And Big Halsy and the soundtrack was released on Columbia Records in November of 1970. One of the standout tracks on the … Continue reading
Category Archives: 70s Music
Alice Cooper’s second solo album Goes To Hell hit record shops in June of 1976. The disc carries on the concept theme from Cooper’s prior solo LP Welcome To My Nightmare. Goes To Hell features the single “I Never Cry” … Continue reading
Bill Chase’s rocking jazz band Chase released their biggest hit “Get It On” in 1971. The song was written by Bill Chase and Terry Richards and appeared on the group’s eponymous debut LP. 50-years-ago this month “Get It On” grabbed … Continue reading
Elvis Presley ‘I’m Leavin” ad via Billboard magazine July 10, 1971 50-years-ago this week Elvis was gearing up to perform in Tahoe and releasing his new single “I’m Leavin’.” “I’m Leavin’” was written by Sonny Charles and Michael Jarrett and … Continue reading
Today, we know Norman Greenbaum for his perennial hit “Spirit In The Sky,” but he also had a Top 40 chart placement with “Canned Ham.” “Canned Ham,” a short, rocking number, appeared on the 1970 LP Back Home Again and … Continue reading
The Guess Who, ‘Hand Me Down World’ ad via Cash Box July 11, 1970 The Guess Who’s “Hand Me Down World” released in the summer of 1970 and snagged a chart placement of #17 on the US Hot 100. The … Continue reading