According to my once-young mind, many of the best moments on TV’s Laverne & Shirley (1976-1983) involved the lovable morons known as Lenny and Squiggy. The characters were created and perfectly played by Michael McKean and David Lander. You probably … Continue reading
Category Archives: 70s Music
You may remember the song “I Like Dreamin’,” but before you saw the headline for this post could you have named the writer and singer of the tune? If you knew it was Kenny Nolan, give yourself a cookie. “I … Continue reading
B. J. Thomas released “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head” in October of 1969. The reason you are seeing a 60s tune here, written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach for the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, is … Continue reading
Paul McCartney and Wings released “Goodnight Tonight” in March of 1979. Just about everything McCartney released in the 1970s shot its way into the Top 20 and the man’s first serious flirtation with disco was no exception. “Goodnight Tonight” hit … Continue reading
Deep Purple’s “Highway Star” is the lead-off track on the March, 1972 L.P., Machine Head. Machine Head is Deep Purple’s most successful album and spent 118 weeks(!) on the US Billboard chart, reaching a high of #7. “Smoke on the … Continue reading
I meant to post this rockin’ tune around Christmas but you know how things can get over the holidays. Still, we’re not yet into the new year and can continue celebrating. Here’s Marc Bolan and T-Rex performing their UK #1 … Continue reading