Happy Boxing Day all. Here’s six minutes of rare footage I found fascinating and hopefully you will too. On Saturday, December 26, 1970, the day after Christmas, Detroit radio DJ Don Schuster can be seen showing off the W4 studio. … Continue reading
Category Archives: 70s Music
Happy “Day Before.” I hope you’ve gotten all of your shopping done. Time to relax and listen to some jolly music. Here’s The Kinks with their sarcastic, yet lovely tune, “Father Christmas.” “Father Christmas” was originally released as a single … Continue reading
Paul McCartney recorded “Wonderful Christmastime” during sessions for his solo L.P. McCartney II in 1979. The tune was released as a single in November of that year and has become a holiday staple in the ensuing decades. I can remember … Continue reading
English rockers Slade released “Merry Xmas Everybody” at the beginning of December, 1973 and it became the #1 song in the UK over the holiday. This stomp-a-long glitter rock classic remains a Christmas staple in Great Britain and has sold … Continue reading
Is it Monday again already? Well, at least we have rousing music to pull us through another one. Here’s Van Halen performing their version of The Kinks, “You Really Got Me.” The video presents the band on Europe’s “PopRock” show … Continue reading
Here’s a wild and wonderful performance from early 1970 you’ll want to see. After the demise of The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, Vivian Stanshall formed biG GRunt. The band didn’t last very long but thankfully a few songs and videos … Continue reading