The Cars’ debut single, “Just What I Needed,” released in May of 1978, a month before their self-titled L.P. hit record shops. The tune was penned by Ric Ocasek and sung by the band’s bassist, Benjamin Orr. “Just What I … Continue reading
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A very good Monday morning to you. Here’s one to shake the memory banks. It’s Shaun Cassidy performing “That’s Rock ‘n’ Roll” on The Midnight Special in 1978. I didn’t remember this song until I heard it again, but “That’s … Continue reading
A very fine Monday to you. This being the top of the week, I’ve selected a tune that will hopefully help you make it through to Friday evening. Here’s the California-based band with Native and Latin American roots known as … Continue reading
Family band, The Sylvers teamed up with Jackson 5 producer, Freddie Perren and recorded “Boogie Fever” for their Showcase L.P of August, 1975. The funky floor-filler was released as a single in February of 1976. By May, it was the … Continue reading
Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot released his tune “Sundown” in March of 1974 and it went to the very top of the charts both here in the US and in Canada. The song comes from the L.P. of the same name … Continue reading
“I wanna love you girl – in a special way…” Ready for a smooth and silky R&B tune to get your Monday started off right? Here’s The Brothers Johnson performing their hit tune, “I’ll be Good to You,” live on … Continue reading