70s music
The 1970s were all about sex, drugs and rock and roll; Beat welcomes you to our Disco Inferno.
British Rock Group Badfinger
A British rock band with a really odd name is Badfinger. The original band line-up was Pete Ham, Mike Gibbins, Tom Evans and Joey Molland. They had four consecutive worldwide hits from 1970 to 1972. They included “Come and Get It” (written and produced by Paul McCartney), “No Matter What”, “Day After Day” and “Baby Blue”.
By Rasma Raisters5 years ago in Beat
'In The Pocket'
After the considerable success of his Gorilla album in 1975, James Taylor turned once again to the team of Lenny Waronker and Russ Titelman to produce his seventh album, 1976's In The Pocket, recorded once again in California and released in June 1976. The stakes were arguably even higher for this album than the last time out, with Taylor out to prove that Gorilla was no fluke. The success of In the Pocket was expected to greatly affect future artist negotiations with it being the last new album due on his recording contract with Warner Brothers Records.
By Sean Callaghan5 years ago in Beat
'Gorilla'
Coming off the disappointing public reception to the Walking Man album, James Taylor's sixth studio album was hugely important to his continued career success. So once again, he changed producers, returning not to his manager and original producer Peter Asher, but instead to the famed Warner Brothers production team of Lenny Waronker and Russ Titelman, the men who together and alone were behind such Warner megahits as Randy Newman's Sail Away, Gordon Lightfoot's Sundown, and Ry Cooder's Paradise and Lunch.
By Sean Callaghan5 years ago in Beat
‘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
