Olivia Newton-John had her second #1 in 1975 with “Have You Never Been Mellow.” It was at the top of both the Billboard Hot 100 and Cash Box Top 100 charts for the week of March 2 – 8. This would be her fourth song to sell over a million copies. There would be many …
“Pick Up the Pieces” is an instrumental with occasional shouts. It was written by Robbie McIntosh (sax), Hamish Stuart (guitar), and AWB, an abbreviation of the band; Average White Band. The members all came from that place not exactly known for funky music; Scotland. They got together in 1972 and lasted until 1983 when they …
The Ohio Players had a hit with “Fire” in 1975. You can probably guess which state the group was from. They supposedly first got together in 1959. Throughout the history of the group there were many changes in the band members. They would have another hit in Jan. 1976 with “Love Rollercoaster.” Even after they …
Linda Ronstadt first came to note on the music scene as the lead singer of The Stone Poneys in 1967 with their hit “Different Drum” which was originally written by Mike Nesmith of The Monkees. Re-issues of that song usually include Linda’s name. In 1969 Linda started her career as a single artist. Her first …