George Harrison was with the rest of The Beatles in 1968 when they went to India to study meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. He was the only one that ended up embracing Hinduism. So it was not a surprise that he would end up writing “My Sweet Lord” that incorporated a chant. George had been …
The 5th Dimension were back with another hit song at the end of 1970. “One Less Bell to Answer” was written by the prolific team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David. It was primarily a solo by Marilyn McCoo with the rest of the group doing backgrounds. The group seemed to be on every TV …
Smokey Robinson and The Miracles had one of their biggest hits in 1970 with “Tears of a Clown.” The song was written by Stevie Wonder, Harry Crosby and Smokey Robinson. It was on the Make It Happen album that was released in 1967 but wasn’t released as a single at that time. It was released …
Brian Hyland had a hit in 1970 with “Gypsy Woman.” Brian had his first hit record in 1960 with”Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini.” He was only 16 at that time. In 1962 he had a more serious hit with the romantic “Sealed with a Kiss.” Then there were many lean years. “Gypsy Woman” …