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Tag Archives: disco
memories of the ’70s – Will It Go Round in Circles? by Billy Preston
In 1973, the early sounds of disco came to the top of the pop charts with Will It Go Round in Circles by Billy Preston. Starting his career as a keyboard player in the 1960s for well-known performers such as … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970s, 1973, A&M Records, Billboard Hot 100, Billy Preston, disco, funk, Pop culture, pop music, single, song, soul, Will it Go Round in Circles
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memories of the ’70s – Heart of Glass by Blondie
The end of the ’70s brought us a disco song with a rock/punk twist: Heart of Glass by Blondie. Written by Debbie Harry and Chris Stein of Blondie, the song was initially written in 1974 and was titled Once I … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970s, 1979, Billboard Hot 100, Blondie, Chris Stein, Chrysalis Records, dance, Debbie Harry, disco, Heart of Glass, Music, Parallel Lines, Pop culture, pop music
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memories of the ’70s – Tragedy by Bee Gees
In 1979, the decade’s last year had many memorable songs including the second single from the Bee Gees with the song Tragedy. Releasing their 15th album Spirits Having Flown, the band’s second single Tragedy was as with all their songs, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970s, 1979, Bee Gees, Billboard Hot 100, disco, hit single, Pop culture, rock, single, song, Spirits Having Flown, Tragedy
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memories of the ’70s – Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? by Rod Stewart
The end of the 1970s brought a change to a singer’s sound with Rod Stewart’s Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? Written by Stewart and collaborators Carmine Appice and Duane Hitchings, the song was included on Stewart’s 1978 album Blondes Have … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970s, 1979, Billboard Hot 100, Blondes Have More Fun, Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?, dance, disco, Music, Pop culture, Rod Stewart, single, song, Warner Bros.
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memories of the ’70s – Rock Your Baby by George McRae
One of the classics of disco was born in 1974 thanks to another band: Rock Your Baby by George McCrae. Written and produced by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch of KC and the Sunshine Band, the song was not … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970s, 1974, Billboard Hot 100, dance, disco, George McCrae, history, KC and the Sunshine Band, Pop culture, Rock Your Baby, single, song, TK Records
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memories of the ’70s – Ring My Bell by Anita Ward
A song that was intended as a song for an 11 year old became a disco hit of 1979: Ring My Bell by Anita Ward. Written by singer Frederick Knight, the song was intended for a teenybopper singer Stacy Lattisaw, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970s, 1979, Anita Ward, Billboard Hot 100, dance, disco, Frederick Knight, Juana Records, one hit wonder, Pop culture, Ring My Bell, single, song
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memories of the ’80s – Emotional Rescue by The Rolling Stones
Heading into the next decade, The Rolling Stones kicked off the 1980s with the album and the first single of the same name: Emotional Rescue. Recorded in 1979 at Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas with the Glimmer Twins as … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980, 1980s, album, Billboard Hot 100, disco, Emotional Rescue, Music, Pop culture, rock music, rock n roll, single, song, The Rolling Stones
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