02:24 AM 07/20/26

Last Dance / DONNA-SUMMER

LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012), known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the "Queen of Disco", while her music gained a global following. Summer was one of seven children raised by devout Christian parents. She sang in church, and in her teens joined a funk group called The Crow, so named because Donna was the only black member of the group. At eighteen, Gaines left home and school to audition for a role in the cast of the Broadway musical, Hair (1968).
#Disco, Pop, 70s, Dance, Female Vocalists

02:20 AM 07/20/26

Ebony Eyes / BOB-WELCH

Bob Welch (August 31, 1945, Los Angeles, CA - June 7, 2012, Antioch, TN) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best remembered for his time with the immensely successful rock band Fleetwood Mac and for his own platinum solo albums and top-ten hits such as Sentimental Lady and Ebony Eyes from his album French Kiss on Capitol Records. Welch started his career with a show band, the Seven Souls, playing night clubs around the country. Las Vegas lounges, and chic European resorts after having a Top-20 hit on the L.A. R and B charts.
#Classic Rock, Fleetwood Mac, Christine Mcvie, Bob Welch, Rock

02:18 AM 07/20/26

Minute By Minute / DOOBIE-BROTHERS

The Doobie Brothers are an American rock band. They have sold over 30 million albums in the United States from the 1970s to the present.[1] The Doobie Brothers were inducted into The Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004. Read more on Last.fm.

02:14 AM 07/20/26

Making Our Dreams Come True / CYNDI-GRECCO

Cyndi Grecco is an American pop singer who performed the theme tune to the popular 1970s American television show "Laverne and Shirley". Titled "Making Our Dreams Come True", the song (in which Grecco was accompanied by the Ron Hicklin Singers) was also put out as a single and charted at #25 on July 25, 1976. The song came out on the small Private Stock label (#45086). An album followed, though a second disco-themed single, "Dancing, Dancing", failed to chart. She also provided the theme to another 1970s ABC television sitcom, "Blanskys Beauties".
#70s, Technical Progressive Brutal Death Metal, Deathgrind, Pop, Pop Life

02:12 AM 07/20/26

Crazy Mama / JJ-CALE

JJ Cale (also J.J. Cale), born John Weldon Cale on December 5, 1938, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and musician. Cale is one of the originators of the Tulsa Sound, a loose genre drawing on blues, rockabilly, country, and jazz influences. Cales personal style has often been described as "laid back".

02:08 AM 07/20/26

Freddie's Dead (theme From Superfly) / CURTIS-MAYFIELD

Curtis Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American soul, funk and rhythm and blues, singer-songwriter and guitarist from Chicago, Illinois. Mayfield is probably best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions and for the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Superfly. Perhaps because he didnt cross over to the pop audience as heavily as Motowns stars, it may be that the scope of Curtis Mayfields talents and contributions have yet to be fully recognized. Judged merely by his records alone, the mans legacy is enormous. As the leader of the Impressions, he recorded some of the finest soul vocal group music of the 1960s.
#Soul, Funk, 70s, Rhythm And Blues, Rnb

02:06 AM 07/20/26

Can We Still Be Friends / TODD-RUNDGREN

Todd Rundgren is an American singer-songwriter and producer who has performed a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as founder of the band Utopia. Starting in the 1960s with the psychedelic band Nazz in Philadelphia, his solo career started out successfully with such hits as "I Saw the Light" and "Hello Its Me" (a reworked Nazz tune). With his 1972 release Something/Anything? seen as a magnum opus due to its mix of power pop, rock n roll, and more. Utopia (or Todd Rundgrens Utopia) concentrated on eccentric progressive epics.
#Classic Rock, Progressive Rock, Rock, Power Pop, Pop

02:04 AM 07/20/26

Johnny Strikes Up The Band / WARREN-ZEVON

Warren William Zevon (January 24, 1947 - September 7, 2003) was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician noted for including his unique and sometimes sardonic opinions of life in his musical lyrics, composing songs that were sometimes humorous and often had political or historical themes. Zevons work has often been praised by well-known musicians, including Jackson Browne, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, and Neil Young. His best-known compositions include "Werewolves of London", "Lawyers, Guns and Money", "Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner" and "Johnny Strikes Up The Band," all of which are featured on his third album, Excitable Boy (1978). Other well-known songs written by Zevon have been recorded by other artists, including "Poor Poor Pitiful Me" (a top 40 hit by Linda Ronstadt), "Accidentally Like a Martyr," "Mohammeds Radio", "Carmelita", and "Hasten Down the Wind". Along with his own compositions, Zevon recorded or performed occasional covers, including Bob Dylans "Knockin on Heavens Door" and Leonard Cohens "First We Take Manhattan".
#Singer-songwriter, Rock, Classic Rock, Folk, Alternative

02:00 AM 07/20/26

You Don't Mess Around With Jim / JIM-CROCE

Jim Croce (Jan 10, 1943 ‒ Sept 20, 1973) was an American singer-songwriter from South Philadelphia whose biggest single "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" hit number 1 on the US charts in the summer of 1973. His influences included Ian and Sylvia, Gordon Lightfoot and Woody Guthrie. Sadly, Croce died in a small commercial plane crash one day before his third album, "I Got a Name" was to be released. Early life Croce was born in South Philadelphia. He graduated from Upper Darby High School in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania in 1960 where in 1976, he was the first former student to be added to the high schools Wall of Fame.
#Folk, Singer-songwriter, Classic Rock, 70s, Rock

01:58 AM 07/20/26

Family Affair / SLY-AND-THE-FAMILY-STONE

Sly and the Family Stone were an important and influential American band from Oakland, California. Active from 1966 until 1975, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk and psychedelia. Headed by singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist Sly Stone, and containing several of his family members and friends, the band was the first major American rock band to have an integrated lineup in both race and gender. Brothers Sly Stone and singer/guitarist Freddie Stone combined their bands (Sly and the Stoners and Freddie and the Stone Souls) at the end of 1966. Sly and Freddie Stone, trumpeter Cynthia Robinson, drummer Gregg Errico, saxophonist Jerry Martini, and bassist Larry Graham completed the original lineup; Sly and Freddie’s sister, singer/keyboardist Rose Stone, joined within a year.

01:54 AM 07/20/26

Popcorn / HOT-BUTTER

Hot Butter was an American instrumental cover band fronted by the keyboard player Stan Free. The other band members were Dave Mullaney, John Abbott, Bill Jerome, Steve Jerome, and Danny Jordan. They were best known for their 1972 cover of the Moog synthpop instrumental, "Popcorn", originally recorded by its composer, Gershon Kingsley, in 1969. The Hot Butter version became an international hit, selling a million copies in France, 250,000 in the United Kingdom, and over two million globally. The group released two albums, Hot Butter (Musicor MS-3242; 1972) and More Hot Butter (Musicor MS-3254; 1973), primarily of covers, on LP issued by Hallmark Records.
#Electronic, Synthpop, 70s, Instrumental, Pop

01:52 AM 07/20/26

Hokey Pokey / RICHARD-AND-LINDA-THOMPSON

Husband and wife Richard Thompson and Linda Thompson did record from 1974 to 1982 as a duo. This period saw a great amount of critical praise for Richards songwriting and Lindas voice, though not much popular success. Since their divorce, both have pursued solo careers. I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight showed a clear development from Richard Thompsons first solo effort, Henry the Human Fly, with Lindas vocals adding grace, as well as the opportunity for Richard to write from a female perspective. Although Thompsons trademark gloom is already evident, the lightness and beauty of the arrangements counterbalances this to produce moments of great beauty.

01:48 AM 07/20/26

Wonderful Tonight / ERIC-CLAPTON

Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is regarded as one of the most successful and influential guitarists in rock music. He ranked second in Rolling Stones list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and fourth in Gibsons "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". In 2023, Rolling Stone named Clapton the 35th best guitarist of all time. He was also named number five in Time magazines list of "The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players" in 2009.
#Blues, Classic Rock, Blues Rock, Rock, Guitar

01:46 AM 07/20/26

Sooner Or Later / THE-GRASS-ROOTS

The Grass Roots is an American pop and rock band that began as the studio based brainchild of songwriting duo P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri, yet soon an actual group came into being that was one of the biggest touring bands of the late 60s. Between 1966 and 1975 they had a series of major hits, most notably "Lets Live for Today", "Midnight Confessions", "Sooner or Later", "Temptation Eyes", and "Two Divided by Love", which helped define the essence of the eras AM radio. During this period they charted 14 U.
#Classic Rock, 60s, Rock, Oldies, Pop

01:42 AM 07/20/26

Wildflower / SKYLARK

There are numerous artists with this name, including: (A) Canadian pop/rock band active from 1971-1973. (B) Nic Fanciulli and Andy Chatterley. (C) Irish traditional band active in the 1980s featuring Máirtín OConnor. (D) A symphonic power metal band from Italy. (E) Karelian world music band from Petrozavodsk, Russia.
#Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Italian, Metal, Melodic Metal

01:38 AM 07/20/26

Cut The Cake / THE-AVERAGE-WHITE-BAND

01:34 AM 07/20/26

Boogie Fever / THE-SYLVERS

Among the more popular family acts on the 70s R and B circuit, Memphis Sylvers recorded for Pride, MGM, Capitol, Casablanca, and Geffen during their 13-year chart run. No less than nine of the ten brothers and sisters in the family — Olympia, Leon, Charmaine, James, Edmund, Ricky, Angie, Pat, Foster — performed in the group that was viewed as a Southern version of the Jackson 5. Their 1972 Pride single "Fools Paradise" got things going in the right direction, reaching number 14 on the R and B charts. They had three other Top Ten R and B hits in the 70s, but their biggest song was "Boogie Fever" in 1975. It perfectly captured the disco spirit and topped both the R and B and pop charts that year.
#Soul, Funk, Disco, 70s, Old School Soul

01:32 AM 07/20/26

I Can See Clearly Now / JOHNNY-NASH

John Lester Nash Jr. (born 19 August 1940; died 6 October 2020) was an American pop singer best known for his 1972 hit I Can See Clearly Now. Born in Houston, Texas, Nash began as a pop singer in the 1950s. He became famous for singing the theme song for The Mighty Hercules cartoon in the early 1960s (which song he also wrote). His biggest hits were the early reggae tunes Hold Me Tight, I Can See Clearly Now, and Stir It Up, written by Bob Marley prior to Marleys international success.
#Reggae, Soul, Pop, 60s, Oldies

01:28 AM 07/20/26

Stray Cat Strut / STRAY-CATS

Stray Cats is a rockabilly band which formed in 1979 in Massapequa, New York, United States. The band consists of Brian Setzer (vocals, guitar), Lee Rocker (bass) and Slim Jim Phantom (drums). The band released two successful albums in the United Kingdom in 1981 before releasing their American debut album "Built for Speed" the following year. The bands singles "Stray Cat Strut" and "Rock This Town" were successful in multiple countries. The group, whose style was based upon the sounds of Sun Records artists and other artists from the 1950s, were heavily influenced by Eddie Cochran, Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent and Bill Haley and His Comets.
#Rockabilly, Psychobilly, Rock N Roll, 80s, Rock

01:24 AM 07/20/26

Sweet Home Alabama / LYNYRD-SKYNYRD

Lynyrd Skynyrd (pronounced /ˌlɛnərd ˈskɪnərd/ LEN-ərd-SKIN-ərd) is a Southern Rock band, formed in Jacksonville, Florida, USA in 1964. The band became prominent in the Southern United States in 1973, and rose to worldwide recognition before three members and one road crew member died in an airplane crash in 1977. The band reformed in 1987 for a reunion tour with lead singer Ronnie Van Zants younger brother Johnny as the frontman. Lynyrd Skynyrd continues to tour and record. Of its original members, only Gary Rossington remains with the band as of 2010.
#Southern Rock, Classic Rock, Rock, Hard Rock, 70s