Posted on 07/05/2020 8:33:36 AM PDT by SamAdams76
For most of the 1970s and well into the 1980s, I listened to him count down the Top 40 hits on a weekly basis. I remember especially the early-1970s when his show came on Sunday nights on WRKO in Boston and I'd have my portable radio under my pillow with the single earplug (everything was mono back then) listening to see what was number one that week.
There were a lot of great pop songs during the 1970s and this list of the Top 40 from Independence Day weekend in 1970 (Casey's first show) had some pretty incredible music including some lost classics like "Westbount #9" by Flaming Ember and "Silver Bird" by Mark Lindsey.
Good times.
The summer I turned 16.
Well, lookie there. Many are black musicians. Remind me again how they’re being kept down by da man.
I listened to his countdown beginning about 1982. And I also remember “America’s Top Ten” on Saturday morning TV at about the same time, lol.
You know it’s the ‘70’s when Three Dog Night is topping The Beatles.
Where did the time go? As they often say.
I doesn’t feel like half a century since I listened to many of those songs, but it is.
Your post reminds me, that I need to buy a few rock bottom basic transistor radios. The Bay Area in North Cal is likely to have a few planned Brown-Outs this summer. All in the name of
‘Global Warming’ & other very expensive fairy tales.
03 The Temptations Ball Of Confusion
Probably even more relevant now than then.
Miss those days.
Alive And Kicking - Tighter, Tighter (1970)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjG9wK-Cn-o
Mountain
“Mississippi Queen”
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To think ElCajon California.
Here’s the show - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__a06FLchTY
Great post!
Written by Tommy James?
O-O-OH CHILD - THE FIVE STAIRSTEPS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrU3geNtsJo
WoW! Number 2 and 3 were black bands. Strange for a racist country.
Speaking only for myself, The Beatles peaked with the Rubber Soul and Revolver albums, along with some singles releases mixed in during that period (Day Tripper, We Can Work It Out, Paperback Writer, Rain). A lot of Beatles' fans thought Sgt. Pepper was their best album, but for me, it was a big "meh".
It was a great summer.
Forgot how great that song was.
Terry Jacks would go solo and have a massive hit in 1974 called "Seasons In The Sun."
IMHO the two singles released before Sgt. Pepper, "Penny Lane" and "Strawberry Fields Forever", were better than any songs on the album itself.
I just finished listening to it on SiriusXM.
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