Music Monday: Fleetwood Mac and “Rhiannon” from 1976


April 29, 2024

Earlier this year, someone on my X.com feed included a Fleetwood Mac video from 1976. I saved it remembering how nearly all of us in Founders Hall at ONU who were listening to albums on our turntables, reel to reels, 8-tracks or cassette decks enjoyed their music. One of the favorite songs … of many […]

Music Monday: “Baby I Love Your Way” by Peter Frampton


September 18, 2023

When I hear Peter Frampton, I’m transported back to high school and riding with a photographer friend Chris Carr in Sidney, Ohio … and istening to “Frampton Comes Alive!” in his first generation Chevy II Nova with an 8-track player (previous post)!   So for today’s Music Monday‘s “flashback memory,” here’s “Baby I Love Your […]

Music Monday: A couple times a hit, “Hooked On A Feeling”


August 7, 2023

The songwriter Mark James wrote the song “Hooked On A Feeling” that became a hit in 1968 for singer and entertainer B.J. Thomas (see Geraldo video below) and then became a hit for Swedish rock band Blue Swede six years later. Both versions are memorable, although the Blue Swede producer Jonathan King’s “ooga-chaka” introduction on […]

Music Monday: @itsMrCross – “I Really Don’t Know Anymore”


February 28, 2022

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Music Monday: Boston – “Rock and Road Band” released in 1976


February 21, 2022

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Music Monday: More Than a Feeling – Boston 1976


March 22, 2021

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Music Monday: Gerry Rafferty and working on cars memory


November 9, 2020

The music of the late Gerry Rafferty hasn’t appeared on Music Monday and I’m disappointed not to have yet included him in my heavily 70’s mix of musicians. Having to pick one song out for today’s listening is a challenge, but “Days Gone Down” (Night Owl) is a good one since it triggers a memory […]

Music Monday: Remembering Aerosmith – Sweet Emotion 1975


October 7, 2019

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Music Monday: Jet Airliner recorded by the Steve Miller Band


June 25, 2018

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Music Monday: Back to the pre-Parrothead Jimmy Buffett days


October 9, 2017

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