Music For Monday: The Staple Singers, ‘Touch A Hand, Make A Friend’ (1974)

'Reach out and touch a hand, make a friend if you can...' (The Staple Singers, 1974)

‘Reach out and touch a hand, make a friend if you can…’ (The Staple Singers, 1974)

Happy Monday, good people of the free world. Here’s The Staple Singers singing “Touch A Hand, Make A Friend” on Soul Train in 1974.

“Touch A Hand, Make A Friend” (written by Homer Banks, Raymond Jackson & Carl Hampton) originally appeared on the band’s Be What You Are L.P. of 1973 and reached a high of #23 on the Billboard “Hot 100” singles chart in ’74.

The Staple Singers: ‘Touch A Hand, Make A Friend’ On ‘Soul Train,’ 1974

Previously on Music for Monday: Christie, ‘San Bernadino’ (1970)

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