“O-o-h child, things are gonna get easier…” (Five Stairsteps, 1970)

The Burke family out of Chicago, professionally known as the Five Stairsteps, scored their biggest hit (US, #8) the week of July 18, 1970 with “O-o-h Child.”

Here’s the group performing on Soul Train in that first year of the 1970s. A soul classic is born.

Previously on Music for Monday: Edgar Winter Group, ‘Frankenstein’ (Live ’73)