Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty, ‘We Only Make Believe’ ad via Cash Box, February 20, 1971 Are you ready for “The Country Music Event” of 1971? Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty teamed up quite often and quite successfully in the … Continue reading
Category Archives: 70s Music
Music for Monday time! Here’s something to brighten the start of your week. It’s Tony Bennett performing a driving, less-than-two-minute version of “Get Happy” on The Ed Sullivan Show, October 18, 1970. Tony Bennett is still with us and performing … Continue reading
The Marmalade, ‘My Little One’ ad via Record World April 10, 1971 Glasgow, Scotland’s The Marmalade are best known in the US for their #10 hit “Reflections Of My Life.” They also created one of my favorite songs of the … Continue reading
The Temptations on ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’ April 5, 1970 *Bionic Disco insider note: We used to have a regular “Music For Monday” post here so I’m re-instating that going forward. Hurray! “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy” was co-written … Continue reading
Harry Nilsson, The Point! ad via Cash Box February 20, 1971 Harry Nilsson’s The Point! LP released in December of 1970 and featured the hit single “Me And My Arrow” (US #34). In early February of 1971 the animated TV … Continue reading
The Dramatics are best-known for their hits “Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get” and “In The Rain,” but the group has plenty of other excellent tunes in their seventies repertoire. Have a listen to 1973’s “Hey You! Get Off My Mountain” … Continue reading