“ABC sports announcer, Jim McKay joins Mike on his tour through Russia.” To start off the week, our Daily 70s Spot features an American talk show that ran for the entirety of the 1970s. Here’s a commercial for The Mike … Continue reading
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“For a good job – done fast.” Righto, time to hop on our Daily 70s Spot and ride it around the lawn. Here’s a snappy little commercial for the Snapper Riding Mower. Spot aired in August of 1975. 38 fertilizing … Continue reading
A very fine last day of the month to you. To say goodbye to July, here’s Stevie Wonder with his 1974, #1 hit, “You Haven’t Done Nothin’.” I’m fairly certain this live performance, presented by Andy Williams, comes from the … Continue reading
Musician JJ Cale passed away on July 26th at the age of 74. In tribute, we have Lynyrd Skynyrd covering a classic Cale song. Here’s Skynyrd live in ’75 on the UK’s Old Grey Whistle Test performing “I Got The … Continue reading
“Largest picture tube on the market.” Let’s switch on our Daily 70s Spot. Feast your eyes on this Montgomery Ward commercial featuring a solid state, $499 TV set. This baby has actually got “speakers on both sides of the screen”! … Continue reading
Here’s one for the “What the heck?” file. Comedian and impressionist, Billy Howard occasionally appeared on the British TV show Who Do You Do? which ran from 1972 to 1976. In late 1975, Howard released a novelty single about American … Continue reading