With his distinctive raspy voice and a blend of rock, folk, and soul, Rod Stewart was a dominant force in ’70s music. As the lead vocalist of Queen, Freddie Mercury’s powerful voice ...
Withers seemingly came out of nowhere in the early ‘70s with two monster hits, “Ain’t No Sunshine” and “Lean on Me.” They were beautiful pop-soul songs that took every advantage of the ...
(See "Getting Closer," found later in our list of Top 40 Paul McCartney '70s Songs, among others.) Asked what a "pure McCartney song" might be during a 1986 BBC documentary, he at first demurred.
At a time when the music industry was rapidly expanding and more and more record labels were putting out new music, these 1960s and 70s artists took the opportunity to use their newfound platform ...
Jazz/funk/fusion veteran DeWayne “Blackbyrd” McKnight recalls his smooth segue from Herbie Hancock sideman to full-on Funkadelic member – plus his ’70s gear and what he learned from Shuggie Otis ...
A former member of a legendary rock band has died at age 70, according to multiple ... who released his first music at age 12 with a group called The Shapes of Soul. He started out performing ...