Arizona Memories from the ’70s - Music
It wasn’t all disco music and Donna Summer (Who is back on the Billboard charts, by the way.) Some of rock’s biggest artists came of age in the 1970s. Fleetwood Mac, Foreigner, Elton John, Grand Funk. In Arizona, Alice Cooper, The Tubes, Stevie Nicks were helping to shape the sound of the decade. You will hear from them and more in the Eight/KAET production, Arizona Memories from the ’70s. Along with the now legendary story of KDKB. With Bill Compton as music director, the fledgling radio station changed Arizona’s radio and music scene forever. Local artists and celebrities – Jerry Riopelle, Marty Manning, Russ Shaw, Hans Olson – recall the groundbreaking format, of no format. Jazz. Rock. Funk. KDKB disk jockeys were given carte blanche for free-from radio. Interesting side note. The director’s cut of the film Almost Famous includes an interview with KDKB disk jockey Toad Hall.
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What would you select as the top 5 singles of the 1970s? (Check out the top Billboard songs.) Share your memories of music in the 1970s.
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June 2nd, 2008 at 4:13 pm
My 5 for the 70’s… not necessarily in order
Comfortably numb - Pink Floyd
We will rock you/We are the Champions - Queen
Hotel California - Eagles
Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
Foreplay/Long Time - Boston
June 2nd, 2008 at 7:21 pm
American Pie/ Don McLean
Us and Them/Pink Floyd
I’m Not in Love/10CC
Mother Country/John Stewart
Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald/Gordon Lightfoot
June 4th, 2008 at 5:49 pm
Everybody’s Everything/ Santana
Lady With A Fan/ Grateful Dead
Cars Hiss By My Window/ The Doors
How Do You Sleep At Night?/ John Lennon
London Calling/ The Clash
Wish it could be 15;)
June 8th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
1. Standing At The End Of The Line- Lobo
2. Baker Street- Gerry Rafferty
3 others:
Stand Tall- Burton Cummings
Heart Of The Night- Poco
Telephone Line - ELO
June 8th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
My top five SINGLES of the 70’s, would be:
1.) Night Fever - The Bee Gees
2.) It’s Too Late - Carole King
3.) Best of My Love - The Emotions
4.) Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O’Sullivan
5.) I’ll Be There - The Jackson Five
June 8th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
1. Sweet Home Alabama- Lynyrd Skynyrd
2. Stairway to Heaven- Led Zeppelin
3. Love the One You’re With- CSNY
4. Bridge Over Troubled Water- Simon & Garfunkel
5. Dream On- Aerosmith