Grand Funk Railroad – Time Machine
Oldies Songs “Time Machine”: Grand Funk Railroad’s Raw, Rumbling Prophecy For those of us who remember the seismic shift in rock music at the close of the 1960s, Grand Funk Railroad emerged…
New Riders Of The Purple Sage – I Don’t Know You
“I Don’t Know You”: A Psychedelic Country Riddle from the Cosmic Cowboys For those of us who navigated the winding, dusty roads of 1970s rock, particularly the fertile ground where…
The Stone Poneys – If I Were You
“If I Were You”: A Glimmer of Emerging Genius in Early Folk-Rock Before Linda Ronstadt became the iconic, multi-genre superstar whose voice could move mountains and soothe souls, she was…
Christie – San Bernadino
“San Bernadino”: A Sunny Slice of Late Sixties Pop-Rock Escape For many who tuned into the radio waves in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the name Christie instantly conjures…
Sweet – Burn on the Flame
“Burn on the Flame”: The Unsung Fury of Glam Rock’s Heart In the pantheon of 1970s glam rock, Sweet (often stylized as The Sweet) stands as a towering, glitter-encrusted monument…
Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris – Sisters of Mercy
“Sisters of Mercy”: A Timeless Ode to Compassion and Shared Humanity In the tapestry of classic folk and country rock, few collaborations shimmer with as much gentle luminescence as the…
Linda Ronstadt – Lovesick Blues
For those who have navigated the intricate, often treacherous landscape of the human heart, few emotions resonate as profoundly as the ache of unrequited love. It’s a universal feeling, a…
Grand Funk Railroad – Mr. Limousine Driver
About the Song – Mr. Limousine Driver For those of us who came of age amidst the hard-driving rhythms and uncompromising volume of early 1970s rock, Grand Funk Railroad wasn’t…
Christie – Yellow River
The Sun-Drenched Journey Home: Christie’s Enduring Global Hit “Yellow River” In 1970, as the flower power era gave way to a new decade, a song emerged that, with its instantly…
Sweet – Restless
The Unsettled Spirit: Sweet’s “Restless” and the Inner Turmoil Beneath the Glitter While Sweet carved their indelible mark on the 1970s with audacious glam rock anthems and towering pop hooks,…