Archive for the ‘Old Music’ Category

On this day in 1968, Otis Redding received a gold redord, posthumously, for “The Dock Of The Bay”. What an awesome song. Otis Redding had a voice as smooth as a face treated with eye cream for years. No, now that I think about it, his voice was much smoother than that. Much smoother.

On this day in 1974, Terry Jacks had the number one song, Seasons In The Sun. For some reason, every time I hear this song I think of term life insurance. Was there a commercial years ago that used this song while trying to sell insurance? If not, it must be the fact that the song is perfect for that type of product.

On this day in 1974, Stevie Wonder took home five Grammy Awards for his album, Innervisions, which included the song ‘Superstition’.

On this day in 1929, Paul Whiteman and his orchestra recorded Ol’ Man River with Paul Robeson singing the vocals. This video is from 1936, but it’s the same song.

You can find out more about this day in history at Those Were The Days, and InfoPlease.

On this day in 1970, Simon and Garfunkel received a golf record for “Bridge Over Troubled Water”. I was a huge fan of Simon & Garfunkel back in the day. Of course, that was long before they both needed anti wrinkle eye cream to keep their eyes open. Ha. I am kidding. I have no idea if they use anti-wrinkle creams.

On this day in 1983, Michael Jackson’s album “Thriller” hit #1.

On this day in 1986, “We Are The World” won four Grammy Awards.

Ever since the release of this song, to raise money to help the people of Africa, there seems to be a song for everything. If you’re hungry, homeless, or just plain homely, there’s a song for you. I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a song for the natural cure for hemorrhoids.

On this day in 1973, Roberta Flack hit #1 on the charts with “Killing Me Softly with His Song”.

On this day in 1956, Elvis Presley’s Heartbreak Hotel began it’s climb to number one.