August 9, 2020 —– Chart #51 Hello Musical Friends, Welcome to Chart of the Day #50. Can’t believe this is the 50th email I am sending with music history and a chart to play. Frankly, I can’t believe its August and we are still struggling with C19 and trying to see where the end might […]
July 31, 2020 —– Chart #50 Hello Musical Friends, Another weekend is upon us. Wow, these work from home weeks seem to fly by. Today I am drifting back to 1966 and a hit from Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist Donovan Philips Leitch, otherwise known simply as “Donovan”. Perhaps his best know hit is Mellow
July 23, 2020 —– Chart #49 Hello Musical Friends, Well I had a good one picked out for today with the song charted and the email half complete. Then yesterday I met with an old music friend and he made a song recommendation, a tune I was not familiar with. He was not recommending for
July 18, 2020 —– Chart #48 Hello Musical Friends, Welcome to a hot July summer weekend. Today let’s travel back to 1967 and get groovy. The Rascals (initially known as The Young Rascals) was an American rock band, formed in Garfield, New Jersey in 1965. Between 1966 and 1968 the New Jersey act reached the
July 15, 2020 —– Chart #47 Hello Musical Friends, Today we go back to 1966 and another artist that had big success on the charts only once. Robert Von “Bobby” Hebb (July 26, 1938 – August 3, 2010) was an American R&B and soul singer, musician, songwriter, recording artist, and performer known for his 1966
July 12, 2020 —– Chart #46 Hello Musical Friends, Today we go back to 1966 and a one hit wonder band. We actually this band had a grand total of two songs that made the charts, but that’s pretty close to a one hit wonder. The Cyrkle was an American rock and roll band active
July 5, 2020 —– Chart #45 Hello Musical Friends, Happy Independence Day weekend. Great time to celebrate with family and of course a great time for music. Today we will be in 1974 with a very time tested band, The Doobie Brothers. “Black Water” is a song recorded by The Doobie Brothers from their 1974
June 26, 2020 —– Chart #44 Hello Musical Friends, Welcome to the weekend. Let’s go back to 1963 today and one of the bands that defined the “California sound”, The Beach Boys. “In My Room” is a song written by Brian Wilson and Gary Usher for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was
June 20, 2020 —– Chart #43 Hello Musical Friends, Welcome to the weekend. Today we are going with one of the best and most durable musicians from the 60’s, a man who is going strong today and just continues to get better with time, Mr. Eric Clapton. It’s hard to know where to start for
June 17, 2020 —– Chart #42 Hello Musical Friends, Today we are going with a lesser known artist with a very catchy tune from 1971. Lee Eugene Michaels (born Michael Olsen, November 24, 1945) is an American rock musician who sings and accompanies himself on organ, piano, or guitar. He is best known for his