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John Denver: “Grandma’s Feather Bed”

If Gadsden native Jim Connor hadn't bothered to clean out a guitar case before selling it, his classic song “Grandma's…

8 years ago

The Main Ingredient: “Everybody Plays The Fool”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gdqj0V231E "Everybody Plays the Fool" is the title of a popular song written by J.R. Bailey, Rudy Clark and Ken…

8 years ago

The Buckinghams: “Kind of a Drag “

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUyyfC7rsQY "Kind of a Drag" was written by Jim Holvey, who was a friend of the band's from Chicago. It…

8 years ago

Helen Reddy: “I Am Woman”

https://youtu.be/Gpu_PV3BTfI Helen Reddy wrote this when she couldn't find enough songs to include on her first album, I Don't Know…

8 years ago

Bobby Vee: “The Night Has A Thousand Eyes”

The song was first recorded by American pop music singer Bobby Vee. Released as a single in late 1962, it…

8 years ago

The Troggs: “With A Girl Like You”

The song "With A Girl Like You" by The Troggs takes me right back to 1966. Reg Presley says of…

8 years ago

The Association: “Never My Love”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=munErg-ykYU This was written by the songwriting team of Don and Dick Addrisi. As The Addrisi Brothers, they went on…

8 years ago

Roots: The Show That Changed America

In January 1977, two-thirds of America tuned in over eight nights to witness a television event unlike any before it:…

8 years ago

The Bee Gees: “Tragedy”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSVTOMkJdqs The Gibb brothers wrote both this and "Too Much Heaven" (another American #1), in an afternoon off from making…

8 years ago

Anne Murray: “Snowbird”

Anne Murray recorded this after watching its composer, Gene MacLellan, perform it on Canadian TV. It was the second song…

8 years ago

The Temptations: “Papa Was A Rolling Stone”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaZ8uGo5dt8 This was written by the Motown songwriters Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield, and produced by Whitfield. It was first…

8 years ago

The Lovin’ Spoonful: “Summer In The City”

The song was a collaboration between John Sebastian, The Lovin Spoonful's bassist Steve Boone, and the frontman's brother (and non-group…

8 years ago