by Paul
Released in late 1973, “Jolene” by Dolly Parton became a No. 1 country hit for her in February 1974, reached Number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 7 on the UK charts. Dolly Parton also wrote and released a song later made popular by Whitney Houston, namely “I Will Always Love You”. Dolly […]
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by Paul
Linda Ronstadt was a name you heard a lot in the Seventies, her biggest hits included “When Will I Be Loved”, “You’re No Good” and “Blue Bayou”. By coincidence, these are just about the only ones of her many songs I can recall… I found a couple more that I recognise though, but I can’t […]
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by Paul
“Cry Baby” was one of Janis Joplin’s iconic numbers, full of the energy and passion that characterised all her music.
Janis Joplin only just made it into the Seventies – she died 40 years ago in 1970.
But her music kept her name alive nevertheless.
Here’s a live clip from that year, “Cry Baby”, filmed in 1979 in Toronto:
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