My Seventies Music

Cher – “Gypsys, Tramps And Thieves”, “Half Breed”, “Dark Lady”, “If I Could Turn Back Time” And “Just Like Jesse James”

The first solo Number One hit by Cher of Sonny and Cher fame was “Gypsys, Tramps And Thieves” in 1971. “Half Breed” and “Dark Lady” also reached the top spot in 1973 and 1974 respectively. Cher has had any more hits over the years, but two of my favourites after the Seventies were “If I […]

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Mike Oldfield – “Tubular Bells”

Englishman Mike Oldfield released “Tubular Bells” in 1973 – the album was the first venture of Richard Branson’s new record label Virgin Records. The instrumental achieved particular fame when it was used as the theme of the movie “The Exorcist”. The album “Tubular Bells”, on which Mike Oldfield played over twenty different instruments, quickly entered […]

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“Rocky Mountain Way” by Joe Walsh

“Rocky Mountain Way” by Joe Walsh of The James Gang fame has always been one of my favourites from the Seventies.

Definitely a touch harder than the “America” tune we had yesterday….

If you’re into blues/slide guitar and all kinds of effects, then this piece from the album “The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get” is for you.

In fact I like it so much that I decided to do videos of more than one version today. 🙂

So first here he is after moving on from The James Gang, with his band Barnstorm, still looking quite young:

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