Each week William and I will select two top hits from the charts starting with 1960 for two weeks followed by 1961 etc..through to 1985. We will also include some of the notable events in those years for the up and coming stars who were centre stage at the time.
Welcome to this week’s show and we are excited to share decades of music with you in 2021. Here is my second selection of top 1972 hits which I hope you will enjoy. William.
News Event: July 15th “Honky Chateau” becomes Elton John’s first No. 1 album in the US, includes hit “Rocket Man”
The Staple Singers – I’ll Take You There
“I’ll Take You There” was the Staple Singers’ biggest international hit, topping the charts in the US, UK, Canada, and South Africa. The song ranked #276 on the Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. In 1994, the British band “General Public” released a cover of “I’ll Take You There” featured in the film “Threesome.”
News Event: September 2nd Rod Stewart’s 1st #1 hit (You Wear it Well)
Al Green- Let’s Stay Together
“Let’s stay together” was a huge hit for Al Green, topping the charts around the world and going gold and platinum in many countries. It was ranked the 60th greatest song of all time by Rolling Stone magazine, has been covered by numerous performers and most notably Tina Turner. It was chosen by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry, which selects recordings that are “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.” The song went on to claim the #1 position on the Billboard Year-End chart as the top R&B song for 1972.
News Event: September 28th David Bowie sells out his 1st show in NY Carnegie Hall
Now time for my second chart picks from 1972 and they certainly bring back memories of my teenage years.
Don McLean – Vincent
“Vincent” is a song by Don McLean written as a tribute to Vincent van Gogh. It is often erroneously titled after its opening refrain, “Starry Starry Night”, a reference to Van Gogh’s 1889 painting The Starry Night. McLean wrote the lyrics in 1971 after reading a book about the life of Van Gogh. It was released on McLean’s 1971 American Pie album, and the following year the song became the No. 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart for two weeks, and No. 12 in the United States,where it also hit No. 2 on the Easy Listening chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 94 song for 1972. folkman 123
News Event: October 17th Chuck Berry’s “My Ding-a-ling,” is #1
America – Horse with No Name
“A Horse with No Name” is a song by the folk rock band America, written by Dewey Bunnell. It was the band’s first and most successful single, released in late 1971 in Europe and early 1972 in the United States, and topped the charts in Canada, Finland, and the United States. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. badgarin
Additional sources: On This Day – Music – Wikipedia
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William Price King is an American jazz singer, crooner, and composer.
His interest in music began at an early age when he studied piano and clarinet in high school. At Morehouse College in Atlanta where he grew up, he sang in the Glee Club and studied classical music. After graduation he went off to the Yale School of Music where he earned a Masters degree. From there he journeyed to New York where he created a jazz trio ‘Au Naturel’ which performed in some of the hottest venues in Manhattan including gigs on Broadway and the famous ‘Rainbow Room.’ These gigs opened doors for performances in Montreal and a European tour.
While touring Europe he met a lovely French lady, Jeanne Maïstre, who, a year later became his wife. King left the group ‘Au Naturel’ and settled in the south of France where he started a new life on the French Riviera, opening his own music school – the “Price King Ecole Internationale de Chant.” He has had the pleasure over the years of seeing many of his students excel as singers on a professional level, and some going on to become national celebrities. He continues to coach young singers today, in his spare time.
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Sally Cronin is an author, blogger and broadcaster who enjoyed four years as part of the team on Onda Cero International’s English speaking morning show in Marbella and then for two years as a presenter on Expressfm the local radio station in Portsmouth. She co-presented two ‘Drive Time’ shows a week with Adrian Knight, hosted the live Thursday Afternoon Show and The Sunday Morning Show guests including musicians and authors. Following this she became Station Director for a local internet television station for two years, producing and presenting the daily news segment, outside broadcasts and co-presenting the Adrian and Sally chat show live on Friday evenings.
She and her husband David have now returned to Ireland where they live on the Wexford Coast where she blogs and continues to write books.
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Next week 1973 Part one. We hope you will tune in.. as always we love to hear from you.. thanks William and Sally.
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Another collection of great music!
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Thanks Jennie…hugsx
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Hugs to you, Sally!
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Just loving all these songs from ‘my decade’ :). Let’s Stay Together one of my alltime favs and so is America. Thanks for lovely escape Sal and Will ❤ xx
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You are most welcome, Debby. A great escape for us, too. Hugs
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Thanks Debby and glad to add some sunlight to your moving experience..♥♥
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Yessssssssssssss! Thank you!!!! ❤ xx
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Thanks for the lovely memories from my early college years, Sally. I hadn’t heard any of these songs in a long time.
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That is great Janet.. and they are very evocative… easy to pop back 50 years…hugs
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Glad we were able to accompany you down memory lane, Janet. Hugs
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A terrific collection. I saw Don McLean perform Vincent. He looked almost like he does in the video. Such a great tune.
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Glad you enjoyed Darlene and how wonderful to see Don McLean live… xx
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Fantastic, Darlene, and you were so fortunate to see Don McLean live. Hugs
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This is definitely the highlight of my Tuesdays. Loving your choices. Some of these recordings are so familiar, it’s like wrapping myself up in a comforting blanket of reminiscences. No specific memories today, just a lovely feeling.
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Fantastic thanks Wendy, delighted to hear you enjoy the show and it leaves you feeling great…hugsx
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Good to hear, Wendy. Glad you enjoyed. Hugs
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Caught these latr in the day and so glad i did.
I loved ‘Starry night’ not just the song but the painting too.
i used the painting as inspiration for my collage artwork at school.
In fact i used quite a few for my artwork.
Horse with no name was also one of my favourites.
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Fantastic thanks Sue and Starry Night in its variations is the gift that keeps giving…glad you enjoyed the show.. hugsx
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Thank you, Sue. Glad you enjoyed. Hugs
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Was before my “active” time Lol, but a wonderfu lremembrance, and real music. Thank you for sharing, Sally and William! Great to have you here, also for wonderful breakfast time. xx Michael
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Glad that you are enjoying Michael… at least with modern technology the music is there for all of us to enjoy and you can catch up….hugsx
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We are delighted to be able to share our music with you, Michael. Glad to have you along. Enjoy your day. All the best.
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Thanks for sharing the music Michael…hugsx
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Thanks for sharing our post, Michael. All the best.
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Time for a reminisce and a sing-a-long thank you guys Hugs xx
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Good to have you singing along with us, Carol. Hugs
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Glad you enjoyed Carol..♥
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I love Al Green’s wide-ranging voice. America had such a great string of hits. This was one of the better ones.
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Indeed, America has given birth to a wide range of good voices. Glad you enjoyed. All the best.
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Thanks Pete.. A Horse With No Name was playing all the time in the UK and we loved it..x
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Great songs 🙂
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Thanks. Glad that you enjoyed. Hugs
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Thanks Denise..hugsx
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Wonderful Sally and William. These were my commute songs.
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Ah, happy to hear that, John. All the best.
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And to you , William.
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Fantastic thanks John…why I enjoy road trips…hugsx
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For sure, Sally.
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Vincent is one of those songs that stops me in my tracks whenever I hear it!
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Great, Alex. Glad you enjoyed. Hugs
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It is wonderful Alex.. glad you enjoyed…hugsxx
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Such a terrific collection! I have a wonderful memory to go with each one.
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Thanks, Annette for strolling down memory lane with us. Hugs
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Fabulous Annette…it is amazing how vivid those memories are then accompanied by music..hugsx♥
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More of the soundtrack of my youth!
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Fantastic, Liz. Delighted that you enjoyed. Thank you very much. Hugs
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You’re most welcome, William!
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Although we are all connected now by the Internet, even 50 years ago around the world as teenagers we were creating the same shared memories to this music. xx
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Yes, we were!
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