7 of the 70s: 11/8/12...

Hey gang, it's time for another trip back to the 70s, and this week it's back to 1975, the year Wheel Of Fortune premiers on NBC.

The Staple Singers - "Lets Do It Again"
from the album Let's Do It Again (1975)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1

The family group gets all sensual in this movie track from a Jimmie "J.J." Walker film..

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Ozark Mountain Daredevils - "Jackie Blue"
from the album It'll Shine When It Shines (1974)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #3

This song despite my impression was sung by the band's male drummer not about a guy but vaguely about drugs.


Orleans - "Dance With Me"
from the album Let There Be Music (1975)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #6

I could get diabetes from the slick sweet nugget of harmonizing.


Carol Douglas - "Doctor's Orders"
from the album Doctor's Orders (1975)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #11

Yes, Carol, this will be covered by Obamacare - they handle pre-existing conditions...


Chicago - "Harry Truman"
from the album Chicago VIII (1975)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #13

The oddest choice for a song about a president, as my favorite jazz-rock band does their best Randy Newman impression.


Willie Nelson - "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain"
from the album Red Headed Stranger (1975)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #21

For all those lamenting "real" country, this is what "real" country really is.


Bob Dylan - "Tangled Up In Blue"
from the album Blood On The Tracks (1975)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #31

The song that made me appreciate Dylan. A heaping helping of bitters.

That does it for this week...I'll be back with eight more from 1985 later on today.. Cheers!