’70s

When the group Bread broke up in 1977, lead singer David Gates went on to have a pretty successful solo career with six albums and seven Top 20 hits on the Adult Contemporary chart. His biggest hit was the title

LeRoy Bell and Casey James wrote songs for artists including The O’Jays, Gladys Knight & the Pips and the Temptations.  Although it was a project that brought together Elton John with producer Thom Bell, who happened to be LeRoy’s Uncle. 

Paul Simon’s first compilation album Greatest Hits, Etc. was a turning point in his relationship with Columbia Records. Clive Davis, who championed him at the label had left. So, he signed a deal for his next album with Warner Brothers, but

With a career spanning more than 50 years, Melissa Manchester was presented the Songbook Hall of Fame’s New Standard Award for her contributions to The American Songbook just last year. Her career started rather well with her debut single topping

The first time Robert John appeared on the charts he was 12 years old and the year was 1958. Known as Bobby Pedrick, Jr., he hit #74 on the Hot 100 with a song called White Bucks And Saddle Shoes.

Bread had 11 songs that charted on the Adult Contemporary chart between 1970 to 1977, with four reaching #1. Although their 1969 debut was a commercial failure so they returned to the studio a year later for a second attempt

Jay Ferguson has created music for feature films and TV shows including The Terminator, A Nightmare on Elm Street and NCIS: Los Angeles, but his most recognizable composition is the theme song for The Office, but prior to which he had

The Brothers Johnson guitarist George Johnson wrote this song after deciding to dedicate himself to one girl instead of playing the field. He explained in the “Billboard Book of #1 Rhythm & Blues Hits:” “At the time I was seeing

Written by Paul and Linda McCartney for the 1976 album Wings at the Speed of Sound, this song was as a rebuttal to not only music critics, but also John Lennon who had criticized Paul for writing lightweight love songs.

Head over to your favorite TV streaming platform and check out Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind, the 2019 documentary on this Canadian singer-songwriter. From his only album to hit #1 on the Billboard 200, it’s his biggest hit