40th Anniversary of the Summer of 1970-- Part 4-- June 6th

Continuing with Bob Stroud's Time Warp back to the Summer of 1970. His comments first. Mine in parentheses.

EVERY NIGHT-- PAUL McCARTNEY-- The "Let It Be" album wasn't the only one to feature the music of a Beatle. Paul McCartney, at this point, had a solo album entitled "McCartney."
QUESTION-- MOODY BLUES-- lead off track from their new album, "A Question of Balance."

(LAY DOWN) CANDLES IN THE WIND-- MELANIE-- Talk about a cast of thousands. Melanie with the Edwin Hawkins singers. This version is included in our Rock and Roll Roots Vol. 11. (Bob has eleven albums of songs from the 60s and 70s chosen by his listeners. Many of these have never been on CD before. This song always reminds me of the riots at NIU after Kent State.)
DELTA LADY-- LEON RUSSELL-- Back when they would bring in a cast of thousands into the recording studio to make an album. It doesn't happen much any more. His new album was only about a month old now and self-titled.

MAKE ME SMILE-- CHICAGO-- Finally, a first big hit from their second album.
UP AROUND THE BEND-- CCR-- (That's Creedence Clearwater Revival for you young folk.)

STEAMROLLER-- JAMES TAYLOR-- Going to bring out the heavy equipment. From one of the big albums of the 1970s, "Sweet Baby James."
WOODSTOCK-- CSNY-- Included Joni Mitchell's song on their second album, "Deja Vu." (Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young for you young folk.)
BIG YELLOW TAXI-- JONI MITCHELL-- Joni's third album had just been released, "Ladies of the Canyon." It also included her version of "Woodstock."

Good Stuff, Maynard. --RoadDog


Retirement Q & A: Question: What's the biggest advantage of going back to school as a retiree? Answer: If you cut class, no one can call your parents.