Category: 1970s
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Osibisa
About Osibisa is a British-Ghanaian-Caribbean Afro-rock band founded in London in the late 1960s by four expatriate West African and three London based Caribbean musicians. Albums/Songs: Ojah Awake Osibisa Sunshine Day – Their Greatest Hits Jambo The Best of Osibisa Africa We Go Go Sunshine Day Criss Cross Rhythms Happy Children Welcome Home Super Fly…
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Supertramp
About Supertramp were a British rock band that formed in London in 1970. Marked by the individual songwriting of founders Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies, the group were distinguished for blending progressive rock and pop styles as well as for a sound that showcased Hodgson’s distinctive playing on his Wurlitzer electric piano. The classic lineup,…
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Idris Muhammad
About Idris Muhammad was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He had an extensive career performing jazz, funk, R&B, and soul music and recorded with musicians such as Ahmad Jamal, Lou Donaldson, Pharoah Sanders, Bob James, and Tete Montoliu. Albums/Songs: Stefan Pelzl’s Juju featuring Idris Muhammad You Ain’t No Friend of Mine! My Turn Legends…
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Love Unlimited
About Love Unlimited was a female vocal trio that provided backing vocals for American singer-songwriter Barry White on his albums and concert tours. They also found success with their own recordings. Albums/Songs: The Very Best of Under the Influence of… Love Unlimited From a Girl’s Point of View We Give to You In Heat Best…
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Al Stewart
About Alastair Ian Stewart is a Scottish-born singer-songwriter and folk-rock musician who rose to prominence as part of the British folk revival in the 1960s and 1970s. He developed a unique style of combining folk-rock songs with tales of characters and events from history. Albums/Songs: Zero She Flies The Early Years Modern Times Sparks of…
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The Commodores
About Commodores, often billed as The Commodores, is an American funk and soul group. The group’s most successful period was in the late 1970s and early 1980s when Lionel Richie was the co-lead singer. Albums/Songs: Love Songs Greatest Hits Hot on the Tracks / In the Pocket Heroes Nightshift Natural High Christmas 14 Greatest Hits…
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Hubert Laws
About Hubert Laws is an American flutist and saxophonist with a career spanning over 50 years in jazz, classical, and other music genres. Laws is one of the few classical artists who has also mastered jazz, pop, and rhythm-and-blues genres, moving effortlessly from one repertory to another. He has three Grammy nominations. Albums/Songs: The Chicago…
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The O’Jays
About The O’Jays are an American R&B group from Canton, Ohio, formed in summer 1958 and originally consisting of Eddie Levert, Walter Lee Williams, William Powell, Bobby Massey, and Bill Isles. The O’Jays made their first chart appearance with the minor hit “Lonely Drifter” in 1963, but reached their greatest level of success once the…
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Peter Tosh
About Winston Hubert McIntosh, professionally known as Peter Tosh, was a Jamaican reggae musician. Along with Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, he was one of the core members of the band the Wailers (1963–1976), after which he established himself as a successful solo artist and a promoter of Rastafari. He was murdered in 1987 during…
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Barrington Levy
About Barrington Ainsworth Levy is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist. Albums/Songs: Turning Point Bounty Hunter Live & Learn Presents: Beres Hammond / Barrington Levy 21 Girls Salute Run Come Ya! Life Style Time Capsule Love The Life You Live Acousticalevy Living Dangerously Divine Englishman Teach Me Culture Money Move Shine Eye Gal Open Book…
