“My Maria” is a song co-written by BW Stevenson and Daniel Moore. Stevenson released “My Maria” as a single in August 1973, and the song became a Top 10 hit, peaking at number 9 on the US pop chart. It remained in the Top 40 for twelve weeks. In addition, “My Maria” spent one week […]
Scissors Cut is the fifth solo studio album by Art Garfunkel released in August 1981 on Columbia Records. It was his second album to miss the US Billboard Top 40 (charting at 113) and his second album containing one US Top 40 single. The month following its release, Garfunkel would reunite with former partner, Paul […]
“A Heart In New York” is the only single by Art Garfunkel from his album Scissors Cut that hit the US billboard charts (#66).
The Partridge Family Album is the first of eight studio albums by The Partridge Family. The LP was released in October 1970, a month after the debut of the ABC-TV musical sitcom The Partridge Family starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy, both of whom feature on the album, as do studio backing vocalists and […]
Tap Root Manuscript is the sixth studio album recorded by Neil Diamond, released in October 1970. It was one of the most experimental albums he ever recorded, featuring rock music fused with prominent African sounds and instruments. The album was a commercial success, going Gold in three months, eventually certified Platinum by the RIAA. The […]
Roadie is a 1980 American musical comedy film directed by Alan Rudolph about a truck driver who becomes a roadie for a traveling rock and roll show. The film stars Meat Loaf and marks his first starring role in a film. There are also cameo appearances by musicians such as Roy Orbison and Hank Williams […]
Moogie Woogie (1970, Chess) is the only album released by The Zeet Band (Erwin Helfer, Mark Naftalin and Paul Beaver). Electronic Boogie & Blues, composed and played on the Moog Synthesizer. Tracks 1 Fireball Boogie (Fastfinger Finkelstein; Norman Dayron) 03:09 2 Foggy Train Blues (Erwin Helfer) 01:32 3 Beaver Boogie (Paul Beaver) 02:47 4 Boogie-Loo […]
Homecoming is the second studio album by America, released on November 15, 1972 through Warner Bros. Records. Acoustic guitar-based, with a more pronounced electric guitar and keyboard section than their first album, their second effort helped continue the band’s success, and includes one of their best known hits, “Ventura Highway.” Homecoming peaked at number 9 […]
“Only In Your Heart” is the third and final single from the album Homecoming by America (1972), it reached #62 in the US. Musicians Bass Joe Osborn Drums Hal Blaine Guitar Dan Peek Guitar Gerry Beckley Guitar Dewey Bunnell Keyboards Dan Peek Keyboards Gerry Beckley Percussion Hal Blaine Vocals Dan Peek Vocals Gerry Beckley Vocals […]
“Ventura Highway” is a 1972 song by the band America from their album Homecoming, written by Dewey Bunnell. Dewey Bunnell, the song’s vocalist and writer, has said that the lyric “alligator lizards in the air” in the song is a reference to the shapes of clouds in the sky he saw in 1963 while his […]