Vol IX, Issue 06 – You’ve taken a hold of me (01 Dec 2024)

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Vol IX, Issue 6 – You’ve taken a hold of me (01 Dec 2024)

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Name of song– You’ve taken a hold of me

Band – Paul Kossoff

Singer- Eddie Baird

Writer– Eddie Baird

Album- Koss

Release year– 1978

Resources– Wikipedia.org

You’ve taken a hold of me

“Paul Kossoff” may be an unknown name for may rock fans. Better known as the lead guitarist for the band “Free”, most ardent rock fans would know that he is considered as one of the most essential blues rock guitarists to emerge in the seventies. Despite being enormously talented, his life was tragically cut short by drug overdose when he died at a tender age of 26 years. Ranked 51 on the Rolling Stone magazine’s “100 Greatest guitarists of All Time”, Kossoff was an amazingly talented guitarists missed by all the rock fans and revered by all blues rock guitarists worldwide.

Vol IX, Issue 05 – Tin Man (01 Nov 2024)

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Vol IX, Issue 5 – Tin Man (01 Nov 2024)

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Name of song– Tin Man

Band- America

Writer– Dewey Bunnell

Album- Holiday

Release year– 1974

Peak chart positions

# 1 – US Billboard Adult Contemporary

# 2 – US Radio and Records

# 4 – US Billboard Hot 100

# 5 – Canadian adult contemporary chart

# 6 – US Cash Box Top 100

# 6 – US Record World

# 7 – Canada RPM Top Singles

Resources– Wikipedia.org

Tin Man

“America”, an acoustic trio, formed in London in late sixties, is an unforgettable soft cum folk cum country rock band of the seventies. They were formed as music loving regular jamming friends in London. All of them were sons of American Air Force personnel, stationed in London, UK. Dewey Bunnell, Dan Peek and Gerry Beckley, began performing acoustic harmony melody like Crosby, Still and Nash. The trio gained considerable success with numerous hit singles and memorable tunes for the rock fans to enjoy for decades ahead. “A horse with no name”, “Sister golden hair”, “I need you”, “Ventura Highway”, “Daisy Jane”, “Tin Man”, “You can do magic”, are some of the examples of their musical and lyrical prowess.

Vol IX, Issue 4 – Hard rain fallin’ (01 Sep 2024)

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Vol IX, Issue 4 – Hard rain fallin’ (01 Sep 2024)

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Name of song– Hard rain fallin’

Band- Sir Lord Baltimore

Writers– Mike Appel, Louis Dambra and Jim Cretecos

Album- Kingdome Come

Release year– 1970

Resources– Wikipedia.org

Hard rain fallin’

“Sir Lord Baltimore” may be not a common name in the field of seventies hard rock. Originating as a trio from Brooklyn, New York, USA in 1968, “Sir Lord Baltimore” consisted of John Garner (Drums/vocals), Louis Dambra (Guitars) and Gary Justin (Bass). They were undoubtedly America’s one of the first bona fide heavy metal band. Their music was first cited as “heavy metal” by Creem magazine in 1970 with the release of their debut album “Kingdome Come.” This was proclaimed as the first time the word “heavy metal” was used in the music. Although they were a short lived heavy metal band with only total two albums in their early career (Kingdome Come in 1970 and Sir Lord Baltimore in 1971) and one later album in 2006 as a reunion album, they never got the credit they deserved. However, their music was later rediscovered in the nineties as they became the source for most stoner rock bands of the time.

Vol IX, Issue 03 – Gimme some lovin’ (01 Jun 2024)

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Vol IX, Issue 3 – Gimme some lovin’ (01 Jun 2024)

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Name of song– Gimme some lovin’

Band- The Spencer Davis Group

Writers– Steve Winwood, Muff Winwood and Spencer Davis

Album- Gimme Some Lovin’

Release year– 1966

Peak chart positions

# 1 – Canada RPM Top Singles

# 2 – UK Singles Chart

# 3 – Netherlands (Single Top 100)

# 4 – Austria Top 40

# 5 – New Zealand (Listener)

# 6 – Australia Kent Music Report

# 7 – Ireland (IRMA)

# 10 – Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)

# 12 – Official German Charts

# 20 – Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)

Resources– Wikipedia.org

Gimme some lovin’

The Spencer Davis Group is a relatively short lived British blues and rhythm and blues influenced rock band which has inspired generations of rock musicians. Formed in 1963 in Birmingham, England, by Spencer Davis (Guitar), the group consisted of brothers Steve Winwood (Vocals, guitars, keyboards) and Muff Winwood (Bass) and Pete York (Drums). They had few hits during their short career, but their music has left a permanent mark on the rock music of the seventies and beyond. With hits like “Gimme some lovin’”, “I’m a man”, “Keep on runnin’”, the Spencer Davis Group does deserve a special mention in the rock history.

Vol IX, Issue 02 – Sunshine superman (01 Apr 2024)

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Vol IX, Issue 2 – Sunshine superman (01 Apr 2024)

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Name of song– Sunshine Superman

Singer- Donovan

Writer– Donovan

Album- Sunshine Superman

Release year– 1966

Peak chart positions

# 1 – US Cash Box Top 100

# 1 – US Billboard Hot 100

# 2 – Netherlands (Single Top 100)

# 2 – Canada RPM Top Singles

# 2 – Australia (Go-Set Top 40)

# 2 – UK (Official Charts Company)

# 3 – New Zealand (Listener)

# 4 – Irish Singles Chart

# 5 – Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)

# 7 – West Germany (Official German Charts)

# 9 – France (SNEP)

# 11 – Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)

Resources– Wikipedia.org

Sunshine superman

Donovan is a British singer and writer, whom many people confuse with or consider as Dylan clone. However, his unique style of British folk rock projected him as the prototype psychedelic hippie generation emblem during the sixties. Although he resembled Dylan, his optimistic view and vibrant outlook of life resonated in his music which was totally in contrast to more shady, introspective, profound approach shared by Dylan. With numerous hit numbers like “Season of the witch”, Catch the wind”, “Sunshine superman”, “Mellow yellow”, “Hurdy gurdy man” to his credit, Donovan has remained a quintessential star of the flower power era and an inspiration for the generations of musicians ahead.