Singles Released This Week Years Ago

 

This week's musical journey takes us mainly to the seventies and some great songs.

1967: Procol Harum

1973: Albert Hammond

1973: Jim Croce

1977: David Bowie

1977: The Clash

1977: The Commodores

1986: Billy Idol

1967: Smokey Robinson

1965: Fontella Bass

1972: Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

1969: The Byrds

1977: Billy Joel

1972: The Temptations

Monday's Long Song

One of the most covered songs in history is Norman Whitfield/Barret Strong's I heard it through the grapevine. First released by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles in 1966 many artists covered this song more or less successful. In 1970 Creedence Clearwater Revival released a version on their album Cosmo's Factory. This album was a million seller almost 50 years ago and it also was played often when I was much younger. I really liked the way they played their unique kind of a swampy blues-rock and it is always a pleasure coming back to the music of my later childhood.

Creedence Clearwater Revival - I heard it through the grapevine