Posts From Greg Brodsky

Gordon Lightfoot’s Tale of a Ship’s Crew and Its Captain

The singer-songwriter had a string of big hits including 1976’s “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” based on a true story of a doomed freighter.

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Frankie Valli, Lionel Richie Perform Funk-ified ‘Grease’ on ‘The Midnight Special’

Not long before Richie left for a hugely successful solo career, he and his Commodores bandmates performed with Valli on the TV music series.

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The Number One Singles of 1969

27 different songs reached the top on the U.S. singles chart including eight classics that were #1 for three weeks or more.

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The Top Selling Albums of 1979: End of an Era

Recordings made by some of the biggest classic rock artists of the era were side-by-side with popular disco releases on the year’s U.S. sales chart.

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The Number One Singles of 1972: Nothing But Blue Skies

Three songs stayed at the top for four weeks or more. And thus, no less than 30 singles reached #1 that year.

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‘Who’s Next’ Expanded Edition Reveals ‘Life House’ Opus As Pete Townshend Intended

In the roughly five years encompassing Tommy and Quadrophenia, he amassed a mind-boggling song catalog that rivals that of any of his musical peers.

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The Number One Singles of 1965: The British Are Coming

The British Invasion was in full swing with a dozen songs at the top of the U.S. chart, including 5 from The Beatles. It’s quite a list.

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Genesis’ Path to Success: Atlantic President Tells How

Before he became Atlantic Records’ President, Jerry Greenberg said: “I never heard one note of their music. But just from what I read in the English papers about them, I thought: ‘I’ve gotta have this group.’”

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BJ Thomas Interview: ‘Hooked on a Feeling,’ ‘Raindrops’ & More

We were honored to conduct what turned out to be one of his final interviews. The great singer is also a master storyteller.

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10 Surprising Singing Performances From TV and Film Stars

While each of the actors we’ve selected are bona fide stars, you may not be aware that they’ve sung in public.

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