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1970 emotional hit topped the charts, now it's named one of the decade's best

'Fire and Rain' by James Taylor is hailed as a timeless classic ...
American Songwriter

5 Songs That Prove the 1970s Were Folk Rock Music’s Greatest Decade

Nobody was doing folk rock justice quite like a few incredible musicians in the 1970s. In fact, the genre has come to be ...
American Songwriter

4 Chart-Topping Artists From the 1970s Who Disappeared Without a Trace

Andrew True was a bit of a controversial pop culture figure in the 1970s. She is known for her hit disco-pop tune “More, More, More” under the project The Andrea True Connection. However, she is also ...
The Cheat Sheet

Elvis Presley Passed on 2 Spectacular 1970s MOR Hits That Became Chart-Topping Classics

Elvis Presley built his legendary career on memorable songs that remain industry standards today. But even the most incredible stars can miss out on significant chart-topping hits. During the 1970s, ...
Yahoo

Mexican American singer Johnny Rodriguez, whose 1970s country hits topped charts, dies at 73

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Country music star Johnny Rodriguez, a popular Mexican American singer best known for chart-topping hits in the 1970s such as “I Just Can’t Get Her Out of My Mind,” “Ridin’ My Thumb ...
AOL

The Carpenters Turned This ’60s Dud Into a 1970 Chart-Topping Classic

The Carpenters hit No. 1 in 1970 with “(They Long to Be) Close to You,” but the song was originally a dud when it first surfaced in the 1960s. According to the website UDiscoverMusic, the tune was ...
MyNorthwest.com

Mexican-American singer Johnny Rodriguez, whose 1970s country hits topped charts, dies at 73

Country-music star Johnny Rodriguez, a popular Mexican-American singer best known for chart-topping hits in the 1970s, including “I Just Can’t Get Her Out of My Mind,” “Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico” and ...
News Tribune

Singer Johnny Rodriguez, whose 1970s country hits topped charts, dies at 73

Country-music star Johnny Rodriguez, a popular Mexican-American singer best known for chart-topping hits in the 1970s, including "I Just Can't Get Her Out of My Mind," "Ridin' My Thumb to Mexico" and ...
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Mexican American singer Johnny Rodriguez, whose 1970s country hits topped charts, dies at 73

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Country music star Johnny ...