#OnThisDay… November 14, 1972 • JOHNNY NASH: ‘Clearly’ a Reggae Nash-A-Ganza! [Audio+Extras] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 14, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, 70's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Reggae, Soul, Top 40

November 14, 1972 The best-known hit by Houston-born singer-songwriter Johnny Nash was in the middle of a 4-week bright, sunshiny stay at the top of America’s most influential weekly music chart, the Billboard Hot 100. The million-selling I Can See Clearly Now...

#OnThisDay… November 7, 1981 • DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES: ‘Private Eyes’ at #1 [+ Their 3 Biggest Hits] /

by KingoftheHits | Nov 7, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 80's, American Artists, Blue-Eyed Soul, Classic Hits, Oldies, Pop, Soul, Top 40

#OnThisDay… October 23, 1973 • GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS: ‘Midnight Train’ Stationed at #1 [Audio+Deeptrax+Video] /

by KingoftheHits | Oct 23, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Soul, Top 40, Videos

October 23, 1973 The biggest hit in the 33-year recording career of Gladys Knight & The Pips sat at #1 on this day in 1973. One week prior, Midnight Train To Georgia had run over Angie by the Rolling Stones, only to be derailed two weeks later by Keep On...

#OnThisDay… September 23, 1967 • THE BOX TOPS Delivered ‘The Letter’ [AUDIO] /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 23, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 60's, American Artists, Blue-Eyed Soul, Oldies, Pop, Soul, Top 40

September 23, 1967 One of the great blue-eyed soul groups of the 60’s, The Box Tops, began a 4-week stay at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with a song called The Letter. It ended Bobbie Gentry’s own 4-week run at the top with the million-selling Ode To Billie Joe....

#OnThisDay… September 21, 1974 • BARRY WHITE Hits The Top! [AUDIO] /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 21, 2015 | #OnThisDay, 70's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Soul, Top 40

September 21, 1974 Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love, Babe by iconic soul singer Barry White reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100; it replaced I Shot The Sheriff by Eric “Slowhand” Clapton. It would, however, be a short stay at the top for the smooth,...

#Post • BILL WITHERS: 70’s Soul Hitmaker to be Honored at Carnegie Hall [AUDIO] /

by KingoftheHits | Sep 20, 2015 | #Posts, 70's, 80's, American Artists, Oldies, Pop, Soul, Top 40

Bill Withers (R) at The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony with (L-R) Ringo Starr, Stevie Wonder & Paul McCartney (April 2015) Seventies soul singer Bill Withers is being honored next month in New York City. Often referred to as “Brother”...