Showing posts with label 1969. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1969. Show all posts

Saturday, February 4, 2017

Ronnie Milsap - "Any Day Now"

The year 1969 was quite popular for the song "Any Day Now".  Frankie Valli, Percy Sledge, Bill Medley, and James Brown all recorded separate versions of the song.  Later, Elvis Presley, Luther Vandross, and Ronnie Milsap recorded versions of the tune.  In 1982, Milsap took the song to the #1 spot.

Sunday, December 25, 2016

Herb Alpert - "My Favorite Things"

Things were much different in 1968 (or were they?).  Beloved trumpeter Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass notched a Top 10 hit on the Adult Contemporary Chart with a rousing rendition of "My Favorite Things".  A year later, Alpert dismantled the Tijuana Brass.