Tag: 1970s music

James Taylor’s Greatest Hits turns 50 in November 2026. The best-selling collection captures the songs, musicians and producers that shaped his rise during the early 1970s.

Donna Summer’s Four Seasons Of Love turns 50 in 2026. Explore the concept behind the 1976 album and the four seasonal songs that topped the US disco chart.

Stevie Wonder has opened the Songs In The Key Of Life vault with four previously unreleased recordings from the 1976 sessions, selected for release 50 years later.

Ringo Starr’s Rotogravure turns 50, marking the second and final post-Beatles album during John Lennon’s lifetime to feature songwriting contributions from all four Beatles.

Rose Royce’s Car Wash soundtrack celebrates its 50th anniversary on 13 September 2026, five decades after Norman Whitfield’s landmark film project became the group’s debut album.

Hall & Oates’ Bigger Than Both Of Us turns 50, marking the 1976 album that delivered Rich Girl, the duo’s first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1.

Manfred Mann’s Earth Band’s The Roaring Silence turns 50, revisiting the album’s chart revival and its historic transformation of Bruce Springsteen’s “Blinded By The Light” into a US No. 1 hit.

Smokie will return to Australia in February and March 2027 for an 11-date Greatest Hits Tour featuring the songs that defined their international success.

Dennis Locorriere, the longtime lead vocalist of Dr. Hook and the voice behind hits including ‘Sylvia’s Mother’ and ‘Sharing The Night Together’, has died aged 76.

Elton John’s Here And There captures two defining 1974 concerts in London and New York, later expanded to include John Lennon’s final live performance.

Alan Osmond, creative leader of The Osmonds and key architect behind their 1970s success, has died aged 76 following complications from multiple sclerosis.

Dave Mason, founding member of Traffic and solo artist behind Feelin’ Alright? and We Just Disagree, has died aged 79 following a career spanning six decades of rock history.

Dash Crofts, one half of Seals & Crofts and the voice behind Summer Breeze, has died at 87 following heart surgery complications.

Don McLean returns to Australia this October to celebrate 55 years of American Pie with a national tour.

Paul McCartney revisits the Wings years with Man On The Run, a new soundtrack album tied to the upcoming documentary exploring his 1970s creative rebirth.

Nearly fifty years after it was recorded, David Forman’s shelved 1977 album Who You Been Talking To has been released by High Moon Records, restoring a lost chapter of American songwriting history.

Peter Frampton’s Frampton Comes Alive turns 50, marking the live album that transformed his career and became one of the most successful records of the 1970s.

Bob Dylan’s Desire turns 50, marking a bold chapter defined by collaboration, storytelling and the Rolling Thunder Revue.

Skyhooks mark fifty years since their landmark In The Heat Of The Night tour with a new mini documentary from the Skyhooks Archives.

Joe Matera explores the story behind ABBA’s 1975 breakthrough album with new interviews, historical research and personal insight.

Ray Charles’ legendary 1970 album Love Country Style is set to return for the first time in more than 50 years as part of the ongoing Tangerine Master Series, a carefully curated collection of reissues celebrating the 17x GRAMMY® Award-winning singer, songwriter, pianist, and producer. The album will be released on Friday, October 24.

Bobby Hart, the Grammy-nominated songwriter whose work with Tommy Boyce helped shape the sound of 1960s pop and powered The Monkees’ rise to fame, has died at 86.