Mae West (Free subscription) | 01/06/2009
MAE WEST , who starred and wrote the screenplay for " Sextette ," had asked Van McCoy [1940 — 1979] to write the theme song, and to make a cameo appearance in her motion picture. • • " Sextette " was released on 3 March 1978. • • Singer, songwriter, and music producer Van Allen Clinton McCoy was born in January — — on 6 January 1940 —...
The Allmusic Blog (Free subscription) | 12/07/2007
Important communication: Disregard the cute cover art if you must. The Pointer Sisters‘ Steppin', showcased on the October 4, 1975 episode of Soul Train, is a must-own for anyone with a deep interest in mid ’70s soul and funk. Many crate diggers who pore over album credits have likely snapped up copies for the contributions [...]
The Hits Just Keep On Comin' (Free subscription) | 07/12/2007
(Another in a series. Find out why we’re doing it here and see the previous entries here.) July 12, 1975, is a Saturday. Preparations continue in the United States and the Soviet Union for the joint Apollo/Soyuz space missions, which will launch on Tuesday. The island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe, located off the west coast of Africa, is [...]
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