From High School and College Days
(1967 to 1977)
(did your hear "Born To Be Wild"? If not click here:
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)| The Moody Blues | One of the best rock bands ever musically |
| Santana | Even today this band's Latin beat never sounded better |
| Chicago | Brass rules here and has for some 30 years |
| Eric Clapton | Yardbirds, Cream, Derek and the Dominos ... a guitar god for sure |
| Led Zepplin | They defined what Heavy Metal should be |
| Iron Butterfly | The Platinum Record sales award was created for these guys |
| Emerson, Lake, and Palmer | The thinking man's electric group |
| Billy Cobham | His 1973 album "Spectrum" still gives me chills when I hear it |
| Jefferson Airplane | "Surrealistic Pillow" the definitive psychodelic 1960's album |
| Janis Joplin | She was the hardest working woman in showbusiness |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival | Whenever they show Vietnam in a movie it is usually with a CCR tune |
| Pink Floyd | The best band at experimenting with sound |
| Jimmy Hendrix | Seattle's gift to the music world |
| Procol Harum | Their song "Conquistador" still gives me goosebumps |
| Golden Earring | Known for their 1970's monster hit "Radar Love" |
| Joe Walsh | Played with James Gang, Eagles. Enjoyed his "Rocky Mountain Way" |
| Black Sabbath | A high energy group fronted by Ozzy Osborne |
| Deep Purple | "Smoke On The Water" one of Rock's great songs |
| The Doors | Remember hearing "Light My Fire" at highschool mixer freshman year |
| Jethro Tull | Ian Anderson could play one mean flute! |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd | "Freebird" is one of Rock's great long songs |
| Steppenwolf | "Born To Be Wild", "Magic Carpet Ride", "The Pusher" - Rock classics |
| Tommy Roe | Tommy's song "Dizzy" was the first 45rpm single I ever bought |
| Eric Burdon | The Animals, War, The New Animals, solo act ... this artist reinvents himself |
| Strawberry Alarm Clock | "Incense and Peppermints" captured the essence of the Summer of Love |
| The Electric Prunes | Another psychodelic 60's band who had a hit with "I Had Too Much To Dream" |
| Three Dog Night | Their hit "Momma Told Me" had a big impact on me in the summer of 1970 |
| Doobie Brothers | Really dug that ol' "Black Water" and visited "China Grove" often |
| Black Oak Arkansas | A high energy Southern Rock band from the early 1970's |
| Bachman Turner Overdrive | Another early 70's high energy band |
| Bad Company | A 70's band in the blues style rock mold |
| Manfred Mann | Cream's bass guitar player came from this band |
| Blood, Sweat, and Tears | One of the finest brass based rock bands of the late 60's and early 70's |
| David Clayton Thomas | The "voice" of Blood, Sweat, and Tears |
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