
How about "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" from Roberta Flack, Blood Sweat and Tears' "Spinning Wheel," Peter Paul and Mary's "Leaving on a Jet Plane," and we're only talking huge hits so far. Here's one a bit more obscure but still classic: "White Bird" from It's a Beautiful Day.
1969 was really the end of an era in that it was also the first year of AOR, Album Oriented Rock. AM was on its way out and FM would become the new mainstay. But what a way to go. For all the new bands that were created in 1969 like Jethro Tull and Led Zeppelin, FM radio would give them a voice.
And while the biggest selling album of the year would be the Beatles' Abbey Road, The No. 1 single of the year was the Archie's "Sugar Sugar;" now that's diversity. The Archies, by the way, are the only animated group ever to reach the number one spot. Again, that's diversity.
On the AM network, we always look back 50 years and in 2020, as we look back to 1970, we've got some great music in store, but I am going to miss talking about 1969.
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