1979 History, Facts, and TriviaIn 1979, the Shah of Iran fled, Ayatollah Khomeini returned from exile, and 52 Americans ended up spending 444 days as hostages in Tehran. The Sony Walkman arrived, putting music in everyone’s pocket. Three Mile Island came within minutes of a full meltdown. Disco was literally blown up at a baseball […]
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Popular and Best-selling Books From 1970:Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy BlumeBless the Beasts and Children by Glensin SwarthoutBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee BrownThe Crystal Cave by Mary StewartDeliverance by James DickeyEverything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) by David ReubenThe French Lieutenant’s Woman by John FowlesThe Gang That Couldn’t
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Top 25 Songs of the 1970s: Billboard Hits, Disco Anthems, Soft Rock, Soul, Singer-Songwriters, and Pop-Culture Memory The Top 25 songs of the 1970s show a decade split between soft rock, disco, soul, singer-songwriters, AM radio pop, soundtrack hits, and a few songs that became bigger than the charts themselves. The seventies were not one
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1979 Oscars 51st Academy AwardsWinners Announced: April 9, 1979Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CaliforniaHost: Johnny Carson (introduced as “John Carson”)Eligibility Year: 1978Intriguing Trivia and HighlightsIntroduction Curveball: Johnny Carson, a seasoned late-night host, was formally introduced as “John Carson,” which was a bit unusual for TV audiences.Dear Hunter, the Winner: The Deer Hunter swept
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1979 Grammy Award WinnersWinners Announced: February 15, 1979Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CaliforniaHost: John DenverEligibility Year: October 1, 1977 – September 30, 1978Intriguing Trivia and Nuggets of KnowledgeEnd of the Disco Era: This year’s Grammy Awards coincided with the tail end of the disco craze, and the Bee Gees were the darlings of the
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1978 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 1978 Billboard Number One Hits list was dominated by disco, movie soundtracks, soft rock, pop ballads, and one famous family’s astonishing chart power. The Bee Gees opened the year with How Deep Is Your Love, ruled the spring with Stayin’ Alive and Night Fever, helped fuel
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1978 Trivia, History, and Fun FactsIn 1978, a human being was conceived outside the human body for the first time and born healthy in an English hospital, permanently altering the boundary of what medicine could do. John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John told everyone they were getting chills that kept multiplying. 918 people died in the
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1978 Music Hits: Disco, Grease, Classic Rock, Soft Rock, and New Wave Sparks1978 music hits were dominated by disco, movie soundtracks, classic rock, and soft rock, with new wave and punk-inspired sounds beginning to peek around the corner. The year still had one foot on the dance floor and the other in the arena, which
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1978 Oscars 50th Academy Awards Winners Announced: April 3, 1978 Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California Host: Bob Hope Eligibility Year: 1977 Riveting Trivia and Tantalizing Tidbits Milestone Event: This ceremony marked the 50th anniversary of the Oscars, making it an especially significant year. Woody Allen’s No-Show: Woody Allen won for Best Director
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1978 Grammy Award WinnersWinners Announced: February 23, 1978Held at: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CaliforniaHost: John DenverEligibility Year: October 1, 1976 – September 30, 1977Trivia and Fascinating FactsChanging of the Guard: This year marked a shift in hosting duties, as John Denver took over from Andy Williams, who had been hosting the Grammys for several years
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1977 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 1977 Billboard Number One Hits list captured pop music in a major transition year. Soft rock, soul, disco, movie themes, country-pop, arena rock, and early signs of the late-1970s soundtrack boom all shared the top spot. Rod Stewart opened the year with Tonight’s the Night (Gonna
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1977 History, Facts, and TriviaIn 1977, Star Wars arrived, and the world was permanently divided into people who had seen it and those who were about to. Elvis Presley died in August. The Son of Sam was arrested. Roots aired on eight consecutive nights and drew the largest television audience in American history. Debby Boone
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1977 Music Hits: Disco, Star Wars, Classic Rock, Soft Rock, and Funk 1977 music hits captured a huge transition year in pop culture. Disco was rising fast, classic rock was still filling arenas, movie themes were becoming radio events, and soft rock had a firm grip on the adult contemporary side of the dial. It
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1977 Oscars 49th Academy Awards Winners Announced: March 28, 1977 Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California Hosts: Richard Pryor, Jane Fonda, Ellen Burstyn, Warren Beatty Eligibility Year: 1976 Trivia and Details This was the first year the Academy Awards had multiple hosts. Richard Pryor, Jane Fonda, Ellen Burstyn, and Warren Beatty each brought
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1977 Grammy Award Winners1977 Grammy Award WinnersWinners Announced: February 19, 1977Held at: Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CaliforniaHost: Andy WilliamsEligibility Year: October 16, 1975 – September 30, 1976Trivia and DetailsThe eligibility year for this Grammy Awards was a bit shorter than usual, ending on September 30 instead of mid-October. The change was to align the Grammy
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1976 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-Topper The 1976 Billboard Number One Hits list captured a wildly mixed pop year: disco, novelty songs, TV themes, country crossover, soul, soft rock, funk, and adult-contemporary ballads all took turns at No. 1. Bay City Rollers opened the year with Saturday Night, Wings delivered Billboard’s year-end
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1976 History, Facts, and TriviaQuick Facts from 1976World Changing Event: Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer on April 1, 1976, in the Jobses’ family garage in Los Altos, California. The first Apple I computer sold for $666.66.Top Song: “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)” by Rod StewartInfluential Songs: “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen, “Do
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1976 Music Hits: Top Songs, Radio Favorites, and Pop Classics 1976 music mixed disco, funk, classic rock, soft rock, soul, novelty hits, and pop radio favorites. Wild Cherry, KC and the Sunshine Band, Donna Summer, Queen, Kiss, Boston, Heart, Steve Miller Band, and Peter Frampton all helped shape a year where dance floors, FM rock,
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Fred’s Fabulous 60s and 70sIt may be hard for anyone living in the rich commercialism of today to understand the climate of the late sixties and early seventies. You could make a good amount of cash in freelance photography. Poster art was big and companies were looking for new poster art material as well as
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1976 Oscars 48th Academy Awards Winners Announced: March 29, 1976 Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, California Hosts: Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, George Segal, Goldie Hawn, Gene Kelly Eligibility Year: 1975 Trivia and Details One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest had a legendary night, sweeping the “Big Five” Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director for
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1976 Grammy Award WinnersWinners Announced: February 28, 1976Held at: Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CaliforniaHost: Andy WilliamsEligibility Year: October 16, 1974 – October 15, 1975Trivia and DetailsThe Album of the Year was Still Crazy After All These Years by Paul Simon. This album also won him a Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.Natalie Cole, daughter
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1975 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 1975 Billboard Number One Hits list captured a year where pop, soul, soft rock, country crossover, early disco, funk, and singer-songwriter ballads all shared the top spot. Helen Reddy opened the year with Angie Baby, Captain & Tennille ruled the summer with Love Will Keep Us
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1975 History, Facts, and TriviaQuick Facts from 1975World-Changing Event: HBO put itself on the pop culture map when it broadcast the “Thrilla in Manila” live from the Philippines — the heavyweight championship rematch between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier. Pay cable television had just announced itself.Top Song: Love Will Keep Us Together by Captain and
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1975 Music Hits: Disco Breakthroughs, Funk, Classic Rock, Country-Pop, and Jaws 1975 music hits captured a year when disco and funk were moving hard into the mainstream, classic rock was still stretching out, and soft rock had no trouble finding a radio home. It was the kind of year where Get Down Tonight, Thank God
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1975 Oscars 47th Academy AwardsWinners Announced: April 8, 1975Held at: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CaliforniaHosts: Sammy Davis, Jr., Bob Hope, Shirley MacLaine, Frank SinatraEligibility Year: 1974Trivia and DetailsThis was the only Oscars where the same studio released all nominees in one category: all five Best Costume Design nominations were for films released by Paramount
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Pre-Disco and Rock Party Dance Hits: Soul, Funk, and Early 70s Dance Favorites Pre-disco and rock-party dance hits helped bridge 1960s soul, 1970s funk, early disco, and the rock songs that kept parties moving before the mirror ball fully took over. These songs came from dance floors, radio, jukeboxes, roller rinks, bar bands, family parties,
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1975 Grammy Award WinnersWinners Announced: March 1, 1975Held at: Uris Theatre, New York, New YorkHost: Andy WilliamsEligibility Year: October 16, 1973 – October 15, 1974Trivia and DetailsThe 1975 ceremony saw a change of venue, moving from Hollywood to the Uris Theatre in the Big Apple. It was the first time the event was held at
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1974 Billboard Number One Hits: Every Hot 100 Chart-TopperThe 1974 Billboard Number One Hits list was one of the busiest Hot 100 years of the decade, with soft rock, soul, funk, country crossover, novelty songs, film themes, early disco, singer-songwriter ballads, and classic rock all reaching No. 1. Jim Croce opened the year with Time
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1974 Fun Facts, History, and TriviaQuick Facts from 1974World-Changing Event: Richard Nixon resigned the presidency on August 9, 1974 — the first and only American president to do so — rather than face certain impeachment over the Watergate scandal. Gerald Ford was sworn in immediately and told the country, “Our long national nightmare is over.”
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1974 Music Hits: Southern Rock, Funk, Soul, Soft Rock, Novelty Songs, and Movie Themes1974 music hits landed in a wide-open pop world where rock, soul, funk, country-pop, novelty records, and movie music could all share the same radio dial. It was the kind of year where Sweet Home Alabama, Tubular Bells, Piano Man, Kung Fu
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