Memorable Moments: 1970s (Part 2) (# 007)

Memorable  Moments: 1970's (Part 2) (S1-E7)

In Part 2 of the 1970s, the JabberGuys cover memorable moments from 1975-1979 of Rock's greatest decade.

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David Bowie
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

1975
Young Americans – hits the USA
Fame written by Bowie and Lennon

Zeppelin – Swan Song records

Bruce Springsteen
Cover of Time and Newsweek

Disco
Donna Summer
Bee Gees – Saturday Night Fever

Fleetwood Mac – Rumours
Nazareth – Hair of the Dog
Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic
Eagles – One of These Nights
Kiss – Alive
Queen – A Night at the Opera 

1976
Eagles (Feb) – Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975
Overtakes Thriller in album sales
Hotel California released in December 1976
Felder and Frey

Boston
Tom Scholz recorded the debut album in his basement

ELO
Livin’ Thing
Roll Over Beethoven

1977
Pre-recorded cassettes equal vinyl sales 

The King is dead (Aug 16) – Elvis remembered
Health advice from Cha 

Marc Bolan dies in a car accident (T-Rex) 

Lynyrd Skynyrd (Oct 20) plane crash 

1978
Saturday Night Fever – Seven #1 singles
Second best-selling soundtrack

Keith Moon dies (Sept 7) 

Terry Kath (Chicago) accidently shoots himself

Ted Nugent – “Let me autograph your arm with this knife” 

Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth 

Barry Gibb’s consecutive #1s
1)    Stayin’ Alive – Bee Gees
2)    Love is Thicker Than Water – Andy Gibb
3)    Night Fever – Bee Gees
4)    If I Can’t Have You – Yvonne Elliman 

1979
The SONY Walkman 

Betamax – VHS – 8-track 

Disco continues…
Bee Gees
Donna Summer
Blondie
Rod Stewart 

Barry Manilow
Huge success in the 1970s 

Neil Diamond 

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