The Seventies: Ooh Wee! - Spcl. Gst. Larry

A detailed look at black, African-American, culture during the "Seventies". (1970-1979) (Bonus Artists: Luck Pacheco)

 

1979: When MJ Was Black - Spcl. Gst. Ed

Mar 1, 2019

Topics: Jimmy Carter, Donna Summer, Michael Jackson, Richard Pryor - Live In Concert, Roots: The Next Generations.

1    "My Sharona" - The Knack

2    "Bad Girls" - Donna Summer

3    "Le Freak" - Chic

1.    Kramer vs. Kramer

2.    The Amityville Horror

3.    Rocky II

1    60 Minutes

2    Three's Company

3    That's Incredible!

 

 

1978: It's a Bird, It's a Plane, ...It's Superfreak! - Spcl. Gst. Barbara

Feb 1, 2019

Topics: Muhammad Ali, Rick James, The Wiz, Max Robinson (TV).

1    "Shadow Dancing" - Andy Gibb

2    "Night Fever" - Bee Gees

3    "You Light Up My Life" - Debby Boone

1.    Grease

2.    Superman

3.    Animal House

1    Laverne & Shirley

2    Three's Company

3    Mork & Mindy

 

 

1977: Going, Going, Gettin' to the Roots! - Spcl. Gst. Barbara, Adam DeCollibus, & Edward

Jan 2, 2019

Topics: Roots, by Alex Haley (Social & TV), Which Way is Up?, Thelma Houston / Lou Rawls / The Emotions / The Brothers Johnson

1    "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" - Rod Stewart

2    "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" - Andy Gibb

3    "Best of My Love" - The Emotions

1.    Star Wars

2.    Smokey and the Bandit

3.    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1    Laverne & Shirley

2    Happy Days

3    Three's Company

 

 

1976: Bi-centennial, Make a Friend Y'all - Spcl. Gst. Barbara

Dec 1, 2018

Topics: Black History Month, Chaka Khan, Car Wash (film), What's Happening! (TV).

1    "Silly Love Songs" - Wings

2    "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" - Elton John & Kiki Dee

3    "Disco Lady" - Johnnie Taylor

1.    Rocky

2.    To Fly!

3.    A Star Is Born

1    Happy Days

2    Laverne & Shirley

3    M*A*S*H

 

 

1975: We Laugh, We Cry, We Get a Piece of Pie

Nov 3, 2018

Topics: Urban Literature, Donald Goines and Iceberg Slim, Natalie Cole, Richard Pryor, Cooley High, The Jeffersons.

1    "Love Will Keep Us Together"    - Captain & Tennille

2    "Rhinestone Cowboy" - Glen Campbell

3    "Philadelphia Freedom" - Elton John

1    Jaws

2    The Rocky Horror Picture Show

3    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

1    All in the Family

2    Rich Man, Poor Man 

3    Laverne & Shirley

 

 

1974: It's Pfunky In Here! - Spcl. Gsts. Barbara & Edward (Extra Pfunk to Philip Weightman)

Oct 1, 2018

Topics: Black Women vis-a-vis White Women in the feminist community, Funk Music, Claudine (film), Good Times (TV show).

1    "The Way We Were" - Barbra Streisand

2    "Seasons in the Sun" - Terry Jacks

3    "Love's Theme" - Love Unlimited Orchestra

1.    Blazing Saddles

2.    The Towering Inferno

3.    The Trial of Billy Jack

1    All in the Family

2    Sanford and Son

3    Chico and the Man

 

 

1973: Party Time! (Yes, Yes, Y'all. You Don't Stop) - Spcl. Gst. Ed

Sep 1, 2018

Topics: Dj Kool Herc, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Pam Grier, The Mack, & George Jefferson.

1    "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" - Tony Orlando and Dawn

2    "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" - Jim Croce

3    "Killing Me Softly with His Song" - Roberta Flack

1.    The Sting

2.    The Exorcist

3.    American Graffiti

1    All in the Family

2    The Waltons

3    Sanford and Son

 

 

1972: New Directions, from Politics to Pimpin! - Spcl. Gst. Edward

Aug 2, 2018

Topics: Shirley Anita Chisholm, H. Rap Brown, Diana Ross, Al Green, Superfly, Sanford & Son, & Fat Albert.

1    "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" - Roberta Flack

2    "Alone Again (Naturally)" - Gilbert O'Sullivan

3    "American Pie" - Don McLean

1.    The Godfather

2.    The Poseidon Adventure

3.    What's Up, Doc?

1    All in the Family

2    Sanford and Son

3    Hawaii Five-O

 

 

1971: What's Really Going On - Spcl. Gsts. Janice & Edward

Jul 1, 2018

Topics: The Black Church, Jessie Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Shaft, & Soul Train.

1    "Joy to the World" - Three Dog Night

2    "Maggie May"/"Reason to Believe" - Rod Stewart

3    "It's Too Late"/"I Feel the Earth Move" - Carole King

1.    Fiddler on the Roof

2.    The French Connection

3.    Diamonds Are Forever

1    All in the Family

2    The Flip Wilson Show

3    Marcus Welby, M.D.

 

 

1970: Hello World!

Jun 8, 2018

Topics: Black Power Movement, Muhammad Ali, Angela Davis, James Brown, Sidney Poitier, and Flip Wilson.

1    "Bridge Over Troubled Water" - Simon & Garfunkel

2    "(They Long to Be) Close to You" - The Carpenters

3    "American Woman" - The Guess Who

1.    Love Story

2.    Airport

3.    MASH

1    Marcus Welby, M.D.

2    The Flip Wilson Show

3    Here's Lucy