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Tag Archives: 1971
JETHRO TULL – Aqualung – (Chrysalis) – 1971
Jethro Tull are legendary. People obsess over them … Well, people of a certain age group obsess over them. I must admit general ignorance of them. General … I have their “Greatest Hits Volume One” and I have their 1980 … Continue reading
CYMARRON – Rings – (Entrance) – 1971
There is very little out there on this band. The best bio is (in total): “A soft rock act which placed one single in the US Top 20 in 1971, ‘Rings’, Cymarron comprised Rick Yancey (1948), Sherrill Parks (b. 1948, … Continue reading
DELANEY AND BONNIE – Motel Shot – (Atlantic) – 1971
This album is an unplugged, jam like sing-a-long which became an influential album in Delaney and Bonnie’s career. It is sometimes credited as the first “unplugged” album, and it may be the first entire unplugged album. I shall explain … … Continue reading
PAUL SIEBEL – Jack-Knife Gypsy – (Elektra) – 1971
Check out my other comment on Paul Siebel for background detail. I fully expect (as I’m writing) this comment to be concise, errr short. Siebel only put out two studio albums, this, and his debut album “Woodsmoke and Oranges” (1970). … Continue reading
DON NIX – Living By Days – (Elektra) – 1971
Many years ago I got an album "Hobos, Heroes and Street Corner Clowns" in 1986 on a sale and I loved it, well, not all of it, but a lot of it. I bought it because it was from the … Continue reading
JERRY REED – Ko-Ko Joe – (RCA) – 1971
I love Jerry Reed. His voice and guitar are distinctive and even iconic. He, though, unfairly gets stereotyped as a loud good ol’ boy singer mainly because his big hits (Amos Moses, When You’re Hot You’re Hot etc), were, errr, … Continue reading
JONATHAN EDWARDS – Jonathan Edwards – (Capricorn) – 1971
Jonathan Edwards is one of those overlooked singer songwriters from the 1970s that seems to have a small following. Check out my other comments on him for biographical detail. This was his first solo album and he had a Top10 … Continue reading
JOHNNY RIVERS – Homegrown – (United Artists) – 1971
I have written many comments on this blog about Rivers and his albums. Check them out for biographical detail but especially check out the "Slim Slo Slider" (1970) comment. That album and this one have been joined on a 2fer … Continue reading