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For the Record: The 70s

An audio documentary of 70s music. This podcast examines the intersection of a wide variety of musical genres -- pop, rock, country, country-pop, disco, punk, soul -- with the historic events and decisions that helped shape our modern world.

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Ep. 25 - The Hispanic Influence on 70s Popular Music

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2020/10/04

The Chicano Movement of the 60s and 70s and the growth of the Hispanic population in the U.S. influenced popular culture. Music was no exception. Artists ranging from Santana to Freddy Fender had successful careers in music in an era when Hispanic Americans sought more and better representation in the country's politics and culture. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amy-lively/message

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Ep. 24 - Loud, Louder, Loudest: 70s Heavy Metal

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2020/08/29

Heavy metal was outright despised by many rock critics but was much loved by its fans. There is no question that heavy metal is noted for its loud, often aggressive sound and persistent accusations of satanic message followed many of the bands of the Seventies, especially Black Sabbath. Were they really devil worshipers or just creating a brand? Either way, there is little doubt that rebellion, escapism, fantasy fueled heavy metal’s popularity. --- Send in a voice message:

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Ep. 23 - Women of Country Music in the 70s

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2020/07/28

Why did more women sell country music and get more radio airtime in the 70s than today? Artists such as Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, and even Olivia Newton-John made country radio friendly music in the midst of the women's rights movement of the 70s. Many of these singers were also able to cross over to pop. The momentum for women in country did not continue. This episode explores the many reasons for country music welcoming women in the 70s before its evolution to "bro country" in the years that

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Ep. 22 - Power to the People: The Music of the Black...

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2020/06/25

The shift away from nonviolent civil disobedience to the Black Power Movement in the fight for African American civil rights was reflected in music. Soul music from bands such as the Chi-Lites and the O'Jays took on a more urgent edge, while artists like Isaac Hayes claimed space previously denied to African Americans. Songs like "Mighty Mighty" by Earth Wind and Fire helped proclaim the message that African Americans were not the antithesis of beauty but were the living embodiment of beautiful ---

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Ep. 21 - Rockin' the Vote: 70s Rock and Politics

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2020/05/24

The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 with the 26th Amendment in 1971. Young voters were courted by the music industry, either as attempt to encourage them to register or to vote for specific candidates. This also, indirectly, led to the creation of the late-night music TV show, "Midnight Special," which gave fans a new opportunity to see popular singers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amy-lively/message

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Ep. 20 - I Hear a Symphony: 70s Progressive Rock

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2020/04/25

Few people were neutral about progressive rock in the 70s. Bands such as Emerson Lake and Palmer, Yes, and Pink Floyd pushed the debate over the authenticity of rock to the forefront with their classical music-inspired rock. This episode attempts to untangle the debate and shed some light on how the 70s created space for this innovative genre of music. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amy-lively/message

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Ep. 19 - Mercy, Mercy, Me: 70s Songwriters and Mother...

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2020/03/23

Songwriters of the 70s were inspired to write not just about the environment, but the places that inspired them. The first Earth Day was on April 22, 1970. In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, this episode looks at how the world around them served as motivation for songs from artists and bands such as Marvin Gaye, Joni Mitchell, John Denver, The Eagles, and yes, even The Clash. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amy-lively/message

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Ep. 18 - Take This Job and Shove It: 70s Work and Music

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2020/02/25

The 70s was a tumultuous time for labor. In 1970, even postal workers went on strike. Music of the 70s reflected how workers felt about unions, jobs, and the struggle to get ahead. Not confined to one genre, rockers such as Bob Seger and Tom Petty, country artists such as Johnny Paycheck and Dolly Parton, and disco stars including the Bee Gees and Rose Royce all had hits about working in the 70s. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amy-lively/message

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Ep. 16 - 70s Funk: Free Your Mind and Your Ass will...

For the Record: The 70s ·

2019/12/29

Funk is one of the most recognizable music genres of the Seventies. It is not always easy to define but we know it when we hear it because it makes us want to get up and move. This episode explains how James Brown started the funk revolution, how bands like Sly and the Family Stone, Parliament/Funkadelic, and Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan ran with it, and how the politics of funk influenced its sound. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amy-lively/message

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Ep. 15 - Why 11 Fans of The Who Died in Cincinnati in...

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2019/11/24

The decade between the disaster at Altamont in 1969 and the deaths of 11 fans of The Who at a concert in Cincinnati in 1979 saw a transition in rock and roll. Prior to the 1969 Rolling Stones tour, it was all but forbidden for artists to consider the business side of music of they wanted to be taken seriously as artists. This episode makes the case that festival seating was driven by the desire to profit from the fans and it was the music industry itself that was responsible for the tragedy in

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Ep. 14 - Waylon, Willie, and the Boys: 70s Outlaw...

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2019/10/23

The Seventies was the perfect time for artists like Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, and Waylon Jennings. Progressive country was an outgrowth of the counterculture of the Sixties. While the country music establishment in Nashville was slow to accept the influence of the more progressive artists, they found their audience in a mix of hippies raised on rock and country fans looking for more authentic music. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amy-lively/message

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Ep. 13 - Soul Train: Peace, Love, and Soul in the...

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2019/09/25

From the dance line to the platform shoes to the stars on its stage, Soul Train was the first nationally syndicated show that was made by and for African Americans. This episode highlights some of the influential music performed on Soul Train from legends including The O'Jays, Aretha Franklin, Al Green, and James Brown, as well as discusses the importance of the show's very existence on a television landscape that was sorely lacking in African American representation. --- Send in a voice message:

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Ep. 12 - The Birth of the 1979 No Nukes Concert

For the Record: The 70s ·

2019/08/28

Former Beatle George Harrison helped create the blueprint for the benefit concert with the Concert for Bangladesh in 1971. Musicians such as Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne took the lessons from that benefit and helped create the No Nukes festival in September 1979. As the 40th anniversary of No Nukes approaches, this episode looks at the reasons for these benefits, the successes and challenges, and some of the iconic performances by rock legends including Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Bruce

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Ep. 11 - Revisiting the 1950s in the 1970s

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2019/08/01

When Sha Na Na played on the final morning of Woodstock, it was a signal of a Fifties revival that would carry into the 1980s. While American Graffiti, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, and Grease presented a specific image of the Fifties, that image was tinged with nostalgia. Did that image of the Fifties ever really exist? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amy-lively/message

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Ep. 10 - How 70s Radio Created Boston and Queen...and...

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2019/07/03

Rock bands like Boston, Queen, Journey, and Foreigner sold millions of albums and still are part of classic rock's regular radio rotation. However, punk rock bands such as The Ramones rebelled against the corporate take over of FM radio in the mid-70s and what they perceived as the death of rock and roll by creating a style of music that was both new and an homage to the past. American punk rock bands influenced the much more political British rock bands, especially The Sex Pistols. --- Send in a

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Ep. 9 - Vietnam War Songs of the 1970s

For the Record: The 70s ·

2019/06/12

As the Vietnam War dragged into the 1970s, artists from Merle Haggard to Martha Reeves to Marvin Gaye were inspired to write or record songs about the war. This episode takes a close look at what was happening in Vietnam as the 70s began and how that was -- or was not -- reflected in the music that was made. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/amy-lively/message

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Ep. 8 - Songs of the 70s: The Gay Pride Episode

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2019/05/31

What is Gay Pride without music? As we approach the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, we must remember that Pride exists (still) out of necessity. For much of our world's history, queer people have felt the need to either hide or assert their right to exist. Music is integral to Pride. Some of the iconic songs of the 70s were written with the LGBT community in mind and some were claimed. This episode celebrates Pride and the music associated with it. --- Send in a voice message:

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Ep. 7 - Women Who Rocked The 70s

For the Record: The 70s ·

2019/05/19

Rock and roll was a man's world in the 1970s. Would that have been any different if Janis Joplin had not died just as the 70s were beginning? The world will never know but what is known is that women in the music industry faced challenges that men did not, simply because of their gender. This episode reviews the contributions of Joplin, Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, and Chrissie Hynde in an attempt to understand how women found their place in rock while

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Ep. 6 - How 50s White Flight Led to 70s Hip Hop

For the Record: The 70s ·

2019/04/20

The 70s gave birth to hip hop but hip hop was conceived in the 50s. After World War II, "white flight" left many cities in a state of poverty and neglect. The Bronx was the epitome of the results of this mass migration and young African American artists found little to relate to in the most popular music of the era: disco. By borrowing both technique and music from the disco that they largely rejected, the hip hop pioneers created a new genre of music that has defined pop music of the early 21st

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Ep. 5 - Anti-Nixon Songs of the 70s

For the Record: The 70s ·

2019/03/09

Songwriters of the 70s took on Richard Nixon the best way they knew how: with their music. Blaming music for drug use, the Kent State shootings, Watergate, and getting a pardon for "any crimes he may have committed" were all issues that inspired artists such as Jefferson Airplane, CSNY, Gil Scott-Heron, Stevie Wonder, and David Bowie. This episode discusses how music reflected the dissatisfaction and outright anger with President Richard Nixon, even beyond his resignation in August 1974.

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