1970's Christmas No1's

 Here are the Christmas No1's throughout the 70's

1970    I Hear You Knocking    Dave Edmunds

1971    Ernie    Bennie Hill

1972    Long Haired Lover    Jimmy Osmond

1973    Merry Xmas Everybody    Slade

1974    Lonely This Christmas     Mud

1975    Bohemian Rhapsody    Queen

1976    When A Child Is Born    Johnny Mathis

1977    Mull Of Kintyre    Wings

1978    Mary's Boy Child    Boney M

1979    Another Brick In The Wall    Pink Floyd

Tours 2022/23 Updated

                              Bands/Artists Due To Tour In 2022/23

Alter Bridge     Dec

Atomic Rooster    Jan 23

Kriss Barras Band    Jan/Feb 23

Black Berry Smoke    March/April 26

Black Star Riders    Feb 23

Joe Bonamassa    May 23

Brother Firetribe/One Desire    March 23 

The Darkness    Jan / Feb 23

Focus    May - Nov

Steve Harley         Dec

Iron Maiden    June/July 23

Muse     May / June (23)

Quireboys    April/May 23

Bruce Springsteen   May (23)

Rod Stewart     Nov / Dec

Sweet     Nov / Dec

Those Damn Crows     Feb 23   

Von Hertzen Bros    Feb 23

Volbeat   Dec

W.A.S.P.     March 23

Roger Waters    May/June 23

Wishbone Ash    Oct / Nov

Yes   June 23

Dec 22 Rock News Snippets

 

 News

Tyketto, FM and Dare announce co-headline UK tour for 2023

Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVee dies aged 79.

Deep Purples Ian Gillan mourns the death of his wife

Guns 'n' Roses to bead BST in Hyde Park 2023

Red Hot Chilli Peppers announce July 2023 stadium Tour.

Fleetwood Mac albums soar up the charts after the sad news of Christine McVee's death..

Rolloing Stones announce live album with Lady Gaga and Bruce Springsteen.

Iggy Pop had decided to retire from stage diving at 75.

Aerosmith continue to cancel live shows due to Steve Tyler's ill health.

Stranglers drummer Jet Black dies aged 84.

Joe Bonamassa says there is to be a fifth studio album for Black Country Communion.

   Albums

Nickelback    Get Rollin   Album No10 from the Canadian rockers

Joanne Shaw Taylor    Nobody's Fool    After a covers album and a live record its back to the studio.

Bruce Springsteen    Only The Strong Survive   Album fo surprising covers from Bruce.

Larkin Poe    Blood Harmony    Southern rocking sisters pile on the blues.

 Reissues

The Beatles   Revolver (Special Deluxe Edition)

Kiss    Creatures Of The Night - Super Deluxe Edition

Queen    The Miracle Collectors Edition

Jimi Hendix Experience    Los Angeles Forum ,April 26, 1969

Guns'n'Roses   Use Your Illusion Super Deluxe

Slade   Sladest

Steely Dan    Can't Buy A Thrill

David Bowie    A Divine Symmetry (An Alternative Journey Through Hunky Dory)

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers   Live At Fillmore 1979

Vanilla Fudge    Vanilla Fudge

Frijid Pink    Frijid Pink

Humble Pie    I Need A Star In My Life

Other Stuff

Books

Charlie Watts        Charlies  Good Tonight

Pearl Jam    Long Road:Pearl Jam And The Soundtrack Of A generation

Brian Johnson    The Lives Of Brian

Deep Purple Family Tree

 Deep Purple Family Tree

Below is the family tree showing the paths of Roger Glover, Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Paice, Jon Lord and Ian Gillan, It shows where they came from to form the infamous Deep Purple MkII and the paths they went on over the following years as members of various other bands.

70's Rock Songs Chart Hits, Artist M-O

 

                                                       70's Chart Hits

  Below is a list showing rock artists and songs that hit the charts in the 70's, this list shows artists M-O. I have shown the artist,year the song was in the chart, title of the song along with the label and highest chart position.I have not included any re-issues that made it into the charts and although some songs may loosely be classed as a 'rock' song I think they should qualify.