Perry Como was called “the man who invented casual.”
Easy Listening
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He had a 1984 solo hit with “Smuggler’s Blues.”
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Harry Nilsson’s second Grammy was for a song he didn’t write – but when he sang it, he owned it.
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Anyone listening to adult contemporary radio in the late ’70s and early ’80s was bound to hear one distinctively soothing voice singing introspective songs about the intricacies of relationships. That …
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Composer Marvin Hamlisch, who would have celebrated his 70th birthday June 2, won every major creative award possible during his lifetime.
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Bread exemplified ’70s adult contemporary, hitting the No. 1 spot on the Easy Listening chart over and over.
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Linda McCartney died April 17, 1998, of breast cancer at 56. We remember the activist and songwriter…
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Maurice Gibb was known as “the quiet one” among the Bee Gees – he was much less of a front man than his brothers Robin and Barry. But don’t write …
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“I’m no missionary and I can’t wear any armor, either. I just gotta be the way I am.”
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