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"Eve of Destruction" is a protest song written by P. F. Sloan in mid-1965. [4] Several artists have recorded it, but the most popular recording was by Barry McGuire , on which Sloan played guitar. The song references social issues of its period, including the Vietnam War , the draft , the threat of nuclear war , the Civil Rights Movement ...
Eve of Destruction" was McGuire's only Top 40 entry. McGuire's second album, This Precious Time, was released in February 1966 on Dunhill Records . [ 1 ] The album included a version of "California Dreamin ' " with the Mamas & the Papas singing backing vocals. [ 2 ]
The album features McGuire's signature song "Eve of Destruction", written by P.F. Sloan, who also wrote many other songs on the album. It also features McGuire's cover versions of songs by several artists, including Bob Dylan. [1] Eve of Destruction peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard 200 album chart and spent a total of 21 weeks on the chart. [2]
The Spokesman in 1965: left to right: David White, John Madara, Ray Gilmore The Spokesmen were an American pop music trio.They scored a hit single in the U.S. in 1965 with the tune "The Dawn of Correction", which was a partially sarcastic counterpoint and answer record to Barry McGuire's protest song, "Eve of Destruction".
The Music of ‘Elvis’: A Complete Guide to Who Sings What on Soundtrack, From Jack White to Jazmine Sullivan to Stevie Nicks. Chris Willman. June 17, 2022 at 5:53 PM.
What else is airing on New Year’s Eve? Over on BBC One, from 11.30pm to midnight, and 12:10am to 12:40am, will be the Rick Astley Rocks New Year’s Eve concert.
Philip Gary "Flip" Sloan (né Schlein; September 18, 1945 – November 15, 2015), [1] known professionally as P. F. Sloan, was an American singer and songwriter.During the mid-1960s, he wrote, performed, and produced many Billboard Top 20 hits for artists such as Barry McGuire, the Searchers, Jan and Dean, Herman's Hermits, Johnny Rivers, the Grass Roots, the Turtles, and the Mamas and the Papas.
Each year when the clock strikes midnight on New Year's, people around the world sing one song in unison. "Auld Lang Syne" has long been a hit at New Year's parties in the U.S. as people join ...