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Scottish band Orange Juice, recorded a medley of their own songs, set to a rhythm similar to that of Stars On 45, for a radio session in 1981 for John Peel, called "Blokes On 45". "Maoris on 45" (1982), a song inspired by the "Stars on 45" concept but instead featuring popular traditional Māori music set to guitar, was a hit in New Zealand. [45]
A cover version combining elements of multiple pre-existing songs is a cover medley. A medley is the most common form of overture for musical theatre productions. In Latin music, medleys are known as potpourrís or mosaicos; the latter were popularized by artists such as Roberto Faz and Billo Frómeta, and most commonly consist of boleros ...
Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley; Bacharach/David Medley; Ballet for a Girl in Buchannon; The Bananarama Mega-Mix; The Beach Boys Medley; The Beatles' Movie Medley; The Best Disco in Town; Brain Stew / Jaded; The Brits 1990 (Dance Medley)
A second Beatles medley went to #67 on the US charts. Another album followed later that same year, Longplay Album – Volume II (US title: Stars on Long Play II; UK, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand: Stars on 45 — The Album - Volume 2) featuring medleys using the songs of ABBA, a #2 hit in the UK and Motown, US #55.
Arguably one of the best decades of music, the 1970s saw the rise of disco, long shaggy hair, the continuation of the free love movement, and, of course, Rock and Roll at its height of fame ...
Love Dance is the fourth album led by trumpeter Woody Shaw which was recorded in 1975 and released on the Muse label. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Love Dance was reissued by Mosaic Records as part of Woody Shaw: The Complete Muse Sessions in 2013.
"The Best Disco in Town" is a 1976 crossover disco single by Philadelphia-based group, The Ritchie Family. In the United States, the single was a top 20 hit on both the soul and pop charts. [1] "
The Bee Gees scored the most number-one hits (9 songs) and had the longest cumulative run atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart (27 weeks) during the 1970s. Rod Stewart remained at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 17 weeks during the 1970s. Elton John amassed the second-most number-one hits on the Hot 100 chart during the 1970s (6 songs). #