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3 Hit Country Songs From the 1970s That Belong on Your Current Playlist

These country hits from the 1970s are still popular among fans of classic country music, and they all belong on your next playlist.
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4 Rock Classics From the 1970s That Topped the Pop Charts

This Janis Joplin hit was actually written by Kris Kristofferson. However, Joplin’s posthumously-released version of the song from 1971 ended up becoming one of her signature tunes. And it outshone ...
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This ’70s Rock Classic Is Back on the Charts Nearly 50 Years Later

Nearly 50 years later, the album that defined 1970s rock is still finding its way back to the spotlight. Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain” has climbed back onto Billboard’s Global 200 this week, landing at ...
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Ranking each year of music in the 1970s from worst to best

Before we get to our final collection of great songs from the 1970s, I thought I’d try something a little different. That final genre is pop, the easiest genre to recognize and the hardest to define.
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Mexican-American singer Johnny Rodriguez, whose 1970s country hits topped charts, dies at 73

Country-music star Johnny Rodriguez, a popular Mexican-American singer best known for chart-topping hits in the 1970s, including “I Just Can’t Get Her Out of My Mind,” “Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico” and ...
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Mexican American singer Johnny Rodriguez, whose 1970s country hits topped charts, dies at 73

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Country music star Johnny Rodriguez, a popular Mexican American singer best known for chart-topping hits in the 1970s such as “I Just Can’t Get Her Out of My Mind,” “Ridin’ My Thumb ...