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16.When the aforementioned #1 hit , "Sundown, " by Gordon Lightfoot reached the top of the charts for a week in the summer of '74 , it knocked a song out of the top spot that was sung by a band from Cincinnati. That Cincinnati-based band was formed in 1965, and toured with the Osmonds in the early 70's before getting their big break and having a #1 smash hit in '74.

Can you name the Cincinnati-based band and the song that was knocked out of the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 by Gordon Lightfoot and "Sundown" in June of 1974?

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Just a guess…

Pure Prairie League

Aimee




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Just a guess…

Pure Prairie League

Aimee




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Good guess, but I think "Aimee" hit the charts a year later. It wasn't a top ten, I don't think, but it was a big hit for PPL. PPL's roots are from this area , as well.

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Originally Posted by Ky Fried Redleg

Good guess, but I think "Aimee" hit the charts a year later. It wasn't a top ten, I don't think, but it was a big hit for PPL. PPL's roots are from this area , as well.

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I looked it up and I had no idea that group had Cincinnati origins. Good trivia :thumbup:

I also did not know there was any local connection to PPL.

I gave up on the original question of the song following Sundown and searched. Did not know that had a local connection either.

I saw Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods do a post-game concert at Riverfront Stadium. Billy - Don't Be a Hero was performed also by a British band and was a #1 hit in both the UK and Australia, but not in the states. This British pop group had another hit that actually did reach #1 in the US charts. Name that group and the song.

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I saw Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods do a post-game concert at Riverfront Stadium. Billy - Don't Be a Hero was performed also by a British band and was a #1 hit in both the UK and Australia, but not in the states. This British pop group had another hit that actually did reach #1 in the US charts. Name that group and the song.

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Oh boy, I have to chime in on that one!!! It's the song I post on the game thread every time the Reds hang a "L" on the Cubs. Pape Lace and "The Night Chicago Died." I had a 8-track with that song on it that I played all the time . I probably played this song more than any back in '74 and '75. I still know every word.


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17. Here's the story of a band I know well, because its origins trace back to a town I know very well...Richmond, KY. I have lived there, on and off, at different points in my life.

The band was formed by some high school kids at Madison Central and Madison High in Richmond back in 1963. They started out playing local clubs in the area but eventually branched out and, in the mid 60's , found themselves touring as a backing band for the "Dick Clark Caravan of Stars" revue. During this early period they worked with Tommy James and the Shondells, Paul Revere and the Raiders, and the Yardbirds.

The band's big break came when they were discovered by songwriter/producer Mike Chapman. Chapman changed their name(actually dropped the last letter in their name) and he, along with his writing partner , Nicky Chinn, penned a song that the band sent to the top of the Billboard charts for four weeks in the fall of 1978. It was the #1 song in the US, Australia and New Zealand and was a smash hit in 60 countries worldwide.

With the success of their smash hit, they toured, and opened, for bands like Aerosmith, Boston, Fleetwood Mac and Heart. In the years following , they transitioned to a country band where, from 1983 to 1988 they had TEN #1 country hits, including an incredible 7 consecutive #1 singles at one point. The band, consisting of all five members of their classic hit-making lineup(minus one , who passed away in 1985) are still touring today, more than 60 years after forming back in the early 60's. I saw them just a few years back and they still kick ass.

What is the band's name and what was the #1 song that launched the band's career into the musical stratosphere???

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Originally Posted by Ky Fried Redleg

17. Here's the story of a band I know well, because its origins trace back to a town I know very well...Richmond, KY. I have lived there, on and off, at different points in my life.

The band was formed by some high school kids at Madison Central and Madison High in Richmond back in 1963. They started out playing local clubs in the area but eventually branched out and, in the mid 60's , found themselves touring as a backing band for the "Dick Clark Caravan of Stars" revue. During this early period they worked with Tommy James and the Shondells, Paul Revere and the Raiders, and the Yardbirds.

The band's big break came when they were discovered by songwriter/producer Mike Chapman. Chapman changed their name(actually dropped the last letter in their name) and he, along with his writing partner , Nicky Chinn, penned a song that the band sent to the top of the Billboard charts for four weeks in the fall of 1978. It was the #1 song in the US, Australia and New Zealand and was a smash hit in 60 countries worldwide.

With the success of their smash hit, they toured, and opened, for bands like Aerosmith, Boston, Fleetwood Mac and Heart. In the years following , they transitioned to a country band where, from 1983 to 1988 they had TEN #1 country hits, including an incredible 7 consecutive #1 singles at one point. The band, consisting of all five members of their classic hit-making lineup(minus one , who passed away in 1985) are still touring today, more than 60 years after forming back in the early 60's. I saw them just a few years back and they still kick ass.

What is the band's name and what was the #1 song that launched the band's career into the musical stratosphere???

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Exile - Kiss You All Over.


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Originally Posted by Ky Fried Redleg

17. Here's the story of a band I know well, because its origins trace back to a town I know very well...Richmond, KY. I have lived there, on and off, at different points in my life.

The band was formed by some high school kids at Madison Central and Madison High in Richmond back in 1963. They started out playing local clubs in the area but eventually branched out and, in the mid 60's , found themselves touring as a backing band for the "Dick Clark Caravan of Stars" revue. During this early period they worked with Tommy James and the Shondells, Paul Revere and the Raiders, and the Yardbirds.

The band's big break came when they were discovered by songwriter/producer Mike Chapman. Chapman changed their name(actually dropped the last letter in their name) and he, along with his writing partner , Nicky Chinn, penned a song that the band sent to the top of the Billboard charts for four weeks in the fall of 1978. It was the #1 song in the US, Australia and New Zealand and was a smash hit in 60 countries worldwide.

With the success of their smash hit, they toured, and opened, for bands like Aerosmith, Boston, Fleetwood Mac and Heart. In the years following , they transitioned to a country band where, from 1983 to 1988 they had TEN #1 country hits, including an incredible 7 consecutive #1 singles at one point. The band, consisting of all five members of their classic hit-making lineup(minus one , who passed away in 1985) are still touring today, more than 60 years after forming back in the early 60's. I saw them just a few years back and they still kick ass.

What is the band's name and what was the #1 song that launched the band's career into the musical stratosphere???

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The song was recorded at a music studio in Covington, Kentucky. The song is Kiss You all Over. and the band is Exile(s). I had no idea they became so big in the country western arena.

I read an article on Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn that covered the many hit records they have written. I was, for a while, a big fan of the band Sweet and fell in love with the song Ballroom Blitz. It is still in my youtube video rotation.

Are you ready, Steve? (Uh-huh)
Andy? (Yeah)
Mick? (Okay)
Alright fellas, let's go!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8pYpii2Atg&list=RDr8pYpii2Atg&start_radio =1

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I also did not know there was any local connection to PPL.

I gave up on the original question of the song following Sundown and searched. Did not know that had a local connection either.

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Cincinnati native Larry Goshorn was in PPL and earlier in the psychedelic band the Sacred Mushroom (who I saw at a HS sock hop). Goshorn and his brother formed the Goshorn Brother Band who played a lot around the Cincinnati music scene.

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Originally Posted by Ky Fried Redleg

17. Here's the story of a band I know well, because its origins trace back to a town I know very well...Richmond, KY. I have lived there, on and off, at different points in my life.

The band was formed by some high school kids at Madison Central and Madison High in Richmond back in 1963. They started out playing local clubs in the area but eventually branched out and, in the mid 60's , found themselves touring as a backing band for the "Dick Clark Caravan of Stars" revue. During this early period they worked with Tommy James and the Shondells, Paul Revere and the Raiders, and the Yardbirds.

The band's big break came when they were discovered by songwriter/producer Mike Chapman. Chapman changed their name(actually dropped the last letter in their name) and he, along with his writing partner , Nicky Chinn, penned a song that the band sent to the top of the Billboard charts for four weeks in the fall of 1978. It was the #1 song in the US, Australia and New Zealand and was a smash hit in 60 countries worldwide.

With the success of their smash hit, they toured, and opened, for bands like Aerosmith, Boston, Fleetwood Mac and Heart. In the years following , they transitioned to a country band where, from 1983 to 1988 they had TEN #1 country hits, including an incredible 7 consecutive #1 singles at one point. The band, consisting of all five members of their classic hit-making lineup(minus one , who passed away in 1985) are still touring today, more than 60 years after forming back in the early 60's. I saw them just a few years back and they still kick ass.

What is the band's name and what was the #1 song that launched the band's career into the musical stratosphere???

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Every time I hear the song "Shooting Star," by Bad Company, I think of Jimmy Stokley, lead singer of Exile back at the time of their #1 hit, "Kiss You All Over." Most of those young guys back in the early formative years of the band would have been content just playing music in local clubs and pubs around Richmond. Jimmy was different. He wanted to be a rock n roll star. That was his dream. He had the long hair, wore the glam duds that his rock idols did, and had the stage persona of a rock star. He longed for that lifestyle. His stage presence suggested as much. He's been compared to Jagger with his slender build, charisma , and unique movements on stage. He was sometimes referred to as the "American Mick Jagger."

Exile member J.P. Pennington admitted that the band rode Jimmy's coattails to fame and success. Jimmy WAS that guy in the Bad Company song. He got the song that went "straight up to number one." He found himself suddenly living the life that he had dreamed. He was a sure fire rock n roll star, sharing the stage , and who knows what else, with acts like Aerosmith, Heart, Boston and Fleetwood Mac.

The rock lifestyle , and its excesses of sex, drugs and rock n roll, that Jimmy had craved is also the lifestyle that he succumbed to. Just like "Johnny " in the BC classic , Jimmy made a record, went straight up to number one . Suddenly everyone loved to hear him sing the song . Watching the world go by, surprisin' it goes so fast, Jimmy looked around him and said, "Well, I made the big time at last." Yes, you did , Jim. I'm glad he got to experience the success he had always longed for.

Jimmy had a myriad of health issues the last few years of his life. Benefits were held for him in Richmond and Lexington to help raise money for his medical expenses. Jimmy died in the emergency room of our local hospital back in 1985, at the age of 41. He died from complications of hepatitis. His performance on that #1 smash hit was pretty epic.

Sometimes , if I listen to the wind, I can still hear him play. RIP, Jimmy Stokely.



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18. This song started out as a catchy tune in a 1970 TV commercial for a bank in California that was looking to appeal to young people just starting out their adult lives. The bank hired an ad executive from San Francisco to develop a new ad campaign targeting young people. He convinced the bank executives to hire songwriters to come up with a song that spoke to young people and their changing lives. Songwriters , Paul Williams and Roger Nichols, were hired for the task. And the rest, as they say, is history. Williams sang the part of the song that they had written for the commercial.

One half of a musical act heard the commercial and it sent his mind soaring. His band had just experienced smashing success with a hit single that had gone all the way to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. He was looking for a song to record as a follow-up to their #1 hit. He wondered if there was an entire song to go with what he heard in the commercial spot. There was. Williams and Nichols had finished writing the song by that time. With a few changes in the song's arrangement, he made the song into one for the ages. After it's release, it climbed up the charts and peaked at #2 in the summer of '71. The duo performed the song at the Grammy Awards ceremony, where they won the award for Best New Artist.

In 1998, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for recordings “of lasting quality or historical significance.”

Still today, it remains one of the most played songs at certain events across the country, and the world.


Can you name this song and the band that made it much more than just a commercial jingle for a bank?

"Hotel California" by The Eagles?

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Originally Posted by Ky Fried Redleg

18. This song started out as a catchy tune in a 1970 TV commercial for a bank in California that was looking to appeal to young people just starting out their adult lives. The bank hired an ad executive from San Francisco to develop a new ad campaign targeting young people. He convinced the bank executives to hire songwriters to come up with a song that spoke to young people and their changing lives. Songwriters , Paul Williams and Roger Nichols, were hired for the task. And the rest, as they say, is history. Williams sang the part of the song that they had written for the commercial.

One half of a musical act heard the commercial and it sent his mind soaring. His band had just experienced smashing success with a hit single that had gone all the way to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. He was looking for a song to record as a follow-up to their #1 hit. He wondered if there was an entire song to go with what he heard in the commercial spot. There was. Williams and Nichols had finished writing the song by that time. With a few changes in the song's arrangement, he made the song into one for the ages. After it's release, it climbed up the charts and peaked at #2 in the summer of '71. The duo performed the song at the Grammy Awards ceremony, where they won the award for Best New Artist.

In 1998, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for recordings “of lasting quality or historical significance.”

Still today, it remains one of the most played songs at certain events across the country, and the world.


Can you name this song and the band that made it much more than just a commercial jingle for a bank?

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We’ve Only Just Begun

Carpenters


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Originally Posted by Ky Fried Redleg

18. This song started out as a catchy tune in a 1970 TV commercial for a bank in California that was looking to appeal to young people just starting out their adult lives. The bank hired an ad executive from San Francisco to develop a new ad campaign targeting young people. He convinced the bank executives to hire songwriters to come up with a song that spoke to young people and their changing lives. Songwriters , Paul Williams and Roger Nichols, were hired for the task. And the rest, as they say, is history. Williams sang the part of the song that they had written for the commercial.

One half of a musical act heard the commercial and it sent his mind soaring. His band had just experienced smashing success with a hit single that had gone all the way to the top of the Billboard Hot 100. He was looking for a song to record as a follow-up to their #1 hit. He wondered if there was an entire song to go with what he heard in the commercial spot. There was. Williams and Nichols had finished writing the song by that time. With a few changes in the song's arrangement, he made the song into one for the ages. After it's release, it climbed up the charts and peaked at #2 in the summer of '71. The duo performed the song at the Grammy Awards ceremony, where they won the award for Best New Artist.

In 1998, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for recordings “of lasting quality or historical significance.”

Still today, it remains one of the most played songs at certain events across the country, and the world.


Can you name this song and the band that made it much more than just a commercial jingle for a bank?

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