#midseventies

The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll (1983) - ZZ Top. L to R: #dustyhill #frankbeard and #billygibbons #zztop is a rough and ready power trio from Texas who were a huge #midseventies concert attraction. The group was built around guitarist #billygibbonszztop His career started with the popular Southwestern band ‘Moving Sidewalk, whose “99th Floor” was a regional hit. They opened one night for #jimihendrix and he later mentioned Gibbons on the “Tonight Show” as one of America’s best young guitarists. #musichistory #rockandroll #70sconcerts #londonrecords https://www.instagram.com/p/CDu-3CSlMN5/?igshid=1xgz0qka3euln

The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll (publ. 1983): Donna Summer. Born in Boston in Dec. 1948. She was the biggest star to emerge from the #midseventies disco explosion and has pursued a successful pop career. From singing as a child, she made her professional debut at Boston’s Psychedelic Supermarket. Later that year, at 18, she landed a role in the Munich, #germany🇩🇪 production of Hair. #rockandroll #discoqueen #musichistory #donnasummerofficial https://www.instagram.com/p/CBmC3T_FXCK/?igshid=15tf8y7h2j32h

The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll: The Ramones. In the #midseventies , #theramones shaped the sound of #punkrock in New York: simple fast songs with deadpan lyrics, no solos and a wall of guitar chords. Their influence stretched from #losangeles to #london #rockandroll #rockdreams https://www.instagram.com/p/CADtvfNFJHn/?igshid=162g3toms18of

The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll: Parliament/Funkadelic. #georgeclinton has, since 1955, headed a loose aggregation of musicians he now calls his “Parlifunkadelicment Thang” or P-Funk All-Stars.” Composed of members of 2 main groups, #parliament and #funkadelic , and various off-shoot bands, the organization made some of black pops most popular music in the #midseventies #rockandroll https://www.instagram.com/p/B_YWzQllbfb/?igshid=af4vtgkkz5ge

#dailyview 11.17.16 9am tomorrow marks the end of this year-long experiment - one photo every day from my bedroom window. Today it is #sunny #mild #midseventies #chicagoweather #chicagofall

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