music friday: 1975

Glen Campbell, "Rhinestone Cowboy". I admit I never quite connected with Campbell, but I respected what he did. His work as a studio musician (and Shindig! semi-regular) was impressive.

Ohio Players, "Love Rollercoaster". The Ohio Players were known for their "risque" (i.e. sexist) album covers. Their style of funk was very popular for a few years in the mid-70s.

Minnie Riperton, "Lovin' You". Early in her career, she was a singer for Rotary Connection, a band that combined psychedelia and soul. Her uncanny vocal gymnastics peaked with "Lovin' You" ... by 1979, she was dead from cancer at the age of 31. Maya Rudolph was her daughter. (You can hear Riperton quietly serenading Rudolph at the very end of her hit.)

Bonus: Maya Rudolph shows off her own pipes in what may be her most famous musical performance:

Comments

[Tomás]

Glen Campbell wasn't anything more than a country celebrity to me growing up, and isn;
't anything now, but a few years back I saw a performance of his and I was kind of blown away by the quality of his voice. I can see why he was a big deal, even though I don't know more than his crossover hit. Glad you featured him.

[Steven Rubio]

He was a top session guitarist with The Wrecking Crew in his earlier days:

https://youtu.be/8fqN4zgqf78?si=cZ_UE3ZHU9hhjjIR