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Unsplash From the early to the mid-seventies American singer and bass player Suzi Quatro was undoubtedly the first lady of rock, although she stayed under the radar in her home country. She then moved away from her typical glam rock sound, firstly to a style more infused with funk, soul and jazz, in an attempt to crack the US market. It did not bring her success, but the album Your Mamma Won't Like Me, which contains Can't Trust Love , still stands today. She would finally break big in the States in 1978 with a more pop-oriented single, Stumblin' In . Eventually Suzi Quatro became mostly known in her domestic country for her role as Leather Tuscadero in the TV hit series Happy Days .  This Time I'll Be Sweeter was recorded by Angela Bofill for her 1978 debut album, Angie. Bofill's producer Dave Grusin knew of the song due to his acquaince with its composer Gwen Guthrie who he had frequently asked as a session singer. The single would reach #23 on the Hot Soul Sing

When the 1970s turned into the 1980s quite a few household names could seemingly effortlessly survive in the new decade, like Hall & Oates and pop veterans Graham Gouldman (10cc) and ‘lonely boy’ Andrew Gold, who formed Wax. Both acts sold their old instruments in the mid-eighties and started to use only state of the art electronics to compete successfully with their contemporaries. Even sixties rock icon Steve Winwood (Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith) reached #1 on the Billboard pop chart in 1986. As the decade came to a close, a musical revolution took place and the biggest names at the time had to struggle to reach the next decade. House and hip hop wiped away eighties pop like it had never existed. Even the hit factory of Stock, Aitken & Waterman had a quick meltdown when the 1990s started and euro dance became the next big thing. The house was blown down, to paraphrase Living In A Box. That said, eighties pop has created a legacy that still exists today. Just l

Enjoy this first funky chillout sofa session! It's music that sounds best in those small hours just after midnight. “The Swedish singer and producer Thea Gustafsson’s latest EP creates a singular, cosmopolitan pop mood that is at once stylish and vulnerable.” (Pitchfork about Becky & The Birds) Recently Lana Del Rey has annoyed some of her fans because of fake face mask at a book signing in California. At the event, she wore a glittery, mesh face mask that she'd previously used in a cover shoot for Interview magazine. It would appear that the mask provided no protection to the spread of Covid-19. Her sister, who livestreamed the poetry reading on Instagram, said the singer had "tested negative" and was remaining six feet away from her fans, but taken pictures from the signing don't prove she did ( BBC ). Blue Jeans is from her excellent debut album with songs about "the dark side of the American dream". Tracklist: Lo Artiz – Kick Back (2020)

Enjoy the best years of West Coast radio ! Music never sounded as sunny as in the late seventies and early eighties on the Californian airwaves. I tried to recapture the feeling with this brand new Mellow Mellow FM radio episode. Fallen Angel was originally recorded by British soft rock band Rogue and released as a single in 1975. It came to #12 on the Dutch Top 40 in early 1976. It also charted minorly on Billboard, reaching #108. The version of the former frontman of the Four Seasons, Frankie Valli, who was picking up his career at the time, was a hit in both the United Kingdom and United States. It peaked respectively at #11 and #36, but failed to chart in the Netherlands. On the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, the song even reached the top 10. It was featured in the very successful Broadway musical Jersey Boys about the career of the Four Seasons. Modern day yacht rock band State Cows just released a brand new track, called Caught In A Landslide .  Tracklist:  Peabo Bryson

Enjoy this new episode of Eddy’s Eighties Grooves that brings us back to the days of pure vinyl and oldschool mixtapes! Next up is a new part of Mellow Mellow FM Radio .  Tracklist: I.N.D. ‎– Every Body Likes To Do It (1981) Oliver Cheatham ‎– Get Down Saturday Night (1983) Con Funk Shun – A Song For You (1981) Kwick – I Want To Dance With You (1980) Systematic – Soul To Soul (1988) Peaches & Herb – One On One Situation (1983) The Apx – Your Touch (2019) Jody Watley ‎– Looking For A New Love (1986) Dayton – Meet The Man (1982) Grandmaster Flash – The Adventure Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel (1983) Chic – Good Times (1979) Sugarhill Gang – Rapper’s Delight (1979) The S.O.S. Band ‎ – The Finest (1986)