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Enjoy some slick and groovy radio rock on Mellow Mellow FM ! The opening track by Jonathon Hansen and the one by Didier Makaga are on the new compilation AOR Global Sounds Volume 5 . The slick and groovy radio rock sound ruled the airwaves in the 1970s and in the beginning of the 1980s. Key figures were the members of Toto who could be heard on many records at the time, like the ones from Boz Scaggs and Chanson. In 1982 they reached their next level when they played extensively on Michael Jackson’s Thriller. That same year Toto made a milestone of their own, when they released Toto IV (with Rosanna on board). Both albums didn't fit that typical smooth West Coast sound anymore that dominated radio for so long. Californian musicians had to compete with a new wave of good-looking MTV pop stars. Mainly English new romantics replaced singers who resembled civil servants on their way to work. Extravagant looks and an electronic sound became more valuable than casual wear and tradition...

Unsplash Enjoy some sunset disco and sensuous soul on this exclusive late night drive! Next up is a new show on Mellow Mellow FM for all listeners. Tracklist: Midas Hutch – The Wheel (2021) The Cool Notes – In Your Car [Eddy’s Late Night Drive Edit] (1985) Esperanto – Kailua (1981) Lou Rawls – Back To You (1981) Shalamar ‎– Friends (1982) Ole Børud – Fast Enough (2019) Bad Business Club (Feat. Sam Behr) – What A Fool Believes (2021) The Stepkids – The Lottery (2013) Earth, Wind & Fire ‎– Reasons (1979) Bix Phillip – The Potter Never Rests (1982) Tony Joe White – It Must Be Love (1976) Sibling Revelry – Consider The Great Love (1991) The Sidewinders – I Like Your Stuff (1977) Paulinho Da Costa ‎– Taj Mahal (1984)

Hot Chocolate British band Hot Chocolate made 'funky rock 'n roll',  a unique cocktail of soul, rock, pop and a tiny bit of disco. They had a string of first class hit singles in the 1970s. Not many people know that Hot Chocolate was discovered by John Lennon. When he heard their version of Give Peace A Chance, he immediately signed them for the Apple label that was owned by The Beatles. But the Fab Four split and Mickie Most contracted Hot Chocolate to RAK a little later. He also produced their biggest hits. They were at their best around the mid-seventies, when frontman Errol Brown sang passionately about his love life, supported by the distinctive guitar sound of Harvey Hinsley. Hot Chocolate was certainly not just another disco band (they even made anti-disco songs). The architect of the group, forementioned Errol Brown, passed away in 2015. In 1974, former Motown writer and producer Johnny Bristol launched his career as a solo singer. His highly sensual debu...

Unsplash "Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather." ~ John Ruskin (19th century writer) In 1975 Melissa Manchester had her first Top Ten hit, Midnight Blue , and it set the tone for most of her career with its direct, slickly produced MOR pop sound. She and Kenny Loggins co-wrote the latter's 1978 duet hit with Stevie Nicks, Whenever I Call You Friend . Manchester returned to the Top Ten with Don't Cry Out Loud from the same-titled album, produced by Leon Ware, which contains Bad Weather as well. In 1980, she became the first singer to have two movie themes nominated for Academy Awards ( Ice Castles and The Promise ). Two years later she achieved her highest Billboard singles chart placement with the number five hit You Should Hear How She Talks About You . Tracklist: Arlana – Spring Tme (1984) Stacey – Keeps Me Hanging On (1980) Jim ...

Jacob Owens Not only a tribute to disco and the late Patrick Juvet, but also to the inventor of the cassette, Lou Ottens, who passed away last month. Without him the mixtape on cassette that would become immensely popular in the 1970s and 1980s, probably never would have existed.  In 1963 the first tape was presented to the world at an electronics fair in Berlin with the tagline “Smaller than a pack of cigarettes!” In the 1980s Ottens was also involved in the development of the compact disk, from which more than 200 billion have been sold worldwide to date. But even after the CD replaced vinyl in the late 1980s, cassettes remained the only way to easily record music for portable consumption until rewritable CDS and MP3s took over around the turn of the millennium.  Last week I felt sad when I read the news that Swiss singer Patrick Juvet, who looked and sounded like a combination of disco divas Barry Gibb and Sylvester, was found dead in his apartment in Barcelona. He started ...

Unsplash Cuddle up and enjoy this new Smooth Sailing part! 😊 Evie Sands began recording as a teenager in the mid-1960s. After a rocky start and having trouble with unreliable record executives who stole her songs, she finally had a hit single with Any Way That You Want Me in 1969. Her debut album, also named Any Way That You Want M e, was released several months after the single had peaked. It took five years before Estate of Mind saw the light of day. Produced by Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter, the album marked her continued output as a first class songwriter. After another break, Suspended Animation , was released in 1979. The album's musicians included several members of Toto, Lee Ritenour and Buzz Feiten. The vocalists backing Sands were big names, such as Bobby Kimball, Bill Champlin and on one song, Dusty Springfield. Despite its top-rated personnel and the wonderful performances of Evie herself, Suspended Animatio n did not make a real chart impact for its single releas...