Mellow Mellow FM: Seventies Soul, Soft Rock & Radio Pop

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It’s time again for the retro sounds of Mellow Mellow FM! 😊 You can hear old school radio fragments from WKZL, WABC and KFRC. Enjoy!

Singer/songwriter Jimmie Spheeris was the son of a traveling carnival family who settled in Venice, California. After the death of his father, Spheeris moved to New York City to develop a songwriting career. He befriended Richie Havens, who introduced him to Columbia Records. The company subsequently signed him for a four-album deal. After the fourth LP Ports of The Heart, released in 1976, Spheeris could not get another contract. Only a 1980 single came out the following years. In the early morning of Independence Day 1984, just after finishing a new album, Spheeris died in a motorcycle accident.

Tracklist:

Minnie Riperton – Memory Lane (1979)
Steely Dan – Reelin’ In The Years (1972)
Jimmie Spheeris – Child From Nowhere (1976)
Al Stewart – Year Of The Cat (1976)
Barnaby Bye ‎– Can't Live This Way (1974)
Jackie Wilson – Because Of You (1973)
Cher ‎– Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves (1971)
Grand Funk Railroad ‎– Footstompin' Music (1971)
The Stylistics – You Are Everything (1971)
The Impressions – We Go Back A Ways (1973)
Roy Ayers – Simple And Sweet (1979)
Pleasure – Thoughts Of Old Flames (1979)
Batteaux – Tell Her She’s Lovely (1973)
Brief Encounter – Human (1975)
Enchantment – I Believe In You (1980)
Raydio – Jack And Jill (1978)
Odia Coates & Paul Anka ‎– Make It Up To Me In Love (1976)
Isaac Hayes – Pursuit Of The Pimpmobile (1974)
GQ – Disco Nights (Rock Freak) (1979)