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Sunshine Radio: AOR, Yacht Rock & FM Pop

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Unsplash Hop in your car, tune in to Sunshine Radio and start driving! 😊  The track by State Cows is from their brand new album Closed Doors And Open Shores that came out last week. When Phil Everly had finished his Star Spangled Springer album in 1973, he sent a copy of it to the Hollies. He thought it would be fun if this British band did a cover of one his songs, because they always had expressed their admiration for the Everly Brothers. They actually did cover one of the tracks from the LP, but it was the one song that Phil Everly did not write. They recorded a version of The Air That I Breathe , a song that was composed by Albert Hammond and first appeared on his 1972 album It Never Rains In California . The Hollies made a worldwide success of it, which made Phil Everly and the team that worked on Star Spangled Springer a bit sour. Tracklist: Dave Lewis – We're Gonna Make It (1976) David Roberts – Wrong Side Of The Tracks (1982) Greg Guidry – (I’m) Givin’ It Up (1982) ...

Smooth Sailing: Laid-Back Seventies Boat Trip

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C-Heads Magazine Enjoy some yacht rock with a small touch of disco here and there! One of the songs is from British sixties pop group The Hollies. In the mid-seventies they released Latin inspired Draggin’ My Heels that became extremely popular at legendary discotheque The Loft in New York City. Tracklist: Randy Vanwarmer – Just When I Needed You Most (1979) Muscles – Love Is All I’ve Got (1977) Synod – Anchors Away (1978) Darrell John – Write Your Lucky Number (1979) Leder Brothers – I'd Like To Touch A Star (1978) The Waters – If There’s A Way (1977) Barnaby Bye ‎– Can't Live This Way (1974) The Faragher Brothers – Baby When You Make It With Me (1978) Average White Band – School Boy Crush (1975) The Hollies – Draggin’ My Heels [Louie Vega Edit] (1976) Udell – Won't You Try [A Tom Moulton Mix] (1977) 5000 Volts ‎– (Walkin' On A) Love Cloud (1976) Hello – Night Watcher (1978) Kalapana – When The Morning Comes (1975) Leo Sayer ‎– Easy To Love (1977) The Imp...