Paul Revere and the Raiders _ Good power pop band (Hungry, Kicks, Good Thing) and Indian Reservation (Cherokee People! Cherokee Tribe !) was constantly on top 40 rotation circa 1971
The Dave Clark Five - one of the first Invasion bands (short lived) riding on the coattails of The Beatles - Glad All Over and Catch Us If You Can is fun ear candy..cant remember much else
Johnny Rivers - I remember him as a guy who was some what of a crooner doing all covers hitting the charts every year occassionally top 10 - Poor Side Of Town I think was his biggest hit I think…Rockin Pneumonia and The Boogie Woogie Flu showed a liitle more punch
Herman’s Hermits - a poor man’s Dave Clark Five…which probably says it all
The Osmonds - Morman boy band with cheesy forgettable hits..enough said…a poor man’s Bobby Sherman
Three Dog Night - A great singles band - all covers …good blend of voices and cool organ playing.....probably liked their minor hits the best (Out In The Country, Easy To be Hard, One)…cool tidbit is that they were instrumental in getting Elton John exposure in America
War - awesome band....nobody sounded like they did......they should be in the RRHOF above most of the other schlock that’s in there..great blend of instruments with the great Lee Oskar blowing harp
Linda Rondstadt.....great interpeterer of others songs…voice of an angel....could handle pop, rock, Mexicali and country effortlessly.... can no longer sing now due to having a form of Parkinson’s Disease
Carole King - great songwriter with a gift for melody and underrated singer.....listen to her phrasing on “It’s Too Late”
Barry Manilow.....not my taste, but good at what he does if you like easy listening lounge lizard stuff
Sheena Easton....remembered having to pull over to the side of the road first time I heard Sugar Walls played on the radio with it being so explicit for its time .....went from a country artist to Prince protege
Rick Springfield - I first remember him from an early 70s single with spiritual overtones called “Speak to the Sky”..figured him as a one hit wonder…and then a whole bigger MOR career in the 80s