Casey Kasem's AT40 The 70s

Casey Kasem's AT40

The 70s

Week Ending February 26th 1972

40 - Kiss An Angel Good Morning - Charley Pride

39 - You Want It, You Got It - Detroit Emeralds

38 - Talking Loud and Saying Nothing - James Brown

37 - Feelin' Allright - Joe Cocker

36 - The Nickle Song - Melanie

35 - Running Away - Sly and The Family Stone

34 - Ring The Living Bell - Melanie

33 - We've Got To Get It On Again - Addrisi Brothers

32 - Rock and Roll Lullaby - BJ Thomas

31 - I Gotcha - Joe Tex

30 - Softly Whispering I Love You - English Congregation

29 - Footstomping Music - Grand Funk Railroad

28 - Fire and Water - Wilson Pickett

27 - Mother and Child Reunion - Paul Simon

26 - Clean Up Woman - Betty Wright 

25 - Ain't Misunderstanding Mellow - Jerry Butler

24 - Brand New Key - Melanie

23 - I Can't Help Myself - Donnie Elbert

22 - Jungle Fever - Chakachas

21 - Black Dog - Led Zeppelin

20 - Stay With Me - Faces

19 - Anticipation - Carly Simon

18 - Floy Joy - Supremes

17 - Day After Day - Badfinger

16 - My World - Bee Gees

15 - Don't Say You Don't Remember - Beverly Bremers

14 - Bang A Gong - T. Rex

13 - Heart of Gold - Neil Young

12 - The Way of Love - Cher

11 - Never Been To Spain - Three Dog Night

10 - Sweet Seasons - Carole King

9  -  American Pie - Don McLean

8  -  Everything I Own - Bread

7  -  The Lion Sleeps Tonight - Robert John

6  -  Joy - Apollo 100

5  -  Down By The Lazy River - Osmonds

4  -  Let's Stay Together - Al Green

3  -  Precious and Few - Climax

2  -  Hurting Each Other - Carpenters

1  -  Without You - Nilsson

(2nd of 4 consecutive weeks at #1)

1971 Grammy Awards

Today in 1971 The Grammy Awards for the year in music 1970 were held in Los Angeles California at the Hollywood Paladium and hosted by Andy Williams.
The BIG winner was Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon and Garfunkel.
They took home Record of the Year (Performer), Song of the Year (writer/producer Paul Simon), Album of the Year, Contemporary (Rock) Song of the Year,Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) and Best Engineered Recording (Roy Halee).



This video clip is very cool because it is one of the only times Simon and Garfunkel performed this song together before their breakup. They had recorded the song in there own studios and had it mixed together and basically refused to be together at this point. In the clip from that years Grammy's you could sense the tension between them but the managed to seem like a team for the show.

The other big hit at the 1971 Grammy awards was Ray Stevens and his #1 hit Everything is Beautiful, which was nominated for all the major awards and lost to Simon and Garfunkel. He did however win Contemporary Male Vocalist of the Year and Best Sacred Performance.


The Beatles took home a Grammy Award in 1971 for Best Original Score written for a Motion Picture or Television Special with Let It Be


Best New Artist Grammy and Contemporary Vocal Group - The Carpenters



On the Country side, Ray Price won for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male with his hit For The Good Times

Best Country Vocal Performance, Female was Lynn Anderson for Rose Garden

Best Country Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group was Johnny Cash/June Carter with
If I Were a Carpenter

Best R&B Song went to General Johnson & Ronald Dunbar (songwriters) for Patches performed by Clarence Carter