70s Rock & Roll

’70s ROCK & ROLL includes articles about the blaxploitation movie soundtrack phenomenon, prog, glam, the singer-songwriter, reggae, disco, soft rock, arena rock, and punk, among other happenings.

Albums “shipped gold” and then went right to the cut-out bin, imports were readily available, quadraphonic sound came and went, and by the end of the decade, cassette tapes were outselling records. Discographies and price guides are included in some articles.

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“blinded by the light” off and on the pop charts (was bruce springsteen ever blinded by the light? – part 3)

June 29, 2021February 23, 2014 by Neal Umphred

UNLESS YOU’RE OLD ENOUGH to have been there THEN (the early months of 1973) but weren’t paying attention or you were not a Springsteen fan (and who was back then outside of a small circle of friends near Asbury Park?) or not a fan now (and who isn’t?), then you know that Springsteen’s “Blinded By The Light” single did not make the charts here there and everywhere. [Continue reading]

cut loose like a deuce another runner in the night (was bruce springsteen ever blinded by the light? – part 2)

March 21, 2020February 22, 2014 by Neal Umphred

HERE ARE THE LYRICS to Bruce Springsteen’s original recording of Blinded By The Light as best that I can decipher them. I used a couple of lyrics sites and then listened to the recording repeatedly (and yes it’s “deuce” not “douche”) each time comparing the words I had typed with the words that I was hearing. [Continue reading]

was bruce springsteen ever blinded by the light? (part 1)

March 21, 2020February 18, 2014 by Neal Umphred

IT’S 6:36 IN THE MORNING and I had just dropped Berni off at work. I turned on the radio to the oldies station and lo and behold, there was Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Blinded By The Light.’ Delighted I sat back and listened, then realized that I had never heard the record on the radio before! [Continue reading]