It’s the last day of October, meaning it’s the last day of the Rocktober Music Fest. Mary has, once again, done a great job with coordinating everything and has been patient despite the fact that some of us (i.e. me) keep forgetting to post our links to her daily post. This is a fun blog hop and I encourage everyone to join us next October to play along.
For my last selection for this month, I’ll go with another band from my home town of Chicago, Earth Wind & Fire. They do a little bit of everything: R&B, funk, soul, jazz, disco, pop, dance, Latin and Afro pop. They’ve been around since 1969, been nominated for 17 Grammys and received 6, been nominated for 12 American Music Awards and won 4, they’re members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame, and have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. They’ve sold 90 million records worldwide, too. And everyone loves them. (Well, almost everyone, but I don’t know too many people who don’t.)
"September" was released as a single in 1978 and was included on the album The Best of Earth Wind & Fire Vol. 1 from that year. It came on the heels of their cover of "Got To Get You Into My Life" and outdid that, reaching #1 on the R&B chart, #8 on the Hot 100, and #3 on the UK Singles Chart. The Russian tribute band Leonid And Friends do a spectacular cover of the song as well.
Fabulous way to end the month! I have EWF coming up in a few weeks when my roadtrip goes to Chicago. Thank you so much for all of your support this past month. I’ve truly enjoyed this years Rocktober MusicFest.
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You’re probably going to end up spending a month in Chicago, there’s so much great music there.
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That’s my jam! dances
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Glad you enjoyed it! When can we expect you back among the ranks of the bloggers? We miss you!
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That’s so nice of you. I may well blog tonight. Or like, in 2035. Or any time in between. 😉
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When we least expect it, huh? 😉
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Another memorable song. It has been many years since I’ve heard it. It is nice to hear the song with a video.
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I was afraid people would get dizzy with the video… Glad you liked it!
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Great song. Happy Halloween.
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I thought it was a good finish to the month.
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Yes! This is a great song and I agree with hilarymb. Earth, Wind & Fire very apt for the times we are in.
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Yes, it is, and I like that it’s an “up” song.
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Thanks John – we seem to be living in Earth, Wind and Fire at the moment … but I do love the song – excellent to hear once again … thank you – all the best Hilary
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It’s a great song, and I wanted to be sure and get it in this month.
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