Song of the day for January 13th, 2020 Santana “Black Magic Woman”. The song “Black Magic Woman” was written by Peter Green and was first released by Fleetwood Mac 1968. Santana covered the song and released “Black Magic Woman” on the Abraxas album in 1970. The song was also released as a single by Santana and reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January of 1971.
Song of the day for January 12th, 2020 ZZ Top “I Thank You”. The song “I Thank You” was written by David Porter and Isaac Hayes. “I Thank You” was originally recorded in 1968 by Sam & Dave. ZZ Top released their cover of “I Thank You” in 1979 on their Degüello album. In 1980 ZZ Top released “I Thank You” as a single. The song reached number 34 on the singles chart.
Song of the day for January 11th, 2020 Supertramp “Give a Little Bit”. The song “Give a Little Bit” is the first song on the 1977 Supertramp album Even in the Quietest Moments. “Give a Little Bit” was released as a single in 1977 and the song reached number 15 on the Billboard Pop Singles charts.
Song of the day for January 10th, 2020 Kansas “Carry On Wayward Son”. The song “Carry On Wayward Son” was released in 1976 on the Kansas “Leftoverture” album. “Carry On Wayward Son” was written by Kerry Livgren. It was released as a single and peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1977.
Song of the day for January 9th, 2020 Led Zeppelin “Rock and Roll”. “Rock and Roll” was released on Led Zeppelin’s IV album in 1971. The song was also released as a single on February 21st, 1972 as a single. “Rock and Roll” reached number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Song of the day for January 8th, 2020 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers “American Girl”. The song “American Girl” was released on Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers self titled debut album on November 9th, 1976. “American Girl” was released as a single in February of 1977.
Song of the day for January 7th, 2020 Bob Seger “Beautiful Loser”. The song “Beautiful Loser” was released in 1975 as the title track of the Beautiful Loser album. “Beautiful Loser” became popular after the release of Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band album Live Bullet in 1976.
Song of the day for January 6th, 2020 Cheap Trick “I Want You to Want Me”. Cheap Trick released “I Want You to Want Me” on their second album In Color back in September of 1977. The song was written by Rick Nielsen.
Song of the day for January 5th, 2020 Lynyrd Skynyrd “On the Hunt”. The song “On the Hunt” was written by Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant. “On the Hunt” was released on Lynyrd Skynyrd’s third album Nuthin’ Fancy on March 24th, 1975.