'70s Music -- An Introduction
- Posted on Sep 30th 2009 4:33PM by Adam Horne
- Comments
Other new genres were exploding in popularity as well. Donna Summer, the Village People and the Bee Gees' wildly popular 'Saturday Night Fever' '70s music contributions ushered in the disco era to eager club-goers across the country. In the world of jazz, artists like Miles Davis and the Mahavishnu Orchestra, refusing to isolate themselves from popular modern music, added electric guitar and rock sounds to traditional jazz, creating a new genre known as 'jazz fusion.' Towards the end of the decade, the funk genre was beginning to evolve into what would become modern day hip hop, thanks largely in part to the popularity of 'Rapper's Delight,' the 1979 hit single by the Sugarhill Gang.
Popular Styles in '70s Music
Funk
Disco
Art Rock
Progressive Rock
Hard Rock
Punk
Glam Rock
Jazz Fusion
Reggae
Lite Rock
Top Albums in '70s Music
Led Zeppelin, 'Led Zeppelin IV' (1971)
Neil Young, 'Harvest' (1972)
Elton John, 'Greatest Hits' (1974)
Boston, 'Boston' (1976)
Eagles, 'Hotel California' (1976)
Peter Frampton, 'Frampton Comes Alive' (1976)
Fleetwood Mac, 'Rumours' (1977)
'Saturday Night Fever' Soundtrack (1977)
Michael Jackson, 'Off the Wall' (1979)
Pink Floyd, 'The Wall' (1979)
Top Artists in '70s Music
Eagles
Pink Floyd
Led Zeppelin
Fleetwood Mac
Boston
Elton John
Bee Gees
Steve Miller Band
The Rolling Stones
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Online Radio Stations for '70s Music
Super '70s Radio
'70s Country Radio
- Filed under: Music A-Z




Madonna Super Bowl Halftime Show: Romans, Cheerleaders and MIA's Middle Finger
Super Bowl Halftime Bloopers: 10 Huge Mistakes on the Big Stage
Puddle of Mudd Singer Arrested in January for Drug Possession
Randy Travis Arrested in Texas
Cee Lo's Super Bowl Strip Club Outing: Singer Reportedly Drops $10K
Lil Kim's Tax Trouble: Queen Bee Owes IRS More Than $1 Million
Christina Aguilera Family Trauma: Singer Considers Reconciling With Long-Estranged Father
Miranda Lambert's Dog Dies
Miranda Lambert Makes Emotional Return to On Fire Tour
Paris Jackson Boyfriend: MJ's Daughter Dating a Rapper?


1 Comment