The Original 70's Soundtrack

03/01/2025

08/08/2024

Who remembers this Olympian?

21/07/2024

#1 on the charts on this date in 1977:
Shaun Cassidy with this fantastic version of Da Doo Run Run.
Many artists covered this tune, but this is my absolute favorite! His star shot straight to the top as Shaun was also staring in The Hardy Boys with Parker Stevenson. Major teen idol vibes for your Sunday from The Original 70's Soundtrack.

Shaun Cassidy- Da Doo Run Run--TVE.10-5-1977

20/07/2024

Loving this video on a Saturday. The Osmunds did it like no other! Can you spot friend of The Original 70's Soundtrack, Merrill Osmond. Get on up and rock on out with us!

25/06/2024

CHiPs apprehending Pufnstuf, classic 70’s television. H.R. Pufnstuf

On an episode of ChiPs, Ponch and Jon chase a car driven by Pufnstuf ! I don't own the footage presented here, but just providing some entertainment. ...

24/06/2024

One of these classic rockers is celebrating 77 years today. An iconic album, and he happens to be one of the cover stars. Mick Fleetwood blowing out some candles in studio today.

17/06/2024

What was on your wish list in 1970? The Monkees did their very best to have it be NERF balls! Marcia wouldn’t have to say

Free nerf ball when you send in Kool Aid packages

14/06/2024

Wow! What a day in 1979, this amazing album was released by The Cars!
Loved the cover art. Who got their copy from Columbia House?

09/06/2024

Have you seen The Rolling Stones during their current tour? What is your favorite song?
Released on this date in 1978, this classic was an immediate hit! Mick and the boys!
The Original 70's Soundtrack

07/06/2024

The year was 1971.
The band was the masterful Grand Funk Railroad.
One of the bands that was just the epitome of 70’s rock n roll!

For at least 1 day in New York, Grand Funk Railroad was bigger than The Beatles.

It had taken the Beatles 80 days to sell out Shea Stadium.

It had taken Grand Funk only 72 hours. According to stadium police officials, "It looked like World series fever all over again." In short, when tickets went on sale at Shea Stadium it was a veritable riot! More than 21,000 fans showed up on Saturday morning, June 5, 1971, when the sixteen ticket booths opened. 12,000 had spent the nigh to outside the stadium camping out in bags, tents and blankets, in order to assure themselves seats for the concert. Licence plates, of every concieveable type of vehicle crowding the parking lot, showed that fans had come from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Delaware, Maryland, Rhode Island, and Ohio.

Sid Bernstein, promoter of the concert, the same man who brought The Beatles to Shea, affirmed. "This has broken every record we ever set with The Beatles. I would never say that anyone is more popular than The Beatles, but, Grand Funk's fans certainly have responded more quickly and with a different kind of enthusiasm."

"I Wanna Hold Your Hand" vs. I'm Your Captain". In the long run, we all know who won, if in fact it ever was an issue, but GFR was a huge band, 53 years ago today in NYC.

04/06/2024

C’mon get happy - what’s your favorite memory?

07/05/2024

Tommy Shaw of Styx explains how he wrote this iconic song and how the band made it a rocker!
Renegade is on Pieces of Eight released in 1978.

08/04/2024

How to sync Pink Floyd’s masterpiece Dark Side of the Moon to the Eclipse in North America today, April 8. Be sure you know your start time. This is the last total solar eclipse across the United States for quite some time.

Instructions for syncing the climax of Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side of the Moon' up with the 2024 solar eclipse.

07/04/2024

John Oates is celebrating a birthday today. Want to guess how many times he’s been around the sun?
Here’s She’s Gone from the Old Grey Whistle Test in 1976.

Abandoned Luncheonette

05/09/2023

He was one of our first interview guests and a lovely man. RIP

Singer-songwriter Gary Wright died after a battle with Parkinson's disease.

28/12/2022

Edgar Winter is celebrating birthday #76
We love Edgar, and listened to Frankenstein during every sign off of The Original 70's Soundtrack! Take a listen of our signature sign off song.

this video was up already but the video and audio were a little out of sync so i edited it best i could. maybe im a bit OCD =/ hope the original poster doesn...