Tag: God Love and Rock & Roll

"Judas to the Love We Knew"

God Pop on the Charts: Early 70s

The early 1970s I remember to be a particularly fertile time for catchy radio pop that preached the Good Word. Researchers at Zero to 180 initially pegged Norman Greenbaum‘s “Spirit in the Sky” — a compelling mash-up of gospel and psychedelic rock that moved two million copies in 1969 and 1970

July 14, 2013 No Comments

"God, Love & Rock 'n' Roll"

‘Do It Now’: Ronco’s Licensing Feat of Strength

From what I can tell, this might be Ronco’s first hits compilation – Do It Now – from 1970: When is the last time you’ve seen Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles on the same album? Not to mention The Buffalo Springfield. And The Byrds. Interesting to note that the Buffalo

March 15, 2013 No Comments