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The Music and Events of 1973

Our favorite songs of 1973 included these:

TitleArtist
Ramblin' Man Allman Brothers Band
Last Song Bear, Edward
Aubrey Bread
Sing Carpenters
Top of the World Carpenters
Yesterday Once More Carpenters
Uneasy Rider Charlie Daniels Band
Half Breed Cher
A Letter to Myself Chi Lites
Feelin' Stronger Every Day Chicago
Just You 'n' Me Chicago
Knockin' On Heaven's Door Clapton, Eric
And I Love Her So Como, Perry
Bad Bad Leroy Brown Croce, Jim
I Got A Name Croce, Jim
Time In A Bottle Croce, Jim
Tie a Yellow Ribbon Dawn
Smoke On the Water Deep Purple
Rocky Mountain High Denver, John
Morningside Diamond, Neil
Soul Makossa Dibango, Manu
China Grove Doobie Brothers
Long Train Runnin' Doobie Brothers
Cover of the Rolling Stone Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
Right Place Wrong Time Dr. John
Knockin' on Heaven's Door Dylan, Bob
Peaceful Easy Feeling Eagles
Tequila Sunrise Eagles
Frankenstein Edgar Winters Group
Free Ride Edgar Winters Group
Funny Face Fargo, Donna
Killing Me Softly With His Song Flack, Roberta
At the Hop Flash Cadillac & the Continent
She's So Fine Flash Cadillac & the Continent
Hocus Pocus Focus
Ain't No Woman (Like the One I Got) Four Tops
All I Know Garfunkel, Art
Let's Get It On Gaye, Marvin
Midnight Train to Georgia Gladys Knight & the Pips
Neither One of Us Gladys Knight & the Pips
We're An American Band Grand Funk Railroad
Drift Away Gray, Dobie
The Love I Lost Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
Give Me Love Harrison, George
That Lady Isley Brothers
Doing It to Death J.B.s
Crocodile Rock John, Elton
Daniel John, Elton
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road John, Elton
Saturday Night's Alright For John, Elton
Keep On Truckin' Kendricks, Eddie
Dancing in the Moonlight King Harvest
The Night the Lights Went Out Lawrence, Vicki
Mind Games Lennon, John
Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend Lobo
Jimmy Loves Mary Ann Looking Glass
Superfly Mayfield, Curtis
Shenandoah McCoy, Charlie
The Morning After McGovern, Maureen
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Midler, Bette
I'm Just A Singer Moody Blues
Danny's Song Murray, Anne
Stir It Up Nash, Johnny
I'm Doin' Fine Now New York City
Love Train O'Jays
Get Down O'Sullivan, Gilbert
Twelfth of Never Osmond, Donny
Live and Let Die Paul McCartney & Wings
My Love Paul McCartney & Wings
Yes We Can Can Pointer Sisters
Will It Go Round In Circles Preston, Billy
I Wanna Be With You Raspberries
Delta Dawn Reddy, Helen
Leave Me Alone Reddy, Helen
Peaceful Reddy, Helen
Walk On the Wild Side Reed, Lou
Behind Closed Doors Rich, Charlie
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World Rich, Charlie
Angie Rolling Stones
You Can't Always Get What You Rolling Stones
Touch Me In the Morning Ross, Diana
Hello It's Me Rundgren, Todd
Diamond Girl Seals & Crofts
Hummingbird Seals & Crofts
Standing On A Mountaintop Seals & Crofts
We May Never Pass This Way Again Seals & Crofts
The Right Thing to Do Simon, Carly
You're So Vain Simon, Carly
Kodachrome Simon, Paul
Loves Me Like A Rock Simon, Paul
Oh Babe What Would You Say Smith, Hurricane
Could It Be I'm Falling In Love Spinners
One of A Kind Love Affair Spinners
Photograph Starr, Ringo
Stuck In the Middle With You Stealers Wheel
Do It Again Steely Dan
Reeling In the Years Steely Dan
Joker Steve Miller Band
Be My Woman Tonight Stevenson, B. W.
My Maria Stevenson, B.W.
Brother Louie Stories
Daisy a Day Strunk, Jud
Break Up to Make Up Stylistics
Rockin' Roll Baby Stylistics
Pillow Talk Sylvia
Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight Taylor, James
Painted Ladies Thomas, Ian
Pieces of April Three Dog Night
Shambala Three Dog Night
Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet... Tony Orlando & Dawn
So Very Hard to Go Tower of Power
Gypsy Man War
The Cisco Kid War
Duelling Banjos Weissberg, Eric & Mandell, Ste
Higher Ground Wonder, Stevie
Superstition Wonder, Stevie
You Are the Sunshine of My Life Wonder, Stevie
Ramblin' Man Allman Brothers Band
Last Song Bear, Edward
Aubrey Bread
Sing Carpenters
Top of the World Carpenters
Yesterday Once More Carpenters
Uneasy Rider Charlie Daniels Band
Half Breed Cher
A Letter to Myself Chi Lites
Feelin' Stronger Every Day Chicago
Just You 'n' Me Chicago
Knockin' On Heaven's Door Clapton, Eric
And I Love Her So Como, Perry
Bad Bad Leroy Brown Croce, Jim
I Got A Name Croce, Jim
Time In A Bottle Croce, Jim
Tie a Yellow Ribbon Dawn
Smoke On the Water Deep Purple
Rocky Mountain High Denver, John
Morningside Diamond, Neil
Soul Makossa Dibango, Manu
China Grove Doobie Brothers
Long Train Runnin' Doobie Brothers
Cover of the Rolling Stone Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
Right Place Wrong Time Dr. John
Knockin' on Heaven's Door Dylan, Bob
Peaceful Easy Feeling Eagles
Tequila Sunrise Eagles
Frankenstein Edgar Winters Group
Free Ride Edgar Winters Group
Funny Face Fargo, Donna
Killing Me Softly With His Song Flack, Roberta
At the Hop Flash Cadillac & the Continent
She's So Fine Flash Cadillac & the Continent
Hocus Pocus Focus
Ain't No Woman (Like the One I Got) Four Tops
All I Know Garfunkel, Art
Let's Get It On Gaye, Marvin
Midnight Train to Georgia Gladys Knight & the Pips
Neither One of Us Gladys Knight & the Pips
We're An American Band Grand Funk Railroad
Drift Away Gray, Dobie
The Love I Lost Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes
Give Me Love Harrison, George
That Lady Isley Brothers
Doing It to Death J.B.s
Crocodile Rock John, Elton
Daniel John, Elton
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road John, Elton
Saturday Night's Alright For John, Elton
Keep On Truckin' Kendricks, Eddie
Dancing in the Moonlight King Harvest
The Night the Lights Went Out Lawrence, Vicki
Mind Games Lennon, John
Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend Lobo
Jimmy Loves Mary Ann Looking Glass
Superfly Mayfield, Curtis
Shenandoah McCoy, Charlie
The Morning After McGovern, Maureen
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Midler, Bette
I'm Just A Singer Moody Blues
Danny's Song Murray, Anne
Stir It Up Nash, Johnny
I'm Doin' Fine Now New York City
Love Train O'Jays
Get Down O'Sullivan, Gilbert
Twelfth of Never Osmond, Donny
Live and Let Die Paul McCartney & Wings
My Love Paul McCartney & Wings
Yes We Can Can Pointer Sisters
Will It Go Round In Circles Preston, Billy
I Wanna Be With You Raspberries
Delta Dawn Reddy, Helen
Leave Me Alone Reddy, Helen
Peaceful Reddy, Helen
Walk On the Wild Side Reed, Lou
Behind Closed Doors Rich, Charlie
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World Rich, Charlie
Angie Rolling Stones
You Can't Always Get What You Rolling Stones
Touch Me In the Morning Ross, Diana
Hello It's Me Rundgren, Todd
Diamond Girl Seals & Crofts
Hummingbird Seals & Crofts
Standing On A Mountaintop Seals & Crofts
We May Never Pass This Way Again Seals & Crofts
The Right Thing to Do Simon, Carly
You're So Vain Simon, Carly
Kodachrome Simon, Paul
Loves Me Like A Rock Simon, Paul
Oh Babe What Would You Say Smith, Hurricane
Could It Be I'm Falling In Love Spinners
One of A Kind Love Affair Spinners
Photograph Starr, Ringo
Stuck In the Middle With You Stealers Wheel
Do It Again Steely Dan
Reeling In the Years Steely Dan
Joker Steve Miller Band
Be My Woman Tonight Stevenson, B. W.
My Maria Stevenson, B.W.
Brother Louie Stories
Daisy a Day Strunk, Jud
Break Up to Make Up Stylistics
Rockin' Roll Baby Stylistics
Pillow Talk Sylvia
Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight Taylor, James
Painted Ladies Thomas, Ian
Pieces of April Three Dog Night
Shambala Three Dog Night
Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet... Tony Orlando & Dawn
So Very Hard to Go Tower of Power
Gypsy Man War
The Cisco Kid War
Duelling Banjos Weissberg, Eric & Mandell, Ste
Higher Ground Wonder, Stevie
Superstition Wonder, Stevie
You Are the Sunshine of My Life Wonder, Stevie


Meanwhile, in 1973...

January: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that abortion is legal... at least during the first 6 months of pregnancy.

The "Sears Tower" in Chicago opens; it is 1,455 feet tall.

January 28: A ceasefire ends U.S. ground troop involvement in Vietnam. The war has claimed the lives of over 45,000 Americans.

OPEC cuts production of oil; the shortage of gasoline affects everyone. U.S. oil processing cannot meet the demands of Americans. But critics claim the shortage is contrived by the oil companies.

April: Presidential aides Haldeman, Erlichman, and Dean resign as the Watergate scandal edges closer to the White House.

George Foreman defeats Joe Frazier to become the heavyweight champion of the world.

June: President Nixon orders a freeze on all retail food prices.

September: In a tennis "battle of the sexes" contest, the women win big-time. Billy Jean King defeats 55 year-old Bobby Riggs.

October: Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns; Agnew pleaded no contest to charges of income tax evasion.

President Nixon fires Watergate prosecutor Archibold Cox when Cox demands White House tape recordings. Nixon appoints Leon Jaworski to replace Cox.

The Oakland Athletics win the World Series.

The Academy award for Best Picture goes to "The Sting." Actress Glenda Jackson wins for her performance in "A Touch of Class."

Jim Croce dies in a plane crash just as his career was taking off.


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