For the Record: The 70s
An audio documentary of 70s music. This podcast examines the intersection of a wide variety of musical genres -- pop, rock, country, country-pop, disco, punk, soul -- with the historic events and decisions that helped shape our modern world.
- Update frequency
- every 33 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 60
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Ep. 25 - The Hispanic Influence on 70s Popular Music
The Chicano Movement of the 60s and 70s and the growth of the Hispanic population in the U.S. influenced popular culture. Music was no exception. Artists ranging from Santana to Freddy Fender had suc…
00:44:55 |
Sun 04 Oct 2020
Ep. 24 - Loud, Louder, Loudest: 70s Heavy Metal
Heavy metal was outright despised by many rock critics but was much loved by its fans. There is no question that heavy metal is noted for its loud, often aggressive sound and persistent accusations o…
00:41:37 |
Sat 29 Aug 2020
Ep. 23 - Women of Country Music in the 70s
Why did more women sell country music and get more radio airtime in the 70s than today? Artists such as Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, and even Olivia Newton-John made country radio friendly music in th…
00:54:27 |
Tue 28 Jul 2020
Ep. 22 - Power to the People: The Music of the Black Power Movement
The shift away from nonviolent civil disobedience to the Black Power Movement in the fight for African American civil rights was reflected in music. Soul music from bands such as the Chi-Lites and th…
00:40:29 |
Thu 25 Jun 2020
Ep. 21 - Rockin' the Vote: 70s Rock and Politics
The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 with the 26th Amendment in 1971. Young voters were courted by the music industry, either as attempt to encourage them to register or to vote for specific cand…
00:41:55 |
Sun 24 May 2020
Ep. 20 - I Hear a Symphony: 70s Progressive Rock
Few people were neutral about progressive rock in the 70s. Bands such as Emerson Lake and Palmer, Yes, and Pink Floyd pushed the debate over the authenticity of rock to the forefront with their class…
00:44:37 |
Sat 25 Apr 2020
Ep. 19 - Mercy, Mercy, Me: 70s Songwriters and Mother Earth
Songwriters of the 70s were inspired to write not just about the environment, but the places that inspired them. The first Earth Day was on April 22, 1970. In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth D…
00:33:09 |
Mon 23 Mar 2020
Ep. 18 - Take This Job and Shove It: 70s Work and Music
The 70s was a tumultuous time for labor. In 1970, even postal workers went on strike. Music of the 70s reflected how workers felt about unions, jobs, and the struggle to get ahead. Not confined to on…
00:37:48 |
Tue 25 Feb 2020
Ep. 16 - 70s Funk: Free Your Mind and Your Ass will Follow
Funk is one of the most recognizable music genres of the Seventies. It is not always easy to define but we know it when we hear it because it makes us want to get up and move. This episode explains h…
00:35:31 |
Sun 29 Dec 2019
Ep. 15 - Why 11 Fans of The Who Died in Cincinnati in 1979
The decade between the disaster at Altamont in 1969 and the deaths of 11 fans of The Who at a concert in Cincinnati in 1979 saw a transition in rock and roll. Prior to the 1969 Rolling Stones tour, i…
00:48:53 |
Sun 24 Nov 2019
Ep. 14 - Waylon, Willie, and the Boys: 70s Outlaw Country
The Seventies was the perfect time for artists like Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, and Waylon Jennings. Progressive country was an outgrowth of the counterculture of the Sixties. While the countr…
00:49:57 |
Wed 23 Oct 2019
Ep. 13 - Soul Train: Peace, Love, and Soul in the Seventies
From the dance line to the platform shoes to the stars on its stage, Soul Train was the first nationally syndicated show that was made by and for African Americans. This episode highlights some of th…
00:35:02 |
Wed 25 Sep 2019
Ep. 12 - The Birth of the 1979 No Nukes Concert
Former Beatle George Harrison helped create the blueprint for the benefit concert with the Concert for Bangladesh in 1971. Musicians such as Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne took the lessons from that…
00:33:15 |
Wed 28 Aug 2019
Ep. 11 - Revisiting the 1950s in the 1970s
When Sha Na Na played on the final morning of Woodstock, it was a signal of a Fifties revival that would carry into the 1980s. While American Graffiti, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, and Grease prese…
00:36:33 |
Thu 01 Aug 2019
Ep. 10 - How 70s Radio Created Boston and Queen...and The Ramones?
Rock bands like Boston, Queen, Journey, and Foreigner sold millions of albums and still are part of classic rock's regular radio rotation. However, punk rock bands such as The Ramones rebelled agains…
00:47:24 |
Wed 03 Jul 2019
Ep. 9 - Vietnam War Songs of the 1970s
As the Vietnam War dragged into the 1970s, artists from Merle Haggard to Martha Reeves to Marvin Gaye were inspired to write or record songs about the war. This episode takes a close look at what was…
00:39:44 |
Wed 12 Jun 2019
Ep. 8 - Songs of the 70s: The Gay Pride Episode
What is Gay Pride without music? As we approach the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, we must remember that Pride exists (still) out of necessity. For much of our world's history, queer people…
00:39:16 |
Fri 31 May 2019
Ep. 7 - Women Who Rocked The 70s
Rock and roll was a man's world in the 1970s. Would that have been any different if Janis Joplin had not died just as the 70s were beginning? The world will never know but what is known is that women…
00:35:57 |
Sun 19 May 2019
Ep. 6 - How 50s White Flight Led to 70s Hip Hop
The 70s gave birth to hip hop but hip hop was conceived in the 50s. After World War II, "white flight" left many cities in a state of poverty and neglect. The Bronx was the epitome of the results of …
00:30:54 |
Sat 20 Apr 2019
Ep. 5 - Anti-Nixon Songs of the 70s
Songwriters of the 70s took on Richard Nixon the best way they knew how: with their music. Blaming music for drug use, the Kent State shootings, Watergate, and getting a pardon for "any crimes he may…
00:41:45 |
Sat 09 Mar 2019
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