Coming up the story of the monumental #1 hit the Age of Aquarius/Let the Sunshine one of the biggest #1 hit of 1969 by the 5th Dimension… It’s definitely a song that defined it’s time. today we have an exclusive interview from two important former members of the group, Billy Davis Jr and Marilyn McCoo. … It all happened because Billy accidentally left his wallet in a new york taxi cab…. He realized this when he got to hit hotel room and his wife said well you’ll never see that again… they they got a call some time later from an honest stranger who found the wallet and wanted to return it… The stranger happened to be a big broadway producer and would invite the two of them to see the hit musical HAIR. As soon as the two of them heard the Age go Aquarius they knew they had to record it. So an act of honestly led to a magical song that has changed the world. It swept the Grammies and we still sing this ditty everyday... Find out how it came together next on professor of rock.
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I’m ecstatic to bring you another episode from our series Revelations- where featured artists go deep on their greatest songs and albums. Insight into the biggest hits of all time that you won’t find anywhere else. The interview coming up will make you believe in the cosmic power of music. It’s really quite unbelievable… He lost his wallet in a new york city cab… his wife told him what he already knew.
He’d NEVEr see it again then he got a call that changed his life, Billy Davis Jr. and Marilyn McCoo who were original members of the 5th dimension… They had just swept the grammies with their big hit with the Brilliant Jimmy Webb classic Up Up and Away and yet Billy Losing his wallet would let to an even bigger hit and more grammys’ with the transformational Psychedelic soul #1 classic The Age of Aquarius / Let the sunshine in. With the wreck crew playing on it, and bones howe’s brilliant Idea to combine two song, hall of fame songwriter Jimmy Webb remarked that it would be a sure fire #1 hit. find out how the song came to them from this amazing husband and wife team next ...
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29 дек 2022
