Looking into a musical genre called yacht Rock, and very interesting it was, so here’s my take on what I discovered, Yacht rock is a broad music style and aesthetic identified with soft rock. It was one of the commercially successful genres of its era, existing between the mid-1970s and early 1980s, hour 2 features artist’s from Woodstock festival which was 50 years ago.this month
Hour1
Time Passages is the eighth studio album by Al Stewart, released in September 1978
Track: Life in Dark Water
Robert Lawrence Bob Welch Jr. (August 31, 1945 – June 7, 2012) was an American musician who was a member of Fleetwood Mac from 1971 to 1974. He had a successful solo career in the late 1970s. French Kiss 1977is the solo debut by former Fleetwood Mac singer/guitarist Bob Welch.
Track: Ebony Eyes
Silk Degrees is the seventh album by Boz Scaggs, an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist released on Columbia Records in 1976
Track: Lowdown
Christopher Cross is an American singer-songwriter from San Antonio, Texas, Christopher Cross is the self-titled debut album by Christopher Cross, released in December 1979.
Track: Sailing
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Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) was a vocal folk rock supergroup made up of American singer-songwriters David Crosby and Stephen Stills and English singer-songwriter Graham Nash. Crosby, Stills & Nash is the first album by Crosby, Stills & Nash, released in 1969 ,
Track: Marrakesh Express
Daniel Fogelberg (August 13, 1951 – December 16, 2007) was an American musician, songwriter, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. Phoenix is the sixth album by American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg, released in 1979
Track: Longer
The Doobie Brothers are an American rock band from San Jose, California. Minute by Minute is the eighth studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released on December 1, 1978
Track: What A Fool Believes ft Michael McDonald on vocals
The Long Run is the sixth studio album by American rock group the Eagles. It was released in 1979
Track: In The City
England Dan & John Ford Coley were an American soft rock duo composed of Danny Wayland “England Dan” Seals and John Edward “John Ford” Coley, active throughout the 1970s. Nights Are Forever is the fourth and breakthrough album by the pop rock duo England Dan & John Ford Coley
Track: I’d really love to see you tonight
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Voices is the ninth studio album by American pop music duo Hall & Oates. The album was released on July 29, 1980,
Track:Everytime you go away
Keep the Fire is a soft rock album released in 1979 by Kenny Loggins.
Track: This is It
Seals and Crofts were an American soft rock duo made up of “Jim” Seals and “Dash” Crofts (born August 14, 1940). Diamond Girl is the fifth studio album by pop/folk duo Seals and Crofts. It was released in 1973
Track: Diamond Girl
Toto IV is the fourth studio album by American rock band Toto released in the spring of 1982 by Columbia Records.
Track:Africa
Hour 2
Richie” Havens (January 21, 1941 – April 22, 2013)[1] was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.[2] His music encompassed elements of folk, soul, and rhythm and blues. He had an intense and rhythmic guitar style (often in open tunings), played soulful covers of pop and folk songs, and opened at the 1969 Woodstock Festival. Mixed Bag is the 1966 debut album by Richie Havens. it was Havens’ first album release,
Track: Â Morning Morning
Timothy Hardin (December 23, 1941 – December 29, 1980)[1] was an American folk musician and composer. This Is Tim Hardin is an album by folk artist Tim Hardin, released in 1967.
Track: House of the rising sun
Joan Baez is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist. Joan Baez is the self-titled debut album by folk singer Joan Baez. The album was recorded in the summer of 1960
Track: Wildwood Flyer
Santana is an American[6][7] rock band formed in San Francisco in 1966 by Mexican-American guitarist and songwriter Carlos Santana, Santana is the debut studio album by American Latin rock band Santana. It was released on August 30, 1969
Track: evil ways
Canned Heat is an American rock band that was formed in Los Angeles in 1965. Canned Heat is the 1967 debut album by Canned Heat. It was released shortly after their appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival, and is a blues cover album.
Track: Rollin’ and Tumblin’
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The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California, The Grateful Dead is the debut album of the Grateful Dead. It was released by Warner Bros. Records in March 1967
Track: Morning Dew
Mountain is an American hard rock band that formed on Long Island, New York in 1969, limbing!, also known as Mountain Climbing!, is the official debut studio album by American blues rock band Mountain, released on March 7, 1970,
Track: Mississippi Queen
Creedence Clearwater Revival (often referred to as Creedence or CCR) was an American rock band active in the late 1960s and early 1970s which consisted of lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and primary songwriter John Fogerty, Bayou Country is the second studio album by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, released by Fantasy Records in January 1969,
Track: Born on the Bayou
Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American rock, soul, and blues singer-songwriter, and one of the most successful and widely known rock stars of her era, she was the lead singer of the then little-known San Francisco psychedelic rock band Big Brother and the Holding Company
Track: Piece of my heart
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My Generation is the debut studio album by English rock band the Who, released on 3 December 1965
Track: A Legal Matter
John Robert Cocker OBE (20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014), better known as Joe Cocker, was an English singer. He was known for his gritty voice, spasmodic body movement in performance, and distinctive versions of popular songs of varying genres, With a Little Help from My Friends is the debut album by singer Joe Cocker, released in 1969.
Track: with a little help from my friends
Blood, Sweat & Tears is a jazz-rock Canadian-American music group. Child Is Father to the Man is the debut album by Blood, Sweat & Tears, released in February 1968
Track: I can’t quit her
. Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) was a vocal folk rock supergroup made up of American singer-songwriters David Crosby and Stephen Stills and English singer-songwriter Graham Nash. Crosby, Stills & Nash is the first album by Crosby, Stills & Nash, released in 1969 o
Track: Guinnevere
