Index : M : Music from 1973

Structure Sub-topic of: 1970s Music Interesting Questions, Facts and Information There are a total of 15 general entries. Frequently Asked Questions & Answers There are 30 user-asked question matches ( goto ) Special Topics Who Sings What In 1973 1973 #1 to #25 regressive Solo Artists of 1973 BRI's Top Ten Hits of 1973 Hits of 1973

Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

Music from 1973

What happened on September 20th, 1973?

Music History - 1973 (70sdude)


Jim Croce was killed in a plane crash. Jim Croce was killed in a plane crash in Natchitoches, Louisiana. He had just scored his first number 1 hit earlier in the year with "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown".



This late actor appeared on the cover of Paul McCartney's "Band On The Run" album. Who was he?

Music History - 1973 (70sdude)


James Coburn. James Coburn's films included the "Flint" series, "The Great Escape", and "Affliction", for which he won an Academy Award. He died in November of 2002.



Roland Kent LaVoie scored several early 70's hits with a much simplier moniker, including 1973's "It Sure Took A Long, Long Time". What was his stage name?

Music History - 1973 (70sdude)


Lobo. Lobo's biggest hit came in 1971 with "Me And You And A Dog Named Boo".



A member of the McCoys ("Hang On Sloopy") and a producer for both Johnny and Edgar Winter ("Frankenstein"), he scored a major hit in 1973. Later he discovered Weird Al Yankovic. Who is he?

Music History - 1973 (70sdude)


Rick Derringer. Rick Derringer charted with "Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo". After he discovered Weird Al in the 1980's he continued to tour and recorded Gospel albums with his wife.

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• From whence cometh this, "If music be the food of love, play on, give me excess of it, that the appetite may sicken and so die?" ( goto )



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• When President Reagan's coffin was carried into the Presidential Library they played some music that sounded just like the National Anthem of England. However, the BBC said that it was something else. What was it and how is it different from the National Anthem? ( goto )



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• What MTV video from the early 80's started off with a guy on a forklift in a warehouse who has an accident and winds up in the hospital with nurses at his bedside shaking their shoulders to the music? Seems the artist may have been Mike something. Need name of song and artist if at all possible. This has driven me nuts for years! ( goto )