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Digg'n Into The 70's for Rock'n Strings
Aye, Mateys - I've found treasure!
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@ABitRusty -

GREAT Tune - yes, Nick gets it! 

Kwas is seriously into synthesizers - very cool, but geez, see his Violin Covers from as far back as 15 years ago?

Impressive find - Thanks! 

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...just fixed the Montreux Festival video (earlier post) & fiddling along with some more tunes of this era - to shake off another cold, rainy day. 

SO, HERE'S A SHOUT OUT! 

PICK UP YOUR FIDDLE!  

PLAY ALONG WITH SOME OF YOUR OLD FAVORITES

- even if it's only a few notes, at least keep the beat, get into the GROOVE! 

 

Top 20 ONE-HIT Wonders of the 70's

 

 

Thought the Intermezzo Music quartet did a great job... definitely lifted my spirits!

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"Take A Chance On Me" - 1978 

ABBA had quite a few hits in the 70's!

 
"Drift Away" - 1973

- made famous by Dobie Gray, but originally recorded by John Kurtz in '72. 

 

"If" - 1971 

...if a picture paints a thousand words... by Bread. 

 

"Tiny Dancer" - 1971 

Elton John 

 

Got any 70's favorites you want to learn, that haven't been shared?

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"Close To You" - 1970 

The Carpenters made it famous, but it was originally a Burt Bacharach tune, recorded unsuccessfully by several people in the 60's.

GREAT swing with rhythm changes - and key changes, too!  ...I remember when this came out - it was a real earworm!  

 

Ah ha! 🤗

Just found A GREAT PIECE FOR 5-STRING VIOLA (or 5-string Violin)! 

"Free Bird" - 1973 

Lynyrd Skynyrd! 

 

"Fooling Yourself" - 1977 

I was big STYX fan - Nina DeGregorio did a great job with all the crazy time changes in this tune! 

 

Got any 70's favorites you want to learn, that haven't been shared?

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"Hold The Line" - 1978 

Another Toto hit!  Nice to find 'Hatman' (Mexico). 

 

"Live and Let Die" - 1973 

This piece opened my eyes to what Paul McCartney was really capable of - I was immediately hooked on orchestrated Rock music! 

Two Cellos & Lang Lang! 

 

Hatman solo! 

Like to mention I watched Alison Sparrow's EV version & her bowing just wasn't as expressive, but you can check it out for yourself.

 

Pick a part, or mix & match for your own solo! 

...think this will be my next project, but this arrangement has an extra half minute of junk added in.

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Okay, there was just way too much great music in the 70's, but I'm too big of a fan of Bad Company to stop without mentioning them - and offering up some 'play-alongs' to try! 

 

 

"Bad Company" 

From their 1st album, Bad Company - 1974 (Full Album)

 

"Shooting Star"

From their 2nd album, Straight Shooter - 1975 (Full Album)

 

...loved many more of their hits - btw, I always thought they were a home-grown band from the USA! 🥴

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