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A German institution, the rock-band Bap were shaped in 1976 from the Cologne-based singer/songwriter/activist Wolfgang Niedecken. Niedecken had been well-known as Cologne’s response to Bob Dylan before he started Bap, partly due to his classical guitar and harmonica, but mainly due to his poignant, socially conscious lyrics. Hearing the Rolling …

One particular uniquely ’70s organizations, Middle of the street were a Scottish pop vocal group whose singles “Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep,” “Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum,” and “Soley Soley” were huge Western hits, selling within the tens of millions. Created by Sally Carr (vocals), Ian McCredie (acoustic guitar), Eric McCredie (bass), …

Bill Offer & the Rhondels (who consisted, in one stage, in their basic saving years, of Mike Kerwin and Jeff Pollard on trumpets, Ronny Rosenbaum on trombone, Ken Dawson on sax, Don Quisenberry on bass, and Ammon Tharp on the drum package) were one of the primary and very best …