July 1974

Continuing the series, (Jan, Feb, Mar ,Apr and June):

July 1974... 40 years ago this month.  For me, the summer between Middle School and High School.  In sports, Baseball's All-Star game was played in Pittsburgh.  I don't remember it, which is a little odd since I lived in Pittsburgh, and was a big baseball fan...  Probably because there were no Pirates position players represented that year.

Anyway....  What was happening in music?

Albums released in June 1974 include:

• Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard.  Ranked #409 on Rolling Stone's (2003) list of Top Albums, includes his only #1 song: I shot The Sheriff.
• Stevie Wonder - Fulfillingness's First Finale - The Grammy's "Album Of The Year" for 1974.
• Neil Young - On The Beach
• Elvis Presley - Elvis Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis

As for singles, Only 3 songs topped the charts in (the 4 weeks) of July 1974:

• Rock Your Baby - George McCrae (7/20 & 7/27/74)
• Rock The Boat - Hues Corporation (7/6/74)
• Annie's Song - John Denver

Some really good songs made their Top 40 chart debuts:

• Tell Me Something Good - Rufus (Peaked at #3)
• Call On Me - Chicago (Peaked at #6)
• Keep On Smilin' - Wet Willie (Peaked at #10)
• Shinin' On - Grand Funk Railroad (Peaked at #11)