This is the thread to celebrate the multi-decade music artist - those who have been household names for decades.  This is for those A+ lister groups and solo artists who’ve made a household name of themselves for at least 7 years, spanning two or more decades.  And who is NOT a multi decade artist per this thread?  An artist for example having two big hits in 1969 and one hit in 1970.  Friends of Distinction – no offense to them – not who we’re talking about.  Some artists would be R&R Hall of Famers; could be others, too.

Post any video, song, vignette, story and/or memory of a multi-decade artist here.

Today is Sir Paul McCartney's 79th birthday!

This smash was a favorite of mine during my High School Sophomore year:

Paul McCartney & Wings - Listen To What The Man Said (Spring 1975)  :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRT3V-q_gBI

Bob Dylan just turned 80 and is still going strong. Just this past year he released one of his best albums ever (and THAT'S saying something) including this 17 minute gem about the assassination of JFK. Or that's what it seems to be about. But listen closely and it's really about the very SOUL of America.

Bob Dylan
"Murder Most Foul"
2020

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NbQkyvbw18

And one of his his masterpieces from the 60s...

Bob Dylan
"Visions of Johanna"
1966

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwuCF5lYqEE

Singer, songwriter, actor, philanthropist...nothing slows down the irrepressible Dolly Parton. From her Nashville beginnings in the 60s with Porter Wagoner to her many activities today. How many people know she wrote "I Will Always Love You"? Whitney Houston may have had a big hit with it, but Whitney's version sucked the gossamer delicacy right out of it and offered no subtlety at all.

Dolly Parton
"I Will Always Love You"
1974

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKsQR72HY0s

From his start with the Spencer Davis Group (when he was just 16!) through his time with Traffic, Blind Faith, his many solo albums, and even his work as a side musician with many other great artists from George Harrison to Jimi Hendrix,, Steve Winwood is a world class musician!

16 year old Steve Winwood sings "Gimme Some Lovin" with the Spencer Davis Group in 1966:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuQ3PaFyb9A


Stretch out with Traffic playing "Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" in 1973:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8M8R835Ck4

From his start with the Spencer Davis Group (when he was just 16!) through his time with Traffic, Blind Faith, his many solo albums, and even his work as a side musician with many other great artists from George Harrison to Jimi Hendrix,, Steve Winwood is a world class musician!

16 year old Steve Winwood sings "Gimme Some Lovin" with the Spencer Davis Group in 1966:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuQ3PaFyb9A


Stretch out with Traffic playing "Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" in 1973:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8M8R835Ck4


O0 Indeed, quite the fabulous career for Steve Winwood!  Who can forget his amazing solo works in the 80's?  His Back In The High Life album of 1986 was a huge smash and spawned several great hits like this one:

Steve Winwood - Freedom Overspill (1986)  :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-IFp0I5y48

A shout out to the great Ian Hunter. Starting with Mott the Hoople in the late 60s, Hunter has delivered consistently good work. Artists as diverse as Great White ("Once Bittern Twice Shy") to Barry Manilow ("Ships") have had smash hits with his songs. His "Cleveland Rocks" was even used as the theme song for the Drew Cary Show. Like his hero Bob Dylan, Hunter is currently enjoying a late career renaissance with a string of highly acclaimed albums.

Mott The Hoople
"Saturday Gigs"
1974
(Mick Ronson plays guitar on this one)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRxIM7mkK-o

And here's a moving tribute to the late David Bowie, writer and producer of Mott's biggest hit "All The Young Dudes", from Hunter's 2016 album "Fingers Crossed".

Ian Hunter
"Dandy"
2016

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qSaPeVx3J4

A shout out to the great Ian Hunter. Starting with Mott the Hoople in the late 60s, Hunter has delivered consistently good work. Artists as diverse as Great White ("Once Bittern Twice Shy") to Barry Manilow ("Ships") have had smash hits with his songs. His "Cleveland Rocks" was even used as the theme song for the Drew Cary Show. Like his hero Bob Dylan, Hunter is currently enjoying a late career renaissance with a string of highly acclaimed albums.

Mott The Hoople
"Saturday Gigs"
1974
(Mick Ronson plays guitar on this one)


Didn't Mick Ronson play lead guitar for David Bowie in his earlier days?


And here's a moving tribute to the late David Bowie, writer and producer of Mott's biggest hit "All The Young Dudes", from Hunter's 2016 album "Fingers Crossed".

Ian Hunter
"Dandy"
2016


O0 New to me - what a great tribute song!

O0 Indeed, quite the fabulous career for Steve Winwood!  Who can forget his amazing solo works in the 80's?  His Back In The High Life album of 1986 was a huge smash and spawned several great hits like this one:

Steve Winwood - Freedom Overspill (1986)  :)



Some of Winwood's work in the 80s was a bit on the commercial side for me. He thought so too, because he subsequently went back to a far more Traffic-ish sound in his post-80s work. I saw him live in 1986 when he all but abandoned playing any instrument to sing front-man style. This approach didn't really suit him and many of us long time fans were puzzled.

But hey, his 80s work revitalized his career and allowed him to stay afloat. My favorite of his 80s albums is the first one "Arc Of A Diver" from 1980/81 on which he played all the instruments. A total one-man show. He completely reinvented himself as an 80s rocker and it sounds neither like Traffic nor like his subsequent 80s work. It's a unique branch on the tree and spawned a huge hit "While You See A Chance".

here are some gems from it:

Steve Winwood
"Night Train"
1980

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg3Xgg61gHk

Steve Winwood
"Slow Down Sundown"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkcaeoGTlig

Didn't Mick Ronson play lead guitar for David Bowie in his earlier days?


Absolutely. He was in the Spiders From Mars. He also played that great guitar riff on Bowie's "The Man Who Sold The World" which people seem to only know now from Nirvana's MTV Unplugged.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSH--SJKVQQ

Elton John became a superstar during the 1970s, was also quite famous in the 1980s and into the 1990s. Not too many more successful and popular than he was.
Here's one of his earlier songs , Goodbye Yellow Brick Road .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDOL7iY8kfo

David Bowie--already mentioned on this thread in relation to other artists--most certainly deserves a place here for his groundbreaking, multi-decade, multi-media career.


Here he is doing "Gene Genie" on the famed "1980 Floor Show", broadcast on Midnight Special on November 16, 1973.
I saw it when it was broadcast. Talk about having one's mind blown!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP7kHp7yQqs

From the Buffalo Springfield on Sunset Strip in 1966 to his many projects today, Neil Young has been one of our most prolific artists releasing well over 50 albums.

"Old Man"
live in 1971
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An2a1_Do_fc

"Rockin In The Free World"
live in 2019

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAYS0AN31eA

David Bowie--already mentioned on this thread in relation to other artists--most certainly deserves a place here for his groundbreaking, multi-decade, multi-media career.

Here he is doing "Gene Genie" on the famed "1980 Floor Show", broadcast on Midnight Special on November 16, 1973.
I saw it when it was broadcast. Talk about having one's mind blown!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP7kHp7yQqs


O0 Love this David Bowie video!


From the Buffalo Springfield on Sunset Strip in 1966 to his many projects today, Neil Young has been one of our most prolific artists releasing well over 50 albums.

"Old Man"
live in 1971
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An2a1_Do_fc

"Rockin In The Free World"
live in 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAYS0AN31eA


O0 Awesome live Neil Young live videos!

Elton John became a superstar during the 1970s, was also quite famous in the 1980s and into the 1990s. Not too many more successful and popular than he was.
Here's one of his earlier songs , Goodbye Yellow Brick Road .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDOL7iY8kfo


I was a H.S. Freshman when this smash hit the airwaves.  By late '73, Elton John had already launched himself into his own Superstar stratosphere with greats such as Rocket Man, Crocodile Rock, Daniel and others.  So whenever a new Elton John song came out, I already had high expectations for it.  Goodbye Yellow Brick Road didn't disappoint; I loved it instantly.

Not just a great song, but a great album!  It came as a 2-vinyl disc set, for double the pleasure.  Here's an epic album cut from the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album (long but so worth-it):

Elton John - Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding  :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p_xAToFzck

The band U2 had hits in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, but not too many after that (although I'm sure they've recorded some new stuff in the 10's and beyond).

The band U2 had hits in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, but not too many after that (although I'm sure they've recorded some new stuff in the 10's and beyond).


Don't worry about hits. We're going for longevity, quality and artistic integrity here. U2, although not a favorite of mine, fit the bill and indeed have had albums in the 2010s. One real misstep they made, however, was in 2014 when they arranged it so their new album "Songs of Innocence" would be automatically downloaded (for free) into every iTunes user's account (this was in the pre-streaming days). Many people, myself included, felt this to be intrusive. Not to mention it was a pain to remove and iTunes had to launch a removal tool. Read about it here:

www.forbes.com/sites/amitchowdhry/2014/10/15/u2-says-sorry-for-automatic-download-of-album-to-all-itunes-users/?sh=150b8b753d09

But yes, we welcome U2 to this thread.  :)

The band U2 had hits in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, but not too many after that (although I'm sure they've recorded some new stuff in the 10's and beyond).



But yes, we welcome U2 to this thread.  :)


With all this U2 talk, how's about a song:

U2 - Beautiful Day  :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co6WMzDOh1o

No explanation required.

The Rolling Stones

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwtyn-L-2gQ

I will say Kool And The Gang cause they've had hit In The 60's 70's & 80's.

I will say Kool And The Gang cause they've had hit In The 60's 70's & 80's.


Yep.  How about posting a song of theirs?  :)

No explanation required.

The Rolling Stones


O0 Way cool!  Hey, was that John Lennon I saw dancing at 4:55?  (Or a very good look-alike)

Yep.  How about posting a song of theirs?  :)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O8jsxj9Dqo
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O0 Way cool!  Hey, was that John Lennon I saw dancing at 4:55?  (Or a very good look-alike)



Yes. It's from the Rock and Roll Circus (1968).

Crosby, Stills and Nash (at times with Neil Young) was one of the first (if not the first) Supergroups, as each of the members was previously successful in other groups.  Together the group, despite its fits and starts (and various configurations) had an illustrious career with longevity on their side.  Here's an early gem I love of theirs:

Crosby, Stills & Nash - Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (1969)  :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGT0P0XJRFM

This one might be a bit obscure for many, but one of the most famous bands here in Canada is April Wine.  They are a household name with a career that spanned 1971-1985, and from 1993 to the present day.  Sadly their success did not emulate in other countries, and they are often considered one of Canada's best kept secrets... 

From 1971-1979, they had 21 hits (2 which charted in the US)
From 1980-1985, they had another 8 hits (5 which charted in the US)
And from 1993-1994, they had 4 more hits, only in Canada

Of their 70s hits, the one I hear on the radio most often is called Oowatanite.  This song used to trick me because it opens with a dinging sound similar to a train crossing, and sometimes if this song comes on and I am about to drive across tracks, it makes me think the arm crossings are coming down.  I've been actually fooled a few times by this lol...

Oowatanite (1975)
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In 1984, they broke up, but under their record contract, they still owed one more album, so lead singer Myles Goodwyn and guitarist Brian Greenway assembled studio musicians to quickly piece together one final album for their record label.  From that album came one single titled Love Has Remembered Me, which despite becoming their lowest charting single in Canada, it remains a radio staple and is in my Top 20 of favourite 80s songs of all time...

Love Has Remembered Me (1985)
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In 1993, they reformed and have been together ever since, though they are now more of a touring band as they have not released an album since 2006.

Here's one that did have grand success outside of Canada.  The Guess Who started in 1962 by lead singer and founding member Chad Allan under the name Chad Allan and the Reflections and after a name change to Chad Allan and the Expressions, they scored their first hit single with Shakin' All Over in 1965, which was a Top 40 hit in both Canada and the US.  Contrary to what people think, it is not Burton Cummings who sings on this song, it is Chad Allan...

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From 1965-1969, they had 17 hits (5 which charted in the US)
From 1970-1976, they had 23 hits (16 which charted in the US)

When Shakin' All Over was first released, their record label had decided to release the single under the name The Guess Who? to try and fool the public into thinking it was a British Invasion act.  The gag was soon revealed, but radio DJs would still refer to them as The Guess Who?  Burton Cummings would join the band in 1966 and when Chad Allan left a few months later, the band decided to keep The Guess Who name (dropping the question mark at the end).

Their 1970 release was American Woman which would go on to be their signature song and the album was the last to feature original guitarist Randy Bachman, who left to form a band called Brave Belt, that after 2 albums, would eventually become Bachman-Turner Overdrive.  The Guess Who broke up in 1976 and Cummings went onto a successful solo career in Canada, but it didn't stop there.  Bachman also had success with a late 70s band called Ironhorse and released an album in the early 80s under the band name Union and throughout the years, The Guess Who have gotten back together for reunion tours and Bachman-Cummings occasionally go on tour and perform songs from "The Bachman-Cummings Songbook"

Most of The Guess Who material is familiar to many, so for my next video, I'll post something a bit different: 
From 1974-1976, the guitarist for The Guess Who was Domenic Troiano, a former member of The James Gang, and of all of the stuff released by members of The Guess Who after the breakup, he had my favourite.  In 1979, reached the Top 40 hit in Canada with a song called We All Need Love that was billed under the name Troiano and sung by a singer named Roy Kenner.  It is a disco themed track and is one of the most fun songs of the era!  I love this song and it's in my Top 20 favourites of the 70s...

Troiano - We All Need Love (1979)
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Have we mentioned Cliff Richard, his first hit single was in 1958 with "Move It", and has many albums over the decades since.

This one might be a bit obscure for many, but one of the most famous bands here in Canada is April Wine.  They are a household name with a career that spanned 1971-1985, and from 1993 to the present day.  Sadly their success did not emulate in other countries, and they are often considered one of Canada's best kept secrets... 

From 1971-1979, they had 21 hits (2 which charted in the US)
From 1980-1985, they had another 8 hits (5 which charted in the US)
And from 1993-1994, they had 4 more hits, only in Canada

Of their 70s hits, the one I hear on the radio most often is called Oowatanite.  This song used to trick me because it opens with a dinging sound similar to a train crossing, and sometimes if this song comes on and I am about to drive across tracks, it makes me think the arm crossings are coming down.  I've been actually fooled a few times by this lol...

Oowatanite (1975)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQZ6D4gjOVQ

In 1984, they broke up, but under their record contract, they still owed one more album, so lead singer Myles Goodwyn and guitarist Brian Greenway assembled studio musicians to quickly piece together one final album for their record label.  From that album came one single titled Love Has Remembered Me, which despite becoming their lowest charting single in Canada, it remains a radio staple and is in my Top 20 of favourite 80s songs of all time...

Love Has Remembered Me (1985)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPmyXLrQL9o

In 1993, they reformed and have been together ever since, though they are now more of a touring band as they have not released an album since 2006.


O0 Cool - Oowatanite is new to me, I like it!  I do remember April Wine for their terrific 1972 rocker, You Could Have Been A Lady.


Here's one that did have grand success outside of Canada.  The Guess Who...


O0 I'm a fan!

Have we mentioned Cliff Richard, his first hit single was in 1958 with "Move It", and has many albums over the decades since.


Haven't mentioned Cliff Richard until you just did.  He deserves a post here.  ;)

Fleetwood Mac

They have somehow persevered since the 1960s despite multiple personnel changes and interpersonal problems.

Hypnotized
1973

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDzXbdxeeHI

Say You Will
2003

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rg1Gtni-a0

Fleetwood Mac

They have somehow persevered since the 1960s despite multiple personnel changes and interpersonal problems.

Hypnotized
1973

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDzXbdxeeHI


O0 Good call on Fleetwood Mac!  Always loved Hypnotized!


Say You Will
2003

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rg1Gtni-a0


O0 New to me - I like it!

Have we mentioned Cliff Richard, his first hit single was in 1958 with "Move It", and has many albums over the decades since.


The success of Cliff Richard still baffles me.  Up until 1976's Devil Woman, he went almost unnoticed in the US, yet he was quite the teen idol in Canada with many hits.  I wonder what didn't the Americans like, because as far as I understood, his albums and singles were released there.  Summer Holiday is one of the best songs of the 60s! 

Chilliwack are a band from... you guessed it... Vancouver, British Columbia lol

They debuted in 1967 as The Collectors, and after 7 hits in Canada, they changed their name to Chilliwack in 1970.  Like April Wine, they initially almost went unnoticed in America (They reached the US Hot 100 in the 70s with 4 singles), but when the 80s arrived, they finally saw the light.   
In 1981, they released their 9th album titled Wanna Be A Star and it became their breakthrough in the US, scoring a pair of Top 40 hits with My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) and I Believe.  They have not released a studio album since 1984, but they still continue to tour to this day

Their biggest US hit of the 70s was a cover of the song Arms of Mary which peaked at US #67
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Their biggest hit in the 80s in the US was My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone) which peaked at US #22.  Most people are familiar with that one, so for my next trick, here is their final hit titled Don't Stop.  This peaked at #46 in Canada, and back when it was popular and I would hear it on the radio, I thought it was a Hall and Oates song lol

Chilliwack - Don't Stop (1983)
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Over the years, Chilliwack suffered many highs and lows:  They almost got crushed by the infamous Mushroom Records tangle in 1980 and in 1992, their guitarist Brian "Too Loud" MacLeod died from cancer.  One of the highs they had was an offshoot project that MacLeod and fellow Chilliwack bandmate Ab Bryant started called The Headpins, who had a small run of hits in Canada from 1982-1985

...I do remember April Wine for their terrific 1972 rocker, You Could Have Been A Lady...


Incidentally, I posted You Could Have Been A Lady in the "70's Song Of The Day" thread because Myles Goodwyn has a birthday today.

Haven't mentioned Cliff Richard until you just did.  He deserves a post here.  ;)


Philip, my friend - didn't take the hint!  ;D    So I'll take it -

Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore (1979/1980)  :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzjX18psf9A

Cliff Richard, with all his success in the U.S., he was even bigger (and for a longer period) in his native U.K.  A major Superstar there, if I understand correctly.

Cliff Richard, with all his success in the U.S., he was even bigger (and for a longer period) in his native U.K.  A major Superstar there, if I understand correctly.


Third best selling British artist after The Beatles and Elvis

My mum’s favourite singer. We played Living Doll at her funeral

The success of Cliff Richard in North America was quite odd.  Prior to Devil Woman in 1976, he'd only charted 2 Top 40 hits in the US:  1958's Living Doll and 1963's It's All in the Game.  While both of those also reached the Top 40 in Canada, so did 12 others during the 1960s.  I was not around in the 60s, but my mom tells me that he literally was the British Elvis.  His film Summer Holiday was tops at the Box Office and the title track still remains his highest charting single in Canada. 

I honestly don't know why he wasn't a bigger star in the US

Here is a success story that wasn't really seen outside of Canada (at least not as well as they should have been).  The Tragically Hip was a rock band from my hometown and are the most successful rock band in Canada

They formed in 1984, released their debut EP in 1987 and had their first hit single in 1989.  They are most associated as a 90s rock band, as they charted 28 singles in that decade alone, but they continued to have hits up until 2016 after which it was announced that lead singer Gord Downie was diagnosed with inoperable Brain Cancer.  In August of that year, the band went on a farewell concert with a final performance here in my town that was attended by prime minister Justin Trudeau more people than the arena could hold.  Outside had monitors so people could watch and the streets literally looked like New Year's Eve in New York City. 

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Gord passed away in October 2017 and the rest of the band members decided to not continue on as a band because it just wouldn't be the same.  Earlier this year however, the band re-grouped to release an EP titled Saskadelphia which featured 6 songs originally recorded in 1991 that were never released until now.  One of the songs titled Ouch charted, making The Tragically Hip the only Canadian band to have at least 1 hit single in 5 different decades.

Their biggest hit was a #1 hit from 1996 called Ahead By A Century

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The night of their final performance, I had to work, so I was not able to attend, but that night holds a funny memory for me.  After work, I decided to drive downtown to see what the streets still looked like, and as I pulled up to a red light, some drunk guy thought I was a taxi cab and tried to get into my car lol

The success of Cliff Richard in North America was quite odd.  Prior to Devil Woman in 1976, he'd only charted 2 Top 40 hits in the US:  1958's Living Doll and 1963's It's All in the Game.  While both of those also reached the Top 40 in Canada, so did 12 others during the 1960s.  I was not around in the 60s, but my mom tells me that he literally was the British Elvis.  His film Summer Holiday was tops at the Box Office and the title track still remains his highest charting single in Canada. 

I honestly don't know why he wasn't a bigger star in the US
Maybe because he did not come from Liverpool?

With all the discussion of the 1971 Stones album Sticky Fingers on another thread recently, it brought about the urge in me to post a gem from that masterpiece:

Rolling Stones - Can't You Hear Me Knocking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz5mI6tqm_Q

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As a number of the artists we've lost recently fall into this category, it seems right to bump this topic in light of that.

Crosby, Stills and Nash (at times with Neil Young) was one of the first (if not the first) Supergroups, as each of the members was previously successful in other groups.  Together the group, despite its fits and starts (and various configurations) had an illustrious career with longevity on their side...


I recall posting about CSNY around a year or so ago.  As we recently lost David Crosby, I'm inclined to revisit.  This beauty is a live TV performance.  Graham Nash's sparkling harmonies are perfect with David Crosby's golden pipes, IMO gorgeous.  Have a listen.

Crosby & Nash - Guinnevere
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPvOTVVbMko

I recall posting about CSNY around a year or so ago.  As we recently lost David Crosby, I'm inclined to revisit.  This beauty is a live TV performance.  Graham Nash's sparkling harmonies are perfect with David Crosby's golden pipes, IMO gorgeous.  Have a listen.

Crosby & Nash - Guinnevere


You posted a Crosby song from 60s (performed live in 1970). Here's Crosby in the 70s and 80s. He also has albums from the 90s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s we will get to. His most recent is a live album that came out barely a month ago, and he had a brand new studio album all finished. I hope it sees the light of day. And that's not even counting all the many, many albums by other artist he sang harmonies on (often with Nash) over the years. Truly a multi-decade, lifelong artist.

David Crosby & Graham Nash
"Carry Me"
1975

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcdSDMNx5Y8

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
"Compass"
1988

I love the almost "new age" feel of Crosby's open-tuned guitar and Neil Young's harmonica on the instrumental introduction to this song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFoUt3yUQbs

You posted a Crosby song from 60s (performed live in 1970). Here's Crosby in the 70s and 80s. He also has albums from the 90s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s we will get to. His most recent is a live album that came out barely a month ago, and he had a brand new studio album all finished. I hope it sees the light of day. And that's not even counting all the many, many albums by other artist he sang harmonies on (often with Nash) over the years. Truly a multi-decade, lifelong artist.

David Crosby & Graham Nash
"Carry Me"
1975

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
"Compass"
1988

I love the almost "new age" feel of Crosby's open-tuned guitar and Neil Young's harmonica on the instrumental introduction to this song.


O0 I didn't know these songs.  Beautiful, both of them.  In fact, re: Compass, my reaction is "I need to get me that song!".

Elton John has not been mentioned on this thread yet (I don’t think), but he has been musically active in many calendar decades. During the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s he scored plenty of hits; and in the 2000s, 10s, and 20s he has also recorded additional music. In fact, in 2021 he and fellow British-born singer Dua Lipa collaborated on “Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)”, in which Dua sings part of Elton’s 1972 hit “Rocket Man”; it received generous radio airplay last year. The song was part of Elton’s 2021 album The Lockdown Sessions.

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Elton John became a superstar during the 1970s, was also quite famous in the 1980s and into the 1990s. Not too many more successful and popular than he was.
Here's one of his earlier songs , Goodbye Yellow Brick Road .



I was a H.S. Freshman when this smash hit the airwaves.  By late '73, Elton John had already launched himself into his own Superstar stratosphere with greats such as Rocket Man, Crocodile Rock, Daniel and others.  So whenever a new Elton John song came out, I already had high expectations for it.  Goodbye Yellow Brick Road didn't disappoint; I loved it instantly.

Not just a great song, but a great album!  It came as a 2-vinyl disc set, for double the pleasure.  Here's an epic album cut from the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album (long but so worth-it):

Elton John - Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding  :)



Elton John has not been mentioned on this thread yet (I don’t think), but he has been musically active in many calendar decades. During the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s he scored plenty of hits; and in the 2000s, 10s, and 20s he has also recorded additional music. In fact, in 2021 he and fellow British-born singer Dua Lipa collaborated on “Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)”, in which Dua sings part of Elton’s 1972 hit “Rocket Man”; it received generous radio airplay last year. The song was part of Elton’s 2021 album The Lockdown Sessions.


In actuality, Elton John has been mentioned on this thread.  Nonetheless, excellent post in his recognition.  O0

In actuality, Elton John has been mentioned on this thread.  Nonetheless, excellent post in his recognition.  O0

Thanks. O0 I had not realised that. I was reading through the replies and must have missed these. Much appreciated.

One artist who hasn't been mentioned yet but had a huge influence over many decades is Jeff Beck, who left us recently.  I won't attempt to cover his whole career here, but he deserves the honor of a superstar.  Here is one representative selection, as a member of the Yardbirds:

The Yardbirds - Over, Under, Sideways, Down (1966)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4DdAs0PddQ

What? No one mentioned The Grateful Dead?

From 1978 (I know they had a lot of earlier tunes but this is one of my favs)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lCMUkqpI7o


From 1987 A Touch a Grey


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzvk0fWtCs0


Cat

The Byrds deserve honor as a multi-decade artist, in spite of their personnel changes.  However, this post is to honor David Crosby as a member of The Byrds; this gem was penned by him -

The Byrds - Everybody's Been Burned (1967)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7Uh8933Jvs