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The New Black Eagle Jazz Band will perform on Sunday, September 17, at Highfield Hall & Gardens. Start time is 4 PM.

This list could be your Bridge Over Troubled Water

The 1970s were a time of great musical innovation and experimentation. The decade saw the emergence of a wide range of genres, from classic rock to disco, funk, and soul. In this context, compiling a list of the Top 100 Greatest Songs from 1970 is no easy feat. Nonetheless, it is an important undertaking that

Five Stairsteps singer James Burke dies at 70 The O-o-h Chile singer who helped made the classic song a hit, has passed Loading the player... The classic song “O-o-h Chile,” released in 1970, was created by the legendary Chicago group The Five Stairsteps. The song has been remade by a variety of acts, including most recently by Paul Stanley of KISS, who released a version last month. It was announced Tuesday that James Burke, one of the sibling singers who provided the outstanding vocal...

Rolling Stone James Burke, Five Stairsteps Singer Who Crooned ‘O-o-h Child,’ Dead at 70 One of Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time remains a pop-soul classic By Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images James Burke, a member of the classic Chicago soul group the Five Stairsteps died last Friday, February 19th. He was 70. Burke’s brother and bandmate, Dennis Burke, confirmed James’ death to Rolling Stone, adding that the cause was pneumonia but unrelated to Covid-...