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On this day in music history: June 4, 1979 - “Good Times” by Chic is released. Written and produced by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers, It is the second R&B and Pop chart topper for the New York City based R&B/Funk/Disco band led by musicians Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers. The track is recorded The Power Station in New York City in March 1979, during sessions for Chic’s third album “Risque”. Edwards and Rodgers will develop the concept of the song from 1930’s Depression era “Tin Pan Alley” pop songs such as “Happy Days Are Here Again” and “About A Quarter To Nine”, juxtaposing them with then current state of the economy in America along with the celebratory hedonism of the Disco Era in the late 70’s. “Good Times” is an instant smash upon its release, quickly racing up the charts, hitting number one on the Billboard R&B singles chart for 6 weeks on July 28, 1979, and number one on the Hot 100 for 1 week on August 18, 1979. The songs popularity and influence will spread even further when it becomes the basis of The Sugarhill Gang’s “Rapper’s Delight”, giving rise to the rap music phenomenon. “Good Times” becomes one of the most important, influential, and widely sampled records of the late twentieth century and beyond. “Good Times” is certified Gold in the US by the RIAA.

Great song…

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Sting & Robert Downey Jr. - Driven to Tears (full version)

Sting’s 60th Birthday Celebration at Beacon Theatre, in New York City to benefit the Robin Hood Foundation.

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