Episode 25: The Hispanic Influence on 70s Popular Music
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In this episode of For the Record: The 70s, Amy discusses the Chicano Movement and the growth of the Hispanic population in the U.S. in the 70s. While there is no popular music soundtrack to this movement in the way that there was for the Civil Rights Movement, there are similarities. Also, there was an opportunity for Hispanic musicians to find a mainstream audience for their work. This carried forward into the 1980s and beyond, even if progress toward equality for the Hispanic population has not always been a straight line forward.
PLAYLIST
Black Magic Woman by Santana (1970)
Suavecito by Malo (1972)
Eres Tu by Mocedades (1973)
Candida by Dawn (1970)
He Don’t Love You (Like I Love You) by Tony Orlando and Dawn (1975)
Theme from Chico and the Man by Jose Feliciano (1974)
Before the Next Teardrop Falls by Freddy Fender (1975)
Wasted Days and Wasted Nights by Freddy Fender (1975)
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