Remember The '70's?

Back in the ‘70’s, when I was a tweenie, there was a band called Heart.
Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson led the band, they wrote the songs and played the instruments too. They were the first women in rock to do this. Heart topped the charts in the ‘70’s with hits like “Crazy on You,” “Magic Man,” “Barracuda,” “Straight On,” and so many more. They continued topping the charts through the ‘80’s and ‘90’s with huge hits like “These Dreams,” “Alone,” “What About Love,” “If Looks Could Kill,” “Never,” and a string of other hits.

The band showcased the Wilson sisters’ enormous talents as musicians and singers. Listening to those same songs today brings back many memories of growing up in the ‘70’s, some good and some bad. Either way, I have carried their records, tapes, and CD’s with me for years, and now they reside deep in the basement, in a box labelled “Rock Music”.

But that’s not the end of the story because nearly 35 years after their first big hit, Ann and Nancy Wilson were back in the Billboard Top 10 in 2010 with Heart’s “Red Velvet Car” album, and a Top 5 DVD (“Night at Sky Church”). The Wilson sisters have also achieved success individually. Ann Wilson sang on songs that were both chart successes and motion picture themes, like “Almost Paradise” from Footloose, “Best Man in the World” from Goldenchild, and “Surrender to Me” from Tequila Sunrise. Nancy Wilson composed and performed the scores to a half dozen motion pictures including the award winning “Jerry Maguire” and “Almost Famous.”

The band originally got their start in Seattle. During the 1970s they moved to Vancouver, British Columbia because one of the band members, Mike Fisher, found out he was to be drafted by the United States Army. When the US government declared amnesty for all American Draft Dodgers, the band then moved back to Seattle.

The music by Ann and Nancy Wilson and their band Heart has sold more than 35 million albums, sold out arenas worldwide, and found its way into radio, motion pictures, television, and associations with branded sponsors. Where are they today? Heart is currently touring in the United States. Their next live show just happens to be February 25, 2012, in Anaheim, California. After that, it’s on to Oakland and Texas and ……