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Olivia Newton John in the 1970s and Nicky Horne on Capital Radio 1975

June 10, 2017

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The greatest sportsman ever died in June 2016 at the age of 74.It was not just sport that this man dominated, but he influenced everything and even had films and books that were huge seller. He also had music written about him that charted.

Ok, I hear you saying . What does the music of the 70s have to do with the greatest boxer ever to have lived? Well Muhammed Ali (Born 1942) as far as I know he did not have any hits himself in the 70s, but because of his iconic stature, and ability to be handsome and intelligent and the exceptional boxer made him the most well know face, probably of the last century.

During the 70s Ali fought Ken Norton, George Foreman, and of course Joe Frazier amongst many others, some of the fights had global audiences, and Ali not only talked a great fight he gave a great fight.

Therefore its not really that surprising to find that the music of the 70s did have hits that related to Muhammed Ali. I am sure there are more, but here are some I have located that a…

Eurovision Song Contest in the 1970s

For those that live around Europe (Australia included), once a year since the 1950s the Eurovison Song Contest is held. This contest is to find a group that will be the best of the best in Europe, and is voted by every participating country. Needles to say the politics of the region play very high.

With all its many flaws it brings in a huge live TV audiences of around 100 million people.

The music is so hard to categorise, as almost anything seems to go.

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Olivia Newton John in the 1970s and Nicky Horne on Capital Radio 1975

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