Some people eat, sleep and breathe music. Ted Yates is one of those people. With over thirty five years of experience as a radio broadcaster, Ted has literally been immersed in popular music for most of his life. His expert knowledge on the hits of the 50's, 60's and 70's led him to pen the book The 60's: The Hits and The Trivia and now he's taken the next logical step and followed that up by tackling the 70's as well.

This is a fun ride that takes the reader through the decade in chronological order, giving you the top hits for each year. Every entry includes a few brief splashes of trivia and noteworthy facts that are relevant to each song. You also get the lists of the top selling Rock, Soul R&B and Country albums, as well as the one hit wonders and 'lost' 45's for each year, which makes for a wealth of information, all right at your fingertips. The 70's was decade crammed with so much musical variety that it's almost an impossible task to feature everything and yet Yates does a great job of covering pretty much all the bases. The true test for this reviewer was pretty much out of the way after about five minutes, as that's about how long it took me to find out something I didn't know.

If you're a total 70's rock nerd like me then I think you'll definitely find The 70's: The Hits and The Trivia is a veritable gold mine of valuable information, that thoroughly covers what was hands down the best decade ever in music history.

By Ryan Sparks