Ten songs to listen for when Great Moments in Vinyl plays The Hits of 1974

Great Moments in Vinyl plays The Hits of 1974 at the Joliet Area Historical Museum two weeks from tonight on Friday, November 8th. Here are ten songs we'll be playing that have some pretty interesting stories to go with them!

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The song that Eric Clapton didn’t want to record that actually became his only #1 hit.

The Electric Light Orchestra song that Jeff Lynne wrote because his father complained his other tunes didn’t have any good melodies.

The song that turned an Australian pop singer into a country music star as well.

The song that Paul McCartney and Wings recorded in Nashville.

The song The Guess Who rejected that became a hit for another band.

The song that was a hit for The Rolling Stones though most of them didn’t actually play on it.

The Steely Dan song that Donald Fagen wrote about failing to lure his college professor’s pregnant wife into bed with him.

The song about the woman who would one day give a fatal drug overdose to John Belushi.

The song that made John Lennon lose a bet and obligated him to perform onstage at Madison Square Garden.

The Elton John song that no one realized was about himself.