Helen Reddy Dead at 78

[Quad Linda]

RIP

https://variety.com/2020/music/news/helen-reddy-dead-i-am-woman-singer-1234787284/

 

[Scott65]

Helen and Mac!

https://extratv.com/2020/09/29/singers-helen-reddy-and-mac-davis-die-at-78-hours-apart/

 

[aludra]

When you hear about artists and musicians from the 70's passing away its reality hitting you in the face like a shovel

I liked them both and its sad

RIP

 

[Circular Vibes]

When you hear about artists and musicians from the 70's passing away its reality hitting you in the face like a shovel

I liked them both and its sad

RIP

I didn't have their records when they were current but knew the hits by heart as they were all over the radio and TV. I woke up to the news of Helen Reddy on the clock radio and later heard about Mac Davis shortly after. They passed within a couple hours of each other apparently. I used to watch all the music shows on TV on Saturday evenings and Sundays after Disney at 6pm. I wish today's TV had that kind of entertainment still. This news makes me very sad.

 

[Old Quad Guy]

She sang some great love songs. Sorry to hear about her passing.

Her rare Capital Records Quads are still available at DV:

https://www.duttonvocalion.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=CDLK4627
https://www.amazon.com/Helen-Reddy-Woman-Hybrid-Multi-channel/dp/B083QMND24

 

[JonUrban]

NOTE: I moved some posts from a duplicate thread into this one

 

[humprof]

I didn't have their records when they were current but knew the hits by heart as they were all over the radio and TV.

Same here. (And because the girls on my school bus sang them incessantly.)

I used to watch all the music shows on TV on Saturday evenings and Sundays after Disney at 6pm.

Ditto again. I remember watching both Reddy's and Davis's variety shows--and seeing Reddy on Flip Wilson and Carol Burnett. On the latter, especially, it was clear to me, even as a kid, that Reddy had a wry and occasionally wicked sense of humor.

If I'm remembering right, Reddy also included a few songs penned by Davis on her early albums. She was reputedly a champion of several young, up-and-coming songwriters of the day.

 

[chucky3042]

Strangely I was watching a Helen Reddy youtube the night she died