Iconic Singer Songwriter Tells The HILARIOUS Story Of This 70s Soft Rock Classic | Professor of Rock

Stephen Bishop tells the hilarious story of his 1977 Hit On and On. He is a California singer-songwriter who had many hits in the 70s and 80s including Save it for a Rainy Day, and It Might Be You from Tootsie, etc tells us the story of his genre defining 1977 hit that captured the nation and is now a bona fide Yacht Rock classic. You’ll get a kick out of the guy. the story is next on professor of rock We Have New MERCH! https://bit.ly/ProfessorsMerch Thank you to this Episodes Sponsor, Zenni Optical Incredible Prices on New Glasses - https://bit.ly/ZenniOpticalShop ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive Producer Brandon Fugal Honorary Producers Brian G, Jason Sheperd, Mark Thompson, Bobby Alcott ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check Out My Hand Picked Selection Below Professor's 80s Store 100 Best Selling Albums https://amzn.to/3h3qZX9 Ultimate History of 80s Teen Movie https://amzn.to/3ifjdKQ 80s to 90s VHS Video Cover Art https://amzn.to/2QXzmIX Totally Awesome 80s A Lexicon https://amzn.to/3h4ilrk Best In Ear Headphones (I Use These Every Day) https://amzn.to/2ZcTlIl ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Access To Backstage Content Become a Patron - http://bit.ly/ProfessorofRockVIPFan Purchase The Albums Help out the Channel by purchasing your albums through our links! As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you, thank you for your support. Click here for Premium Content: https://bit.ly/SignUpForPremiumContent​ https://bit.ly/Facebook_Professor_of_... https://bit.ly/Instagram_Professor_of... ​#70s #Rock #Story Hey music junkies and vinyl junkies Professor of Rock always here to celebrate the greatest artists and the greatest 70s vinyl songs of all time for the music community and vinyl community. If you’ve ever owned records, cassettes and CD’s at different times in you life or still do this is your place Subscribe below right now to be a part of our daily celebration of the rock era with exclusive stories from straight from the artists and click on our patreon link in the description to see our brand new show there. Today we continue our new show Yacht Rock Smoothies— the stories behind the smoothest songs in the harbor. Yacht Rock is one of my favorite genres...I was raised on this music from the 70s and 80s and i”m really glad that new fans and a whole new generation are discovering and appreciating these truly sophisticated, meticulously crafted rock and pop ditties. Today we get to know a true master of the craft of songwriting. Multiplatinum singer songwriter and one Eric Clapton’s favorite’s Mr. Stephen Bishop. Stephen has had countless hits that you will no doubt recall including It Might Be You the love song from Tootsie. He also wrote Separate Lives that was beatifully covered by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin from White Nights. It went to #1 in the mid 80s. Save It For A Rainy Day which featured the aforementioned Eric Clapton with Chaka Khan. He also wrote and performed one of my favorite songs, the 1977 hit On and On which peaked at #11 on the Hot 100 and went to #2 on the AC charts. It actually spent a whopping 28 weeks in the charts Up next Stephen tells us the story of this classic hit, how it came about and of his first album. As we go into this interview, I want to thank our sponsor Zenni Eyewear, the glasses I wear. The best thing about Zenni right now is there blue blokz feature which you can add to any of your frames at Zenni.com, I have it on all of mine. They protect your eyes from digital blue light that we come in to contact all the time. Check it out today. Here’s Stephen with the Story. thanks for watching. Make sure to leave us a comment below about this song and Stephen Bishop What specific memories do you have about these classic 70s and 80s soft rock or yacht rock hits? What other songs should we cover here. Let us know in the comments. If you like our video we invite your subscribe to this channel right now to get our daily history on the rock and roll era, Content you won’t get anywhere else. Also if you are able, check out our patreon link below for even more content. help us keep the music alive. Until Next time… Three