Elton John was defenitley a great best selling solo artist of the 70's, then you had artists such as stevie wonder, and elvis. Paul McCartney was also in the top 5 best selling artist of the 70's, but thats if you include Wings wich was his band in the 70's. He did write the songs, sung and formed the band (Paul McCartney & Wings)
1. Elton John
2. Paul McCartney
3. Billy Joel
5. Stevie Wonder
6. David Bowie
7. Bob Dylan
70s 80s is not very clear firstly. Is it 70s or 80s or 70s/80s? My only suggestion is Creedence Clearwater Revival and that you are thinking of 'Proud Mary'. NOTICE USE OF QUOTES TO HIGHLIGHT title.
The Irvin Twins were regulars in Lexington KY in the mid 70s at the club Flarraty's. They later moved in the late 70s and early 80s to a small bar at the steak house Del Frisco's. I found a link with reference to recordings they made in the early 60s: http://rcs.law.emory.edu/rcs/artists/i/irvi0800.htm I do not know where they are now. It appears they would be over 66 years old now.
ELP
Topher Grace.
That '70s Show
He is currently a solo artist, but in the 70s he had a band called "Wings".
Do you feel like I do? - by Peter Frampton
Some of it. His work with Black Sabbath was mainly in the 70s, and he has been a solo artist since 1979.
The best-selling song of the seventies was "You light up my Life" by Debbie Boone.
Most Likely Marylin Monroe
Famed session guitarist Louie Shelton played the solos on the 2nd version of this song. Shelton has released a few solo albums and in the '70s, he worked extensively with Seals & Crofts as producer and guitar player.
In this order: You light up my life Night Fever Tonight's the Night Shadow Dancing Le Freak
I wonder if you are thinking of Major Harris. He was with the r&b group the Delfonics, before going solo in the early 70s. His biggest hit was "Love Won't Let Me Wait," a top-5 song in 1975. Major Harris died in November 2012 of heart failure.
John Waite first rose to fame as the frontman for the 70s group The Babys, and also found success as a solo artist ("Missing You" was his big solo hit) and as the frontman for Bad English.
Late 60s to early 70s Rose's in NC was selling surplus European rifles and also shotguns in the 90's. They haven't sold handguns for a long time.
Jackie, Marlon, Tito, Jermaine, and Michael. Youngest brother Randy joined the group when Jermaine left to go solo in the mid-70s.
Two artists came neck-a-neck for this, John Denver and Elton John- they both released a total of 15 albums in the '70s.