70s mellow rock: help me fill in huge gaps

[Via]

My favorite mellow 70's rock song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SqFPNTBnv8

 

[Iron Woode]

what? no Seals and Crofts?

 

[Saint Nick]

Where the hell is Steely Dan?!??!!

 

[tcsenter]

A couple of these may not be primarily known for easy listening/soft rock but did release at least a few hit songs that fit the bill.

Bob Seger
Bruce Springsteen
Climax Blues Band
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Jackson Browne
Paul Davis
POCO
Doobie Brothers
Orleans
Three Dog Night
Don McLean
Little Feat
Eric Carmen
Eagles
Stephen Bishop
Kansas
George Harrison
Freddy Fender
Christopher Cross
Michael McDonald
Air Supply
Hall & Oates
John Denver
Bellamy Brothers
10cc

 

[IronWing]

Just pick up the Have a Nice Decade box set and call it good.

 

[rudder]

ABBA

You can't have the 70's without ABBA. While some would argue that this is disco and not soft rock.... I would have to disagree.

 

[Mixolydian]

Where the hell is Steely Dan?!??!!

Not Rock, it's Jazz Fusion.

Some really great artists/groups listed here!

 

[lxskllr]

Billy Joel. The Stranger album is a masterpiece.

 

[IronWing]

Billy Joel. The Stranger album is a masterpiece.

Is that the one with We Didn't Start the Fire?

 

[Loop2kil]

Mellow it may not be but:
Captain Beyond

 

[DaveSimmons]

Not mentioned yet:

Neil Diamond
Paul Williams
Wishbone Ash

 

[WT]

Jesus Christ, it look 9 posts to mention Little River Band ?? I have never been so disappointed in the collective group.

 

[lxskllr]

Grateful Dead

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFsbAuX9P4w

 

[Loop2kil]

Atlanta Rhythm Section.... I didn't see them mentioned either

 

[lxskllr]

Tom Waits

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCBTGOiLyYQ

 

[preCRT]

J. Geils
Boston
The Cars
Van Morrison
HarryNilsson
Wings
Melissa Manchester
Blondie
Cher
Diana Ross
Simon & Garfunkle
Don McLean
Queen
Elton John
War
Freda Payne
Jackson 5
ELO
BeeGees

 

[twinrider1]

70's mellow rock? Sounds like you need a history lesson on what was known as......Yacht Rock.

Start with episode 1. If you know that music at all, it's funny stuff.
http://www.channel101.com/show/171

 

[stargazr]

Stills Young Band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dZCrvSdTxo

Dire Straits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Erg4DPUMyIU

 

[Chaotic42]

Sweet
Boz Skaggs
Chuck Mangione
Sanford and Townsend

 

[tcsenter]

Start with episode 1. If you know that music at all, it's funny stuff.
http://www.channel101.com/show/171

Why haven't I seen this before and why didn't they do another series? Hilarious!

 

[dawp]

crosby stills and nash

southern cross

osark mountain daredevils

Jackie Blue

 

[BUTCH1]

Moody blues, saw 'em live in '96 with a full 100+ piece orchestra=awesome..

EDIT: Oops, someone already had 'em on the first page but damm they were good.

 

[boomer6447]

England Dan and John Ford Coley
Dave Mason
Bob Welch
Firefall
Exile
Seals and Crofts

 

[CZroe]

Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds.

 

[rbV5]

REO speedwagon, Journey