Walking down William St. after school to shop and hangout downtown.
Shopping at the Star Store, Cherry's, Woolworth's, Sears, W.T. Grant's, Saltmarsh, and the Enterprise Store.
The many bomb scares at the "old" New Bedford High.
During lunch break not being allowed to beyond the side walk surrounding the old high school.
When it was o.k. for students to smoke on school grounds.
Very little parking for students at the old high school.
The class of '73 was the first graduating class from the NEW New Bedford High School.
Durfee Dummies
When NBHS made news in HighTimes magazine.
What was your favorite radio station in high school? Back in the 1970's most of us were listing to our favorite music on the A.M. dial. (Up until the mid 1970's Top 40 / Rock A.M. radio was still king.) Here is a partial list of A.M. & F.M. Top 40 / Rock stations we listened to.
WSAR -1480 Voted the most listen to station in our junior year. Fall River, MA The most rock music on the A.M. dial in Southern New England. WPRO - 63 Big Ange and the "Good Night Line". Providence, RI "The station the reaches the beaches" WRKO - 68 "Now Radio" and later "The Big 68" Boston, MA WJAR - 920 Vanilla Top 40 radio. Providence, RI (Big Ange worked here after getting fired from PRO - A.M for smoking pot on the air.) WNBH - 1340 Vanilla top 40 radio New Bedford, MA WBRU - 95.5 More rock than a top 40 Providence, RI WBZ - 106.7 Great station and tons of music and very few commercials. Boston, MA WVBF - 105.7 Great station...difficult to receive in the New Bedford area. Framingham/ Boston, MA
Vote for your favorite station. See poll on left side.
Here is a list (in no particular order) of some of the biggest and not so big Top 40 / Rock / R & B / Soul hits.
1970 - 1973
1970
War - Edwin Starr
Let It Be - Beatles
ABC - Jackson 5
The Thrill Is Gone - B. B. King
Evil Ways - Santana
In The Summertime - Mungo Jerry
Fire and Rain - James Tylor
House Of The Rising Sun - Frijid Pink Bridge Over Troubled Waters - Simon and Garfunkel (#1 song for the year)
Turn Back The Hands of Time - Tyrone Davis
Easy Come, Easy Go - Bobby Sherman
Band Of Gold - Freda Payne
Close To You - Carpenters
Make It With You - Bread
Lola - Kinks
1971
One Bad Apple - Osmonds
Amos Moses - Jerry Reed
Me And Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin
Proud Mary - Ike And Tina Turner
Woodstock - Matthews' Southern Comfort
Here Comes The Sun - Richie Havens
Love Her Madly - Doors
She's A Lady - Tom Jones
Knock Three Times - Dawn
Just My Imagination - Temptations
It's Too Late - Carol King
I Love You For All Seasons - Fuzz
Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who
Chick-A-Boom - Daddy Dewdrop
Joy To The World - Three Dog Night (#1 song for the year)
1972 Lean On Me - Bill Withers Brandy (You're A Fine Girl) - Looking Glass Precious and Few - Climax Hold Your Head Up - Argent First Time I Ever Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack (#1 song for the year) School's Out - Alice Cooper Everything I Own - Bread Coconut - Nilsson Taxi - Harry Chapin I Gotcha - Joe Tex Back Stabbers - O'Jays American Pie - Don McLean Nice To Be With You - Gallery 1973
Let's Get It On - Marvin Gaye Little Willy - Sweet Rocky Mountain High - John Denver Natural High - Bloodstone Daniel - Elton John Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple Tie A Yellow Ribbon - Tony Orlando and Dawn (#1 song for the year) My Love - Wings Superstition - Stevie Wonder Free Ride - Edgar Winter Group Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich Kodachrome - Paul Simon Hocus Pocus - Focus We'reAn American Band - Grand Funk Railroad Diamond Girl - Seals and Crofts
.JPG)
