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When Great Moments in Vinyl takes the stage, we typically invite our fans to remember a particular album with us.  But for our next concert, we’re actually going to reminisce about the music from an entire year!  

Let’s not overlook some of the memorable music that came from African-American artists in 1973.

These are just some of the women artists who made a name for themselves in 1973.

AM stations may still have been king with their Top 40 formats, but around the country FM stations were catering to an growing audience that craved the new format known as AOR, album oriented rock.

But the year held additional delights an amazing variety of talented newcomers made their debuts.  There was more great music to be enjoyed if you knew what names to look for at your local record store.

What a year! American Graffiti was at the movie theatres.  All in the Family was on TV.  And Top 40 radio stations across the country were facing new competition that had established itself on FM, Album Oriented Rock.  And just look at some of the LPs that came out that year!