The 20 Horn Rock Songs You Can't Live Without

In the next week we will be presenting our case for the 20 horn rock songs that you can't live without....
We will be counting down a new horn rock song each week. We welcome any comments and opinions as well as any new info on horn rock artists.

What are your favorite Horn Rock Songs?

We will be counting down our favorite 20 horn rock songs in the coming weeks. We welcome any comments and opinions as well as any new info on horn rock artists.

Just Add Horns #1: Looking Glass

Looking Glass was a 4 piece formed in New Jersey when the members met as students of Rutger's University. The group broke up, people tried different bands, but eventually the 4 guys got to together to make a serious go at it. After a hookup which got them a showcase for then-president of CBS Records, Clive Davis, they were signed to Epic Records.

They started to work on the some songs, trying out a tune the singer, Elliot Lurie wrote, called Brandy. Various producers tried their hand at making Brandy sound good, but the 4 piece rock band could never get the sound just right. So they decided to produce the song themselves and rerecord it with engineer, Bob Liftin at Regent Sound Studios in New York. They eventually found the ingredient that worked for the song - "just add horns". And voila, the song shot all the way to #1 on August 26, 1972.

Here's a taste of some Looking Glass magic:

The Sons of Champlin offer you some Freedom

Have a slice of Mom's Apple Pie

This Warren, Ohio horn rock band was discovered and managed by Terry Knight, who was also managing Grand Funk Railroad. They released 2 albums, Mom's Apple Pie in 1971 and Mom's Apple Pie II is 1973. They recorded a third album which was never released.

Johnny Maestro, leader of the Brooklyn Bridge, has died

The Leader of the horn rock group, The Brooklyn Bridge, has passed due to his ongoing battle with cancer at age 70. Johnny was the also the lead singer of the interracial doowop group (how many can say that?), The Crests and hit #2 in early 1969 with Sixteen Candles. Ten years later he was back in the Top 10 with Worst That Could Happen, a combination of the Del Satins & the Rhythm Method combined to form The Brooklyn Bridge. Johnny continued playing with various formations of the band for decades.

Here's the band performing their big hit on Cousin Brucie's Rock N Roll Party:

Beware The Ides of March