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...I heard another "one-hit wonder" from the same era this weekend...you guys remember "Smoke From a Distant Fire?" [Sanford Townsend Band]

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Great song! When I first heard it (in 1977), I thought it was by Hall & Oates!

It had the jazzy-pop West Coast feel, and had a bright upbeat tone. But when you read the lyrics, the song is about a bitter romance that has gone cold and about to break up.

Ed Sanford and John Townsend were longtime studio session musicians, songwriters, and backup vocalists before they hit it on their own.

HipsterMom, you might be interested to know that
Townsend is still performing, and his own website now. He lives in Alabama nowadays.

Scroll down to the bottom of the following webpage, and there is a reference to the "Smoke From A Distant Fire" song.

(click here):
http://johntown.com/about2.html

Townsend's main page is at:
http://johntown.com/home.html


It's nice to know that this guy is not some long-forgotten "one-hit wonder", but is still actually working the music biz!

Hope this helps!

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