R.I.P. Helen Reddy

Sad to report that Australian singer Helen Reddy has died, age 78.

Reddy is best remembered for her 1972 hit, I Am Woman, but dig a little deeper and you’ll uncover a treasure trove of classic 70s pop, some with a slightly dark turn such as Angie Baby, Delta Dawn and Somewhere In The Night. 

And if anyone doubts Helen Reddy’s influence, I was interviewing Courtney Constantinou of Melbourne band Goldminds earlier this week and Helen Reddy came up in conversation. Then later that day I received an invite to attend a screening of a new film, I Am Woman

So, sadly it seems Helen’s time has come and then gone.

Click here to read more about Helen Reddy. 

Here’s one of my faves, produced, believe it or not, by Kim Fowley: