Soul Express Looks Back On A Countdown

The Sept. 23 edition of Dean Farrell’s Soul Express featured a special countdown: the Top 40 songs on radio station KOWH in Omaha, Neb., for their weekly chart on Sept. 25, 1972.

Here’s the archive.

Featured artists included Stevie Wonder, The Moments, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Allen Toussaint, Mandrill, The Spinners, Denise LaSalle, B.B. King, Billy Preston, Laura Lee, Bobby “Blue” Bland, The O’Jays, Millie Jackson, The Staple Singers, Curtis Mayfield and James Brown.

A few acts listeners might not be familiar with, including Barbara Jean English, Creative Funk and Exuma, were also included.