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Byron MacGregor - The Americans - 1974

Byron MacGregor
Artist: Byron MacGregor
Song: The Americans
Year: 1974
Top songs for the Class of 1974
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Artist
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2.
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3.
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4.
Paper Lace
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5.
Billy Swan
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6.
Byron MacGregor
The Americans
7.
David Essex
Rock On
8.
Carl Douglas
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9.
Sister Janet Mead
The Lord's Prayer
10.
Reunion
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Byron MacGregor Biography
MacGregor was a legendary in broadcast newsrooms in both Canada and the United States. He is best known for his no-nonsense patriotic style.


In 1974, he recorded "The Americans", a tribute written and originally broadcast by Gordon Sinclair, with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. It did well in the popular music charts in 1974 as well as in 1991. MacGregor donated what money he made from the recording to the American Red Cross. Byron MacGregor died at the young age of 46 in 1995 from pneumonia related complications.

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MP3 version of Byron MacGregor's
This is the recording of Gordon Sinclair's radio commentary entitled, "The Americans".
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