Magic in the air

The Lovin’ Spoonful asked a great question in 1965: Do You Believe in Magic? It was the first hit off their debut album with the same title, and it was well received. The Spoonful may have been the only performers of the period to feature an autoharp onstage.

Heart’s first release was “Dreamboat Annie” in 1976. The album had three hits on it, and Magic Man was the biggest, reaching Number Nine on the Billboard Hot 100.

Doris Day started out as a singer, not an actress. Her first hit song was Sentimental Journey in 1945 when she was fronting for Les Brown and his Band of Renown. Shortly thereafter she left the band to start a solo career, and in 1948 was persuaded by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn to audition for a role in the film “Romance on the High Seas.” The film’s song It’s Magic became her first Number One hit, and it launched her on a 20-year film career as well.