The Time Machine makes a stop in 1972 this time. Stevie Wonder dominated the airwaves, releasing two big albums. The Rolling Stones made a double album masterpiece. There were soundtracks like The Harder They Come which starred Jimmy Cliff, and Superfly featured the music of Curtis Mayfield. The Carpenters were still on top of the world. The Staple Singers released maybe their best album. And the Miami Dolphins had the NFL's last perfect season. It's all 1972, our year on this episode of Time Machine Tuesday.
U.S. President Barack Obama shares a moment with quarterback Bob Griese as Obama hosts members of the 1972 Miami Dolphins during an East Room event August 20, 2013 at the White House in Washington, DC. President Obama hosted the undefeated 1972 Super Bowl champion who didnt get the chance to be honored at the White House back then.
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'Talking Book' is the fifteenth studio album by Stevie Wonder, released on October 28, 1972.
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'Exile on Main St.' is the 10th British and 12th American studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released on May 12, 1972.
