An Illinois folk singer who created one of the great “one hit wonder” tunes of the 1960s has died.
Jim Post was a singer and songwriter based in Chicago in the ‘60s and ‘70s. In 1968, he and his wife at the time, Cathy Post, had a Top 10 hit called “Reach Out of the Darkness,” under the group name Friend and Lover. The song has been featured in a number of films and TV shows since then. But Post never returned to the Billboard Top 40.
Post had lived in Galena, Illinois, in recent years. He died earlier this month at the age of 82.
Hear his classic tune here:
