Who does the 70's soft rock called "old oak tree"?

Question

(or "yellow ribbon 'round the old oak tree")

Answer 1

Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree" was a popular song by Dawn featuring Tony Orlando.

Written by Irwin Levine and L. Russell Brown and produced by Hank Medress and David Appell, "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Ole Oak Tree" was a massive worldwide hit in 1973 for Dawn featuring Tony Orlando.

It reached number one on both the UK and US charts for four weeks in April 1973.

The song had a fresh wave of popularity in 1981, in the wake of the Iranian hostage crisis.


Background to song
The origin of the idea of a yellow ribbon as a token of remembrance may have been the 19th Century practice that some women allegedly had of wearing a yellow ribbon in their hair to signify their devotion to a husband or sweetheart serving in the U.S. Cavalry - the official color of the cavalry is yellow (worn on insignia, etc.), and the song "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon," which later inspired the John Wayne movie of the same name, is a reference to this.

The symbol of a yellow ribbon became widely known in civilian life in the 1970s as a reminder of an absent loved one, either in the military or in jail that they would be welcomed home on their return. In Singapore, an initiative by the Singapore Prison Service to generate social acceptance of ex-offenders is named the Yellow Ribbon Project, having drawn inspiration from the song's title.

Answer 2

Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the old oak tree is by Tony Orlando and Dawn!

Answer 3

Dawn, that's a good classic song!