Don Gibson – Blue Blue Day
Oldies Songs Don Gibson – Blue Blue Day: Finding a Brighter Spot on the Gloomy Horizon In the catalog of Don Gibson, a songwriter famously dubbed “The Sad Poet,” the 1958 hit…
Don Gibson – I Can’t Stop Loving You
Don Gibson – I Can’t Stop Loving You: The Country Ballad That Ray Charles Elevated to Eternal Stardom If “Oh Lonesome Me” was the infectious earworm that first broke Don…
Don Gibson – Sea of Heartbreak
Don Gibson – Sea of Heartbreak: A Timeless Ballad That Launched a Thousand Tears (and Just as Many Great Covers) When we talk about songs that possess a rare kind…
Don Gibson – Oh Lonesome Me (1957)
Don Gibson – Oh Lonesome Me: The Unexpectedly Upbeat Soundtrack to a Solitary Heart There are songs that simply mark a time, and then there are songs that become the…
“I’VE GOT TO PROTECT MY FATHER’S NAME AND IMAGE.”
Oldies Songs He doesn’t wear the same rhinestone jackets or sing under the same blazing lights, but make no mistake — Ronny Robbins carries the same fire that once burned inside his…
Ricky Van Shelton – I’m Starting Over
A Heart’s Confession: The Painful, Hopeful Prelude to a Brand New Dawn There are songs that simply entertain, and then there are those that hold a mirror up to the…
Hank Williams The Funeral
Music Legend A solemn meditation on innocence and faith in the face of loss. “The Funeral” is a deeply emotional recitation by Hank Williams (credited under his alter ego Luke the Drifter)…
Noel Haggard & Ben Haggard – The Runnin’ Kind/ I’m A Lonesome Fugitive
A heartfelt tribute to Merle Haggard‘s restless soul, through the voices of his sons. When Noel Haggard and Ben Haggard take the stage together to sing “The Runnin’ Kind /…
Merle Haggard – Kern River Blues
A bittersweet farewell, a grieving gaze at a dried-up river of memory. In the twilight of his life, Merle Haggard recorded what would become his final song: “Kern River Blues.”…
Don Williams – I Need You to Want Me
Don Williams’ “I Need You to Want Me”: A Country-Pop Whisper of Vulnerability and Pure Affection There’s a beautiful, soft side to Don Williams, the Gentle Giant, that sometimes gets…