Don Williams and Alison Krauss – Lay Down Beside Me
Oldies Songs Don Williams and Alison Krauss’ “Lay Down Beside Me”: A Duet of Earth and Heaven The song “Lay Down Beside Me” is, in its purest form, a monument to the…
Marty Robbins – A Woman’s Touch
Marty Robbins -“A Woman’s Touch”: The Quiet Beauty of Domestic Salvation In the grand, sweeping canvas of Marty Robbins’ legendary career, we often find ourselves captivated by the gunfighters, the…
Marty Robbins – A Man and a Train
Marty Robbins -“A Man and a Train”: The Enduring American Dream on a Rail, Sung with Poetic Grandeur There is an entire genre of American music devoted to the lore…
Marty Robbins – Completely Out of Love
Marty Robbins -“Completely Out of Love”: A Late-Career Farewell to Passion, Delivered with That Signature Smoothness There are singers whose artistry lies in sheer vocal power, and then there is…
Don Williams – Better Than Today
Don Williams’ “Better Than Today”: The Gentle Giant’s Enduring Optimism, Eight Years Later There are some voices in music that don’t just sing to you; they feel like they’re speaking…
Marty Robbins – A Hundred and Sixty Acres
Marty Robbins – “A Hundred and Sixty Acres”: The Dream of the Homesteader and the Sweetness of Simplicity In the vast, magnificent tapestry of Marty Robbins’ work, “A Hundred and…
Marty Robbins – You Gave Me A Mountain
Marty Robbins – “You Gave Me A Mountain”: The Epic Struggle of Heartache and Faith The genius of Marty Robbins lay in his ability to inhabit a narrative, whether it…
Don Williams – Infinity
Don Williams – Infinity (2012): The Enduring Circle of Love, Not His Final Recording There’s a beautiful misconception that can sometimes surround the later works of our musical heroes, a…
Don Williams – I’ll Be Here in the Morning
Don Williams – I’ll Be Here in the Morning (2014): The Gentle Giant’s Final Word on Love and Lasting Devotion If ever a song could serve as a perfect, tender…
Don Williams and Joey Lauren Adams – Cryin’ Eyes
Don Williams and Joey Lauren Adams – Cryin’ Eyes (1997): The Quiet Echo of Heartbreak Hidden in Plain Sight There is a timeless beauty in a song that doesn’t scream…