Don Williams – We Should Be Together (1974)
Oldies Songs Don Williams – “We Should Be Together” (1974): The Gentle Giant’s First Top 5 Plea for Simple, Enduring Love There’s a beautiful, understated power in the early work of Don…
Don Williams – Where Do I Go from Here (1977)
Don Williams – “Where Do I Go from Here” (1977): A Tender Question Echoing in the Quiet Spaces of a Gentle Giant’s Legacy Ah, to speak of the man they…
Marty Robbins – The Strawberry Roan
Marty Robbins – “The Strawberry Roan”: The Epic Cowboy Ballad of Man Versus Beast, and the Pride That Takes a Fall. Ah, “The Strawberry Roan.” Now we’re riding back in…
Marty Robbins – Am I That Easy To Forget
Marty Robbins – “Am I That Easy To Forget”: The Timeless Echo of a Broken Heart That Won’t Be Silenced. There are some songs, my friends, that simply feel like…
Marty Robbins and Johnny Cash – Streets Of Laredo
A shared farewell ballad where two voices honor the dignity of loss, memory, and the passing of time When Marty Robbins and Johnny Cash came together to perform “Streets of…
Jim Reeves – Billy Bayou (1958)
Jim Reeves – Billy Bayou (1958): The Whimsical Tale That Rode the Wave of Country’s Golden Era Let’s take a trip back to the tail end of the 1950s, a…
Jim Reeves – This World Is Not My Home (1962)
Jim Reeves – This World Is Not My Home (1962): The Gentle Baritone of an Eternal Longing There are songs that simply entertain, and then there are hymns that gently…
Jim Reeves – Distant Drums (1966)
Jim Reeves – Distant Drums (1966): The Posthumous Ballad of Timeless Love and Urgent Farewell Ah, the gentle, resonant voice of Jim Reeves, “Gentleman Jim.” For so many of us…
Don Williams – I Sing for Joy
Don Williams – “I Sing for Joy”: A Quiet, Late-Career Reflection on Gratitude and the Simple Pleasures The late, great Don Williams—the “Gentle Giant”—had a voice like warm honey and…
Jim Reeves – Adios Amigo (1962)
Jim Reeves – “Adios Amigo”: The Gentle, Heartbreaking Farewell of the Gentleman Jim There are few voices in the history of country music that possess the profound, velvety richness of…