Randy Travis – Cowboy Boogie
Oldies Songs Cowboy Boogie an invitation to dance freely under the wide high-plains sky When Randy Travis released “Cowboy Boogie” in August 1993 as the lead single for the album Wind in…
Ricky Van Shelton & Dolly Parton – Rockin’ Years
A Promise Whispered Across Time, Where Love Measures Itself Not in Passion’s Fire but in the Quiet Endurance of Years When Ricky Van Shelton and Dolly Parton released “Rockin’ Years”…
Earl Thomas Conley – Silent Treatment
A quiet confession wrapped in the ache of words left unspoken. When Earl Thomas Conley released “Silent Treatment” in November 1980 as the lead single from his album Fire &…
THE LAST SONG OF AN UNYIELDING HEART
There comes a moment in every artist’s life when a song stops being melody and rhyme and turns into a confession.For Toby Keith, that moment arrived in Tulsa, just months…
Ricky Van Shelton – Wear My Ring Around Your Neck
A Promise Set to a Backbeat of Restless Devotion When Ricky Van Shelton released his rendition of “Wear My Ring Around Your Neck” as the lead single from his 1992…
Randy Travis – Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart
A Man’s Apology Echoing Through the Loneliest Corners of the Heart When Randy Travis released “Hard Rock Bottom of Your Heart” in 1990, as part of his platinum-selling album No…
WHEN THE APPLAUSE FADED, HE CHOSE TO GO HOME — THE QUIET JOURNEY OF RICKY VAN SHELTON
There’s a kind of silence that only comes after decades of applause.Not the empty kind the peaceful kind.That’s the silence Ricky Van Shelton chose when he stepped off the stage…
Ricky Van Shelton – Oh Pretty Woman
When Roy Orbison’s rock classic transforms into a country soul: Ricky Van Shelton sings “Oh, Pretty Woman.” In truth, Ricky Van Shelton never released “Oh, Pretty Woman” as a single.…
Randy Travis – On the Other Hand
A quiet confession that changed the course of country music When Randy Travis first released “On the Other Hand” in 1985 as part of the album Storms of Life, the…
Ricky Van Shelton – I’ve Cried My Last Tear for You
A quiet vow of strength rising from the ashes of heartbreak When Ricky Van Shelton released “I’ve Cried My Last Tear for You” in 1990 as part of his album…