Marty Robbins – Don’t Worry ’Bout Me
Music Legend The Farewell Ballad that Accidentally Gave Birth to Fuzz Rock Ah, the early 1960s. That sweet, melancholic era when a broken heart could still be dressed in a tuxedo of…
Ronnie Milsap – Am I Losing You
A Velvet Voice Revives A Classic Cry of the Heart There are certain songs, woven into the fabric of country music’s golden age, that feel less like compositions and more…
Jim Reeves – Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)
The Ethereal Duet That Brought Two Country Legends Back to Life There are certain songs that, the moment the first notes drift out of the speaker, instantly transport us back…
Vern Gosdin – I’m Still Crazy
The Haunting Confession of a Man Who Just Can’t Let Go There are certain voices in country music that don’t just sing a song; they inhabit it, breathing genuine, palpable…
Donny Osmond – Do You Want Me
The Agony and Ecstasy of First Love, Crooned by a Teen Idol Ah, the early 1970s. For a generation of young women, this was the decade when innocence and Tiger…
The Osmonds – Peace
An Anthem for the Heart: The Unseen Depth of the Osmonds’ Plea When we look back at the 1970s, the name The Osmonds instantly conjures up images of teen idol…
Marty Robbins – Man Walks Among Us
The Prophet of the Prairie: A Dirge for the Wild West There are certain songs that, the moment you hear that familiar, haunting melody and the velvet tremor of the…
Charley Pride – Is Anybody Goin’ to San Antone
That Lonesome Road to San Antone: Charley Pride’s Perfect Ode to Heartbreak on the Highway Oh, the memories that song conjures. If you’re like me, you can’t hear the opening…
George Jones – Her Name Is…
The song is a masterful, raw portrait of an enduring, unforgettable love, cleverly inviting the listener to fill in the blank with the name of their own true heartbreak. If…
George Jones & Tammy Wynette – God’s Gonna Get ‘Cha (For That)
When the Possum and the First Lady Called Out the Hypocrites Ah, the 1970s. For those of us who tuned into Country radio then, the names George Jones and Tammy…