Johnny Mathis – Moonlight Becomes You
The Golden Age of Romance, Sung by “The Voice of Velvet” There are certain songs that exist outside the frantic rush of pop culture, residing instead in the quiet, sophisticated…
The Golden Age of Romance, Sung by “The Voice of Velvet” There are certain songs that exist outside the frantic rush of pop culture, residing instead in the quiet, sophisticated…
The Disco Waltz of the Eternal Romantic For generations, the silky, impeccable voice of Johnny Mathis has been the very definition of romantic pop. His career is a testament to…
The Song That Crossed the Line: Marty Robbins’ Country-Pop Leap In the mid-1950s, the lines between traditional country music and the nascent world of rock and roll were blurring, and…
The Confession of the Country King In the vast and often somber catalog of George Jones, a man whose voice could turn heartache into pure gold, there exists a song…
The Haunting Duet: A Last Call for Love and Loneliness There is no sound quite like the combined voices of George Jones and Tammy Wynette. Their harmony wasn’t just musical;…
The Perfect Blend of Pain and Promise To speak of George Jones and Tammy Wynette is to speak of Country Music royalty, a turbulent, volatile, yet magically harmonious union that…
The Heartbreak Duet: A Fragile Vow From Country’s Stormiest Marriage Oh, if the walls of Music Row could talk, surely their most passionate and tragic tales would revolve around the…
From Glitter Glam to Gritty Hard Rock: The Sweet’s Ode to Urban Desperation For many of us, the name Sweet (or The Sweet, as they were often billed) conjures up…
The Velvet Baritone’s Optimistic Standard To speak of Jim Reeves is to conjure a sound—a voice like the smoothest, darkest velvet, capable of turning the simplest ballad into a profound,…
The Lasting Echo of the Gentleman of Country There are certain voices in music that possess a unique, velvet quality—a rich, deep timbre that doesn’t just sing notes, but seems…