Donny Osmond -Let’s Stay Together
Music Legend When a Teen Idol Became a Soul Man: Donny Osmond’s Unexpected Ode to Enduring Lov There are certain songs that, upon hearing the first note, instantly transport you back to…
Marty Robbins – The Bend in the River
The Quiet Call of the Horizon: A Cowboy’s Enduring Quest Oh, the magic in the voice of Marty Robbins. For a certain generation—our generation—he wasn’t just a Country singer; he…
Marty Robbins – Cottonwood Tree
Under the Shadow of the Cottonwood: A Ballad of Fate and the Quick Draw There are certain songs that, the moment the first mournful acoustic guitar notes drift out of…
George Jones & Tammy Wynette – My Elusive Dreams
When The Possum Met The First Lady: A Country Music Love Story Written in Heartbreak There are certain songs in the annals of country music that simply are the story…
George Jones & Tammy Wynette – Let’s Build A World Together
When Hope and Heartbreak Wore Matching Outfits: The Tragic Irony of a Duet’s Drea There are certain songs, woven into the fabric of American Country Music, that transcend mere melody…
Sweet – Spotlight
Glam Rock’s Hard-Edged Statement of Self-Determination For those of us who lived through the glorious, glitter-and-decibel explosion of 1970s Glam Rock, the band Sweet will forever occupy a unique and…
Sweet – Lettres D’Amour
When Glam Rock Went Gallic: The Sweet’s Lush, Unexpected Ballad To those of us who came of age in the 1970s, the name The Sweet conjures up a glorious cacophony…
Jim Reeves – The Talking Walls
When the Silence Screams: The Ghost of Love in an Empty Room There are voices in country music that, once heard, become permanent fixtures in the soundscape of our lives.…
Jim Reeves – Waiting for a Train
The Velvet Voice Rides the Rails: An Ode to the Original Rambler The year was 1956, and the “Nashville Sound” was beginning its polished ascent. In the midst of this…
Johnny Mathis – Didn’t We
The Golden Voice of Romantic Regret To speak of Johnny Mathis is to speak of the soundtrack of a generation—the velvet-voiced crooner who, with effortless grace, transformed simple pop songs…