Ricky Van Shelton – Wear My Ring Around Your Neck
Oldies Songs 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…
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.…
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…
Ricky Van Shelton – I’m Starting Over
A Heart’s Confession: The Painful, Hopeful Prelude to a Brand New Dawn There are songs that simply entertain, and then there are those that hold a mirror up to the…
Ricky Van Shelton – A Bridge I Didn’t Burn
A Melancholy Tale of Unspoken Farewells As the ’90s dawned, country music was in the midst of a vibrant evolution. A new wave of artists, steeped in tradition yet unafraid…
Ricky Van Shelton – I Still Love You
This simple ballad is an intimate and heartbreaking confession of a love that lingers long after it’s over. Some songs arrive like a sudden, summer thunderstorm, a flash of brilliance…
Ricky Van Shelton – Sweet Memories
The bittersweet ache of a love that’s gone but not forgotten. In the late 1980s, the landscape of country music was undergoing a shift. The era of the “Urban Cowboy”…
Ricky Van Shelton – Crime Of Passion
“Crime Of Passion”: A Melancholy Echo of Doomed Love and Regret Ah, the late 1980s. A time when country music, while certainly embracing new sounds, still held firm to its…
Ricky Van Shelton – Wild Man
“Wild Man”: A Son’s Tribute, A Father’s Legacy, and a Timeless Echo of Country Soul Ah, the early ’90s. A time when country music, though evolving, still held onto its…