Smokie – If You Think You Know How To Love Me
Music Legend The Rough Voice and the Soft Sell: Smokie’s First Sweetheart Serenade For those of us who recall the mid-1970s pop landscape, the name Smokie conjures up a very specific sonic…
Jim Reeves – Waltzing on Top of the World
The Silver Baritone and the Dream of Pure Romance For a generation, the voice of Jim Reeves was the very definition of comfort and quiet sophistication in country music. Long…
Don Williams – Miracles
Oldies Songs Don Williams – Miracles: A Quiet Reflection on Life’s Gentle Wonders, Anchored by a Classic Melody Ah, Don Williams, the “Gentle Giant.” Just the mention of his name conjures up…
Marty Robbins – Love Is Blue
Marty Robbins – Love Is Blue: A Country Legend’s Unexpected Turn Toward Universal Sorrow There is a particular kind of beautiful melancholy that settled over the late 1960s, a wistfulness…
Marty Robbins – The Hanging Tree
Marty Robbins – The Hanging Tree: A Ballad of Darkness, Redemption, and the American West’s Lingering Shadows There are songs that simply drift through the decades, pleasant echoes of a…
David Essex – Here It Comes Again
The Underrated Anthem of Existential Dread There is a captivating dichotomy to the career of David Essex. On the one hand, he was the quintessential seventies teen idol—the handsome, working-class…
David Essex – Watch Out (Carolina)
The Unsettled Heart: David Essex’s Tense, Cinematic Warning There are certain songs that, upon the first few notes, instantly transport us back to a specific moment in time—a time when…
Marty Robbins – Among My Souvenirs
Marty Robbins – Among My Souvenirs: A Heartfelt Tapestry of Bygone Loves and Lingering Memories Ah, the melodies of Marty Robbins. They possess a peculiar power, don’t they? A way…
Don Williams – I’m Just a Country Boy
Don Williams – I’m Just a Country Boy : Finding the True Gold in the Morning Sun There are certain songs that, upon the very first note, seem to draw…
Don Williams – Back i
Don Williams – Back in My Younger Days Don Williams – Back in My Younger Days: A Sweet, Wise Look at Love’s Settling and Salvation There is a serene contentment…