David Essex – Yesterday
Music Legend The Ballad of the Pin-Up: David Essex Takes on the Ultimate Classic For a certain generation, the 1970s belonged to David Essex. He was the ultimate British phenomenon—a moody, handsome…
Don Williams – If Hollywood Don’t Need You
Oldies Songs Don Williams’ “If Hollywood Don’t Need You”: A Gentle Giant’s Enduring Promise of Home and True Love Ah, the 1980s. When country music was beginning its slow, sometimes jarring transition,…
Marty Robbins – Knee Deep in the Blues
Marty Robbins’ “Knee Deep in the Blues”: A Heartfelt Echo of Honky Tonk Woe and Transition There are some songs, aren’t there, that just take you back? They’re more than…
Don Williams – Falling Again
Don Williams – Falling Again: The Gentle Giant’s Reflection on Love’s Persistent Cycle Ah, the late, great Don Williams. Just hearing his name brings a wave of calm, doesn’t it?…
Jim Reeves – Moonlight and Roses
Oldies Songs A Gentle Reminder of Love’s Enduring Glow Moonlight and Roses: A timeless ballad of tender memory and enduring, beautiful nostalgia for a love that was. There are some songs, aren’t…
Smokie – If You Think You Know How To Love Me
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
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…