Don Williams – Old Coyote Town
Don Williams – Old Coyote Town: A Wistful, Heart-Tugging Farewell to the Ghosts of Home There is a particular kind of ache reserved for the memory of a place that…
Don Williams – Old Coyote Town: A Wistful, Heart-Tugging Farewell to the Ghosts of Home There is a particular kind of ache reserved for the memory of a place that…
Marty Robbins – Song of the Bandit: The Lonesome Echo of the Range, Carried on the Second Wind of the Balladeer Gather ’round, and let your mind drift back to…
Marty Robbins – Singing The Blues: The Golden Crossroads Where Nashville Charm Met Universal Heartbreak There are certain songs that don’t just mark a point in a career; they mark…
Marty Robbins – Old Red: A Poignant Trail Song of Loyalty and Loss That Echoes the Heart of the Old West Ah, the sound of Marty Robbins… it has a…
The Agony and Ecstasy of First Love, Crooned by a Teen Idol Ah, the early 1970s. For a generation of young women, this was the decade when innocence and Tiger…
An Anthem for the Heart: The Unseen Depth of the Osmonds’ Plea When we look back at the 1970s, the name The Osmonds instantly conjures up images of teen idol…
The Prophet of the Prairie: A Dirge for the Wild West There are certain songs that, the moment you hear that familiar, haunting melody and the velvet tremor of the…
That Lonesome Road to San Antone: Charley Pride’s Perfect Ode to Heartbreak on the Highway Oh, the memories that song conjures. If you’re like me, you can’t hear the opening…
The song is a masterful, raw portrait of an enduring, unforgettable love, cleverly inviting the listener to fill in the blank with the name of their own true heartbreak. If…
When the Possum and the First Lady Called Out the Hypocrites Ah, the 1970s. For those of us who tuned into Country radio then, the names George Jones and Tammy…