Johnny Rodriguez – Down On The Rio Grande on Pop! Goes The Country in 1979
Oldies Songs Down on the Rio Grande and the Borderline Soul of Johnny Rodriguez In 1979, when Johnny Rodriguez stepped onto the stage of Pop! Goes the Country to perform Down on…
Emmylou Harris – Lodi
When Emmylou Harris Sang “Lodi,” It No Longer Sounded Like Escape. It Sounded Like Survival. On January 9, 1992, Emmylou Harris walked onto a late-night television stage and quietly revealed…
Billy Joe Shaver “Ride Me Down Easy” – Live from Austin TX
When Billy Joe Shaver Sang “Ride Me Down Easy” on Austin City Limits, It Felt Less Like a Performance and More Like an Outlaw Cowboy Quietly Making Peace With His…
Bobby Sherman – I’m Into Something Good (Shindig – Nov 11, 1964)
Oldies Songs Bobby Sherman’s Early Spark on Shindig! Still Captures the Spirit of a Bygone Era Long before he became one of America’s biggest teen idols of the late 1960s and early…
Townes Van Zandt – You Win Again (Hank Williams Cover)
When Two Haunted Voices Meet in One Song Few songs in the history of Country music carry the emotional weight of “You Win Again.” Written and recorded by Hank Williams…
Eli’s Coming – Three Dog Night
Three Dog Night’s “Eli’s Coming” Remains a Defining Moment of Classic Rock Energy When Three Dog Night performed “Eli’s Coming,” the band captured the explosive spirit that helped define late…
Johnny Rodriguez & Tom T. Hall – You Always Come Back To Hurting Me
Oldies Songs In 1979, Johnny Rodriguez and Tom T. Hall Turned a Simple Television Performance Into One of Country Music’s Most Charming Glimpses Inside the Songwriting Process There is something beautifully unpolished…
Anne Murray – Hey Baby!
In the Early 1980s, Anne Murray Took Viewers on a Caribbean Cruise and Quietly Reminded Television Audiences That Charm Never Needed to Be Loud By the time Anne Murray performed…
Jerry Jeff Walker – Last Night I Fell In Love Again (1992)
In 1992, Jerry Jeff Walker Quietly Sang One of the Most Emotionally Mature Love Songs in Country Music… Not About Falling in Love, but About Remembering Why You Stayed For…
Don & Phil join Petula for ‘The Games People Play’ and perform on their own one of the most beautiful renditions of ‘Let It Be Me’
By 1970, The Everly Brothers Were Already Drifting Apart in Real Life… Yet When Don and Phil Sang “Let It Be Me,” They Still Sounded Like One Soul Split Into…