George Jones – The Race Is On (Live at Farm Aid 1985)
Oldies Songs A Heartbreak Told Like a Horse Race, Where “The Race Is On” Turns Loss Into Motion and Memory On September 22, 1985, at the Farm Aid concert in Champaign, Illinois,…
The Everly Brothers – Bye Bye Love – Platengala 1984
A Heartbreak That Never Ages, Where “Bye Bye Love” Still Echoes With the Same First Goodbye In 1984, on the European television program TopPop (Platengala), The Everly Brothers revisited their…
Steve Earle – My Old Friend the Blues (Live at Farm Aid 1995)
A Quiet Companion in the Dark, Where “My Old Friend the Blues” Feels Like Something That Never Truly Leaves On October 1, 1995, at the Farm Aid concert in Louisville,…
Conway Twitty – Hello Darlin’ (performed at the Showboat Casino in Atlantic City in 1992)
A Simple Greeting That Became Country Music’s Most Intimate Moment of Love and Loss In 1992, at the Showboat Casino in Atlantic City, Conway Twitty stepped onto the stage and…
The Everly Brothers – Lucille – Live in 1984
A Rock and Roll Classic Revisited, Where “Lucille” Roars Back with Timeless Harmony In 1984, The Everly Brothers stepped onto the stage and delivered “Lucille” with a confidence that proved…
John Prine & Brandi Carlile – In Spite of Ourselves
A Love Song That Laughs at Itself, Where “In Spite of Ourselves” Becomes a Joyful Meeting of Generations During the Cayamo Cruise in January 2015, John Prine joined forces with…
Nanci Griffith & Eric Taylor – Storms
A Song Like a Gathering Storm, Where Love and Loneliness Drift in the Same Dark Sky In this intimate live performance, Nanci Griffith joins songwriter Eric Taylor for “Storms,” a…
Anne Murray – Walk Right Back 1978
A Familiar Melody Reimagined, Where “Walk Right Back” Finds New Warmth in a Timeless Voice In 1978, on the television program “Pop! Goes The Country,” Anne Murray performed “Walk Right…
Jerry Lee Lewis – Mean Woman Blues (wembley arena 1987)
A Wild Energy That Never Fades, Where “Mean Woman Blues” Burns With the Same Fire Across Decades In 1987, on the stage of Wembley Arena in London, Jerry Lee Lewis…
When John Prine tells stories about his past
A Conversation That Feels Like a Song, Where Stories, Humor, and Memory Sit Side by Side In this rare on-stage exchange, John Prine sits down with Jerry Jeff Walker and…