Emmylou Harris interview, Ireland 1982
Oldies Songs EMMYLOU HARRIS CAME TO IRELAND IN 1982 LOOKING FOR THE SOUL INSIDE THE MUSIC In 1982, Emmylou Harris arrived in Ireland not merely as an international country music star promoting…
Freddy Fender – Before the Next Teardrop Falls & Wasted Days and Wasted Nights – 1984
WHEN FREDDY FENDER SANG ABOUT HEARTBREAK IN 1984, IT FELT LESS LIKE A PERFORMANCE AND MORE LIKE A LIFE STORY During the 1984 MDA Telethon, Freddy Fender walked onto the…
Anne Murray – Real Emotions 1975
WHEN ANNE MURRAY SANG ABOUT DOING “ABSOLUTELY NOTHING,” SHE CAPTURED A FEELING MILLIONS QUIETLY UNDERSTOOD During a warm and wonderfully intimate 1975 concert performance, Anne Murray turned the gentle song…
Roy Orbison – Candy Man (Black & White Night 30)
A NIGHT WHEN ROY ORBISON TURNED A SIMPLE BLUES SONG INTO PURE ELECTRIC MAGIC In the unforgettable atmosphere of Black & White Night 30, “Candy Man” became more than a…
Steve Earle with The V-Roys – Copperhead Road (Live at Farm Aid 1997)
WHEN “COPPERHEAD ROAD” HIT FARM AID IN 1997, IT SOUNDED LIKE THE SOUTH REFUSING TO APOLOGIZE On October 4, 1997, the stage at Farm Aid in Tinley Park, Illinois became…
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings – 2022 08 06 – Opry Live – “Long Black Veil”
WHEN GILLIAN WELCH SANG “LONG BLACK VEIL,” THE GRAND OLE OPRY FELL SILENT LIKE AN OLD MOUNTAIN CHURCH In August 2022, during a special Opry Live celebration honoring John Anderson’s…
Gordon Lightfoot – Bitter Green
Oldies Songs A quiet song about longing, distance, and the kind of love that fades slowly into memory — “Bitter Green” remains one of Gordon Lightfoot’s most haunting reflections on loneliness and…
Anne Murray Performs ‘You Won’t See Me’ on The Midnight Special
ON A SUMMER NIGHT IN 1974, ANNE MURRAY TURNED A BEATLES SONG INTO SOMETHING LONELY, ELEGANT, AND ENTIRELY HER OWN In July 1974, as television audiences across America tuned into…
“PRETTY PAPER” – Roy Orbison (Acoustic performance with Johnny Cash in 1970)
WHILE CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS RUSHED PAST, ROY ORBISON SANG FOR THE MAN EVERYONE ELSE FORGOT In 1970, during an intimate acoustic appearance alongside Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison delivered a performance of…
Justin Townes Earle – Frightened By the Sound – 5/21/2019 – Paste Studios – New York, NY
IN A SMALL NEW YORK STUDIO, JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE TURNED ANXIETY INTO SOMETHING BEAUTIFULLY HUMAN On May 21, 2019, inside the quiet confines of Paste Studios in New York City,…