John Prine & Iris DeMent – In Spite Of Ourselves – Ireland 2000
Oldies Songs A Love Song That Celebrates Every Flaw, Proving That Real Devotion Begins Where Perfection Ends In the year 2000, when John Prine and Iris DeMent stepped onto the stage of…
Bonnie Raitt – I Can’t Make You Love Me – Tonight Show 9-17-1991
Before It Became a Legend, It Was Simply a Woman Standing Under the Lights, Singing a Truth Millions Would One Day Share On September 17, 1991, Bonnie Raitt walked onto…
Dwight Yoakam – “Honky Tonk Man” [Live from Austin, TX]
The song that launched Dwight Yoakam’s career became a declaration of everything he would spend a lifetime defending When Dwight Yoakam stepped onto the stage in Austin, Texas to perform…
Roy Orbison – London Palladium performance, 1966
Before Life’s Cruelest Tragedies Arrived, Roy Orbison Stood on a London Stage and Sang as if the World Belonged to Him In 1966, Roy Orbison stepped onto the stage of…
Billy Joe Shaver – I’m Just An Old Chunk Of Coal (Live at Farm Aid 1986)
A song about becoming better, even when life leaves scars that never fully heal In the summer of 1986, as thousands gathered in Austin, Texas for Farm Aid, one performance…
Stan Rogers – Leave Her, Johnny, Leave Her
Oldies Songs A Timeless Farewell: Stan Rogers and the Enduring Power of “Leave Her, Johnny, Leave Her” Among the many voices that have carried the spirit of folk music across generations, Stan…
Stan Rogers – Take It From Day To Day
“Take It From Day To Day”: How Stan Rogers Turned Ordinary Lives Into Timeless Folk Poetry More than four decades after it was first performed, Stan Rogers’ “Take It From…
Showaddywaddy – Goody Goody
Showaddywaddy’s “Goody Goody” Performance Captures the Joy of Classic Entertainment A surviving television performance from January 15, 1983 continues to highlight the enduring appeal of Showaddywaddy and the band’s ability…
Showaddywaddy – I’m Yours
“I’m Yours”: The Quiet Gem That Showaddywaddy Left Behind While Showaddywaddy built its reputation on energetic rock and roll revival hits throughout the 1970s, some of the band’s most memorable…
Dwight Yoakam – Wild Ride 1994
At the Height of His Fame, Dwight Yoakam Was Singing About How Little Control We Really Have By 1994, Dwight Yoakam had already achieved what many country artists spend a…