Ritchie Valens – Hurry Up
Oldies Songs “Hurry Up” – A Young Heart Racing Against Time in the Early Days of Rock and Roll In the late 1950s, rock and roll was still a fresh and restless…
John Prine – Dear Abby(From a BBC Old Grey Whistle Test performance in 1973)
A Young Songwriter Turns Humor and Heartache Into Folk Poetry on “Dear Abby” In 1973, American singer songwriter John Prine appeared on the legendary British music program The Old Grey…
Stupid Cupid – With Neil Sedaka and Sedakas’s grandson
Oldies Songs “Stupid Cupid” – A Playful Cry of Young Love That Outlived the Era That Created It When “Stupid Cupid” first burst onto the radio in 1958, it carried the bright,…
Chuck Negron – A Moment In Time
“A Moment In Time” Keeps the Spirit of Chuck Negron and Cory Wells Alive “A Moment In Time” stands as one of the most heartfelt recordings from the solo career…
Showaddywaddy – Just A Country Boy
“Just A Country Boy” – a warm, humble portrait of simple roots and quiet pride, wrapped in the nostalgic glow of rock ’n’ roll revival When Showaddywaddy recorded “Just A…
Say Mama – Buddy and The Duke
A raw, driving rhythm that captures the untamed spirit of mid-1960s garage rock — “Say Mama” is less a polished pop single and more a burst of youthful electricity preserved…
John Prine, Amanda Shires, Jason Isbell, “In Spite of Ourselves”
A crooked little love song that reminds us real devotion is rarely polished—but it endures anyway. When John Prine released In Spite of Ourselves in 1999, it did not arrive…
Ritchie Valens – Bluebirds over the Mountain
“Bluebirds over the Mountain” – A Tender Echo of Young Love in the Early Rock and Roll Era When Ritchie Valens recorded “Bluebirds over the Mountain” in 1958, he was…
Billy Joe Shaver – Georgia on a Fast Train(live at the Farm Aid concert in New Orleans, Louisiana on September 18, 1994)
A Rebel’s Ride Through Hard Times: Billy Joe Shaver’s “Georgia on a Fast Train” Roars Back to Life at Farm Aid 1994 On September 18, 1994, outlaw country songwriter Billy…
Emmylou Harris – If I Could Only Win Your Love
A Gentle Breakthrough: How “If I Could Only Win Your Love” Introduced Emmylou Harris to the Heart of Country Music In 1975, a young singer with a clear, tremulous voice…