Alison Krauss & Union Station — “Down to The River to Pray” — Live October 19, 2002
Oldies Songs A Timeless Hymn of Faith and Gathering Voices When “Down to The River to Pray” is sung, it feels less like a performance and more like a quiet return to…
Billy Joe Shaver sings his song “No Fool Like an Old Fool” on Chicago TV show “Corporate Country Sucks”
A Weathered Truth in Song: Billy Joe Shaver Reminds Us That Wisdom Often Arrives After the Heart Has Already Paid the Price On a modest Chicago television program titled Corporate…
The Everly Brothers “Lucille” on The Ed Sullivan Show, October 29, 1961
A Night When Rock and Roll Roared with Joy: “Lucille” Lights Up Television On October 29, 1961, The Everly Brothers stepped onto the stage of The Ed Sullivan Show and…
The late Billy Joe Shaver tells the story behind I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal
“I’m Just an Old Chunk of Coal”: Billy Joe Shaver’s humble promise that even a rough life can still shine someday In a heartfelt talk show appearance, the late Billy…
Emmylou Harris – Roses In The Snow
“Roses in the Snow” – A Quiet Masterpiece Where Emmylou Harris Brought Bluegrass Back to the Heart of Country Music In 1980, Emmylou Harris reached a remarkable turning point in…
The late great Jerry Jeff Walker tells the story behind MR BOJANGLES
A Night in Jail, A Lifetime in Song: How Jerry Jeff Walker Turned a Stranger’s Story into “Mr. Bojangles” Few songs in American folk history carry the quiet humanity of…
Roy Orbison – In Dreams (Live From Australia, 1972)
A Dream That Refuses to Fade: Roy Orbison’s “In Dreams” and the haunting beauty of love remembered only in sleep In 1972, during a concert filmed in Australia, Roy Orbison…
John Prine – Sam Stone(on Austin City Limits 1988)
A Quiet Ballad of War’s Lingering Shadows and a Soldier the World Forgot In 1988, John Prine stepped onto the stage of Austin City Limits and performed one of the…
The Everly Brothers – Bowling Green(on The Ed Sullivan Show, February 28, 1971)
A bright country-pop moment on television: “Bowling Green” celebrates small-town joy and the unmistakable harmony of the Everly Brothers On February 28, 1971, the legendary duo The Everly Brothers appeared…
Steve Earle & Emmylou Harris – Goodbye (Herbst Theater in San Francisco, California on September 29, 2022)
A Quiet Farewell in Song: When Two Legendary Voices Meet in “Goodbye” On the evening of September 29, 2022, the historic Herbst Theater in San Francisco filled with anticipation as…