Bonnie Raitt – I Can’t Make You Love Me
Oldies Songs When Love Refuses to Be Commanded and Silence Becomes the Final Truth When Bonnie Raitt released “I Can’t Make You Love Me” in the autumn of 1991, it arrived quietly,…
Emmylou Harris – The Boxer
A Song of Endurance, Worn Knuckles, and Quiet Grace Passed From One Generation to Another When “The Boxer” first appeared in 1969, it entered the world not as a protest…
Elvis Presley – A Big Hunk O’ Love (Aloha From Hawaii, Live in Honolulu, 1973)
A Joyful Declaration of Desire and Confidence, Reborn on a Global Stage in 1973 When Elvis Presley stepped onto the stage in Honolulu on January 14, 1973, for Aloha From…
Emmylou Harris on How Gram Parsons Launched Her Career
A Chance Encounter That Changed American Music Forever Few careers in American music feel as quietly consequential as that of Emmylou Harris, and fewer origin stories are as pivotal as…
Emmylou Harris & Daniel Lanois-Shenandoah
“Shenandoah” — A Timeless American Lament Reimagined as a Quiet Prayer When Emmylou Harris and Daniel Lanois stepped onto the small, hushed stage of Sessions at West 54th Street in…
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell – Chase the Feeling
Chasing Sensation, Losing Control: A Quiet Reckoning with Desire and Consequence When Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell joined voices on “Chase the Feeling”, they were not chasing commercial success or…
Lucinda Williams – I Just Wanted to See You So Bad
A Quiet Confession of Longing and Human Fragility, Spoken in a Voice That Refused to Rush Time Released in 1989, “I Just Wanted to See You So Bad” stands as…
María Elena Holly – The Guardian of Buddy Holly’s Immortal Legacy
The Woman Who Kept Rock and Roll from Being Forgotten More than six decades after Buddy Holly’s sudden passing, the name María Elena Holly has remained quietly present in the…
Linda Ronstadt – How Do I Make You
A Bright Question at the Turn of a New Decade: Desire, Vulnerability, and the Sound of Reinvention When Linda Ronstadt released “How Do I Make You” in early 1980, it…
Jerry Jeff Walker – That’s Why I Play
A Final Testament to a Life Lived in Song — Why Music Remains the Last Honest Refuge When Jerry Jeff Walker released “That’s Why I Play” on March 24, 2018,…