Roy Orbison – Candy Man (Black & White Night 30)
Oldies Songs 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…
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,…
“Grievous Angel” – Emmylou Harris at Hardly Strictly Bluegrass October 4 2024
UNDER THE SAN FRANCISCO SKY, EMMYLOU HARRIS SANG TO THE GHOST OF GRAM PARSONS ONE MORE TIME On October 4, 2024, during the annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in San…
Anne Murray appearing on Midday with Kerrie-Anne in April 1997 as part of Australian tour
WHEN ANNE MURRAY SPOKE ABOUT MUSIC, SHE SPOKE LIKE SOMEONE WHO STILL BELIEVED SONGS COULD SAVE PEOPLE In April 1997, during a warm and deeply revealing Australian television appearance, Anne…
Alison Krauss – DPAC in Durham, North Carolina – on April 24, 2026
ONE VOICE, FOUR SONGS, AND A NIGHT THAT FELT LIKE CHURCH FOR THE BROKENHEARTED On April 24, 2026, during the encore performance at DPAC in Durham, North Carolina, Alison Krauss…
Steve Earle “Last Words” for Justin Townes Earle (Nashville, 4 January 2023)
A FATHER SINGING TO THE SON HE COULD NOT SAVE In “Last Words,” Steve Earle did not write a song to impress anyone. He wrote it because grief left him…