Marty Robbins – A White Sport Coat (And a Pink Carnation)
Oldies Songs In 1977, Marty Robbins Brought Back Teenage Heartbreak With a Gentle Performance of “A White Sport Coat” By the time Marty Robbins performed “A White Sport Coat” on Marty Robbins…
Emmylou Harris – White Line – 1987
In 1987, Emmylou Harris Sang “White Line” Like a Midnight Conversation With Someone She Could Never Bring Back When Emmylou Harris performed “White Line” in 1987, the song carried a…
When Anne Murray Tried To Buy The Maple Leafs In The 1980s
The Day Anne Murray Nearly Became Owner Of The Toronto Maple Leafs For millions of fans, Anne Murray will always be remembered as the warm, unmistakable voice behind timeless hits…
Guy Clark – Rita Ballou 1990
In 1990, Guy Clark Turned “Rita Ballou” Into a Dusty Texas Memory Full of Laughter, Heartbreak, and Honky-Tonk Poetry By 1990, Guy Clark no longer needed to prove he was…
Roy Orbison – It’s Over (Monument Concert 1965)
When Roy Orbison Sang “It’s Over” in 1965, Heartbreak Suddenly Sounded Larger Than Life In 1965, at the height of his extraordinary career, Roy Orbison stepped onto the stage for…
Jerry Jeff Walker – Navajo Rug – his Gruene Hall performance from 1989
A Campfire Memory Wrapped Inside “Navajo Rug” and the Weathered Voice of Jerry Jeff Walker In 1989, inside the wooden walls of Texas’ legendary Gruene Hall, Jerry Jeff Walker delivered…
Anne Murray – Child of Mine
Long Before Modern Parenting Anthems Existed, Anne Murray Quietly Recorded One Of The Most Comforting Songs Ever Sung To A Child In 1971, as the world was rapidly changing and…
Roy Orbison – Oh, pretty woman – American TV show called Pink Lady from the 1980’s
When Roy Orbison Sang “Oh, Pretty Woman” In The 1980s, Time Suddenly Rolled Back To The Golden Age Of Rock And Roll By the time Roy Orbison appeared on the…
Paul Simon – Graceland (Later Archive 2006)
Twenty Years After Changing Popular Music Forever, Paul Simon Returned To “Graceland” And Somehow Made It Feel Even More Human In 2006, when Paul Simon stepped onto the stage of…
A Country Song Crossed A City Divided By War
A Country Song Crossed A City Divided By War By 1976, Belfast was already carrying the kind of weight that changed how a city was spoken about. People thought of…