Jerry Jeff Walker- “Contrary to Ordinary” (live – 2012)
Oldies Songs ONE MAN, ONE GUITAR, AND A LIFETIME OF REFUSING TO SETTLE DOWN In September 2012, Jerry Jeff Walker stood alone on a stage in Auburn, California, singing “Contrary to Ordinary”…
Amongst the Dutch flowers Phil performs his then recent single ‘Louise’
SURROUNDED BY FLOWERS, PHIL EVERLY SANG A SONG FILLED WITH LONGING In a softly lit Dutch television studio, surrounded by blooming flowers and quiet elegance, Phil Everly performed “Louise” with…
Anne Murray and Martina McBride – Danny’s Song
A SONG ABOUT LOVE, FAMILY, AND THE QUIET PASSING OF TIME When Anne Murray and Martina McBride stood side by side recording “Danny’s Song” in 2008, it felt less like…
Jerry Jeff Walker, Jimmy Buffett and Fingers Taylor telling stories 1992
Three Road-Worn Troubadours, One Stage, and the Beautiful Chaos of American Songwriting The 1992 reunion of Jerry Jeff Walker, Jimmy Buffett, and harmonica wizard Greg “Fingers” Taylor was far more…
Emmylou Harris Inside Country interview about Wrecking Ball album
Emmylou Harris Chose Reinvention Over Comfort — And Created One of the Most Haunting Albums of the 1990s By the time Emmylou Harris released Wrecking Ball in 1995, she had…
Anne Murray – About the duet with Shania Twain
SHANIA TWAIN DIDN’T CALL IT A CAREER HIGHLIGHT… SHE CALLED IT A LIFE HIGHLIGHT. When Shania Twain spoke about recording with Anne Murray, her face reportedly “sparkled like a bright…
The Everly Brothers “Jezebel” on The Ed Sullivan Show, February 18, 1962
A SONG OF TEMPTATION, HEARTBREAK, AND PERFECT HARMONY On a cold February night in 1962, The Everly Brothers stepped onto the stage of The Ed Sullivan Show and turned a…
Suzy Bogguss and Jerry Jeff Walker – Night Rider’s Lament
TWO WANDERING VOICES, ONE COWBOY SONG, AND THE OPEN WESTERN SKY When Suzy Bogguss sat beside Jerry Jeff Walker to sing “Night Rider’s Lament,” the performance became more than music.…
Rodney Crowell & Emmylou Harris-Heavenly Houseboat Blues – Austin,TX. December 1997
A HOUSEBOAT BUILT FOR LOST SOULS AND OLD FRIENDS In December 1997, Rodney Crowell and Emmylou Harris turned a simple stage in Austin into something that felt suspended between memory,…
Shania Twain – You’re Still The One
A Love Song That Outlived the Doubts, the Headlines, and the Passing Years When Shania Twain sings “You’re Still The One,” it no longer feels like a simple country-pop ballad…