Willie Nelson and Billy Joe Shaver – Hard to Be an Outlaw
Oldies Songs A Quiet Rebellion in Song: When “Hard to Be an Outlaw” Became a Testament to Time and Truth In 2014, two enduring figures of American country music, Willie Nelson and…
Conway Twitty – Heartache Tonight
When a Rock Anthem Finds Its Soul in a Country Heart In 1983, “Heartache Tonight” took on a new life through Conway Twitty, appearing on his album Lost in the…
THIS GUITAR HAS MORE STORIES THAN MOST MEN — CAN YOU HEAR THEM IN ITS WOOD?
A Guitar With a Past, Where Wood and Strings Carry the Memory of Every Song Ever Played In this intimate “Guitar Town” session, Steve Earle steps away from the spotlight…
Loretta Lynn – Coal Miner’s Daughter (Live at Farm Aid 1985)
A Life Turned Into Song, Where “Coal Miner’s Daughter” Carries the Weight of Truth and Memory On September 22, 1985, at the Farm Aid concert in Champaign, Illinois, Loretta Lynn…
Buddy Miller – To Love Somebody (Cayamo 2015)
A Soul Classic Reimagined, Where “To Love Somebody” Becomes a Quiet Testimony of Devotion In January 2015, aboard the Cayamo Cruise, Buddy Miller took the stage and performed “To Love…
Two Hours Before His Death, Conway Twitty Was Still Singing
Two Hours Before His Death, Conway Twitty Was Still Singing There is something almost impossible to understand about the final night of Conway Twitty’s life. Not because it was loud…
George Jones – The Race Is On (Live at Farm Aid 1985)
A Heartbreak Told Like a Horse Race, Where “The Race Is On” Turns Loss Into Motion and Memory On September 22, 1985, at the Farm Aid concert in Champaign, Illinois,…
The Everly Brothers – Bye Bye Love – Platengala 1984
A Heartbreak That Never Ages, Where “Bye Bye Love” Still Echoes With the Same First Goodbye In 1984, on the European television program TopPop (Platengala), The Everly Brothers revisited their…
Steve Earle – My Old Friend the Blues (Live at Farm Aid 1995)
A Quiet Companion in the Dark, Where “My Old Friend the Blues” Feels Like Something That Never Truly Leaves On October 1, 1995, at the Farm Aid concert in Louisville,…
Conway Twitty – Hello Darlin’ (performed at the Showboat Casino in Atlantic City in 1992)
A Simple Greeting That Became Country Music’s Most Intimate Moment of Love and Loss In 1992, at the Showboat Casino in Atlantic City, Conway Twitty stepped onto the stage and…