Roy Orbison – Running Scared (Monument Concert 1965)
Oldies Songs Fear, Desire, and the Quiet Bravery of Loving Without Armor Few songs in early 1960s popular music capture emotional tension with the precision and restraint of Running Scared. Recorded by…
Linda Ronstadt – Poor Poor Pitiful Me – May 6, 1996 at the White House
A Rock Song in a Room of Power, and the Quiet Courage of Staying True On May 6, 1996, in one of the most formal and symbolically powerful rooms in…
Waylon Jennings & Johnny Rodriguez – Ride Me Down Easy(Live from the “Soundstage” TV Special 1975)
Ride Me Down Easy — A Road-Worn Prayer from the Heartland, Echoing Through Time When “Ride Me Down Easy” was first released in 1973 on Waylon Jennings’ landmark album Honky…
Bob Dylan – Tangled Up In Blue
A Song of Love, Loss, and Memory Where Time Refuses to Stand Still When Bob Dylan released “Tangled Up in Blue” in January 1975, it arrived not merely as a…
Guy Clark – Hangin’ Your Life on the Wall
“Hangin’ Your Life on the Wall” — a wry and reflective anthem on aging and the art of not clinging to illusions. When Guy Clark released Dublin Blues in April…
Roy Orbison performs “Oh, Pretty Woman” live at the Farm Aid concert in Champaign, Illinois on September 22, 1985.
A Moment of Grace and Strength: “Oh, Pretty Woman” as a Song That Outlived Its Own Era When Roy Orbison stepped onto the stage at the inaugural Farm Aid concert…
Jerry Jeff Walker performs “Stoney” during his 1986 Austin City Limits performance.
“Stoney” by Jerry Jeff Walker — a wandering hymn to youth, freedom, and the roads that never stop calling When “Stoney” emerged in 1970 as part of Jerry Jeff Walker’s…
Linda Ronstadt – Heatwave (Balboa Stadium September 27th 1975 San Diego, California.)
“Heat Wave” as a Flash of Fire on a September Night: When Linda Ronstadt Turned a Motown Classic into Pure Electricity When Linda Ronstadt stepped onto the vast stage of…
Johnny Rodriguez at CMA fan fair playing at the Chevy Zone stages, June 2007
A Voice That Carried Country Music Across Borders and Back Home Again In June 2007, when Johnny Rodriguez stepped onto the Chevy Zone stage at CMA Fan Fair in Nashville,…
Emmylou Harris – Mansion on the Hill(Recorded live with the Nash Ramblers at the Ryman Auditorium, Nashville on february 11, 1995.)
A Lonely Light on High Ground, Where Success and Sorrow Quietly Coexist When Emmylou Harris stepped onto the stage of the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on February 11, 1995, accompanied…