Nanci Griffith & James Hooker – Gulf Coast Highway
An Enduring Portrait of Love and Labor on the Backroads of the American South Ah, there are some songs that don’t just speak to you—they settle in, like a quiet…
An Enduring Portrait of Love and Labor on the Backroads of the American South Ah, there are some songs that don’t just speak to you—they settle in, like a quiet…
An Ode to Caution: The Price of Experience in Rock and Roll Oh, the late seventies and early eighties. A time when the echoes of teenybopper fever were starting to…
An Anthem for Adolescent Angst: A Confession of Teen Insecurity and Misunderstanding Oh, the late 1970s. For a certain generation, those years were a shimmering, Technicolor dream, largely thanks to…
That Cruel Twist of Fate: When Love’s Door Slams Shut Oh, to be young again in the late 1970s, when the airwaves were still buzzing with the infectious energy of…
A timeless folk anthem warning of the false promises of the promised land. The Dust Bowl Ballad with a Texas Folk Heart Oh, the memories a song can stir! Cast…
An affectionate eulogy for an aging hero, told through the lens of a Texas childhood. The version of “Desperados Waiting for a Train” featuring Nanci Griffith and the song’s legendary…
A stark, beautiful meditation on the weight of an uncertain past and the difficult journey toward redemption. The year 2000 brought us a surprising and deeply moving chapter in the…
An enduring plea for unconditional love and trust in times of personal darkness. Oh, the magic of a song that sounds like it’s been waiting for you, resting quietly in…
That Inevitable Pull of Home: A Sweet Pop Ode to a Runaway’s Return Ah, the 1970s. A time when bell-bottoms were wide, hair was feathered, and pop music, particularly the…
Escapist Yearning for Comfort and Connection in the Midst of a Lost Summer Oh, the ’70s! What a time of sun-drenched innocence and burgeoning teenage crushes, particularly when the sound…