John Hammond – Evil Is Going On
Oldies Songs A slow-burning blues warning about temptation, truth, and the restless human soul When “Evil Is Going On” first appeared in 1966 on the debut album John Hammond by John Hammond,…
Brandi Carlile & Emmylou Harris – Take Me Home, Country Roads
A Gentle Homecoming Carried by Two Kindred Voices When “Take Me Home, Country Roads” was reborn through the voices of Brandi Carlile and Emmylou Harris, it was more than a…
Bay City Rollers – I Only Wanna Be With You
A buoyant declaration of young love, wrapped in bright harmonies and the innocent urgency of the mid-1970s pop revival When “I Only Wanna Be With You” was released by Bay…
Neil Sedaka – Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen
A Tender Portrait of Youthful Love and the Bittersweet Passage from Childhood to Romance When “Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen” by Neil Sedaka was released in late 1961, it arrived at…
John Hammond – Get Behind The Mule
A brooding blues sermon about sin, labor, and redemption in a restless American landscape When “Get Behind The Mule” appeared on Wicked Grin in 2001, it was not a new…
Bonnie Raitt & Brandi Carlile – Angel From Montgomery
A Tender Prayer for the Weary Heart – When Two Generations Meet in “Angel From Montgomery” Few songs in the American songbook carry the quiet, enduring ache of “Angel From…
Dirt Band & Linda Ronstadt – An American Dream
A Gentle Dream of Love and Longing in a Changing America When “An American Dream” was released in late 1979, it arrived like a soft breeze from a quieter decade—carrying…
John Prine’s “ Hello in There”covered by Lori McKenna & Mark Erelli
A Quiet Cry Against Loneliness in a World That Moves Too Fast When John Prine released “Hello in There” on his self-titled debut album, John Prine (1971), he was only…
Neil Sedaka – Stairway to Heaven
A Tender Ascent Toward Lost Love and Lingering Regret When “Stairway to Heaven” was released in 1960, it quietly climbed the charts just as its title suggests—steadily, gracefully, and with…
Neil Sedaka – Solitaire
A Portrait of Loneliness Wrapped in Melody and Memory When “Solitaire” was released in 1972, it quietly slipped into the American charts, peaking at No. 43 on the Billboard Hot…