Jerry Jeff Walker – L.A. Freeway
Oldies Songs Adios to All This Concrete: The Sweet, Smoky Scent of Escape and the Open Road If you’re an older reader who remembers the restless, post-sixties yearning for authenticity, for something…
Townes Van Zandt & Guy Clark – Old Friends
The Unvarnished Truth of the Open Road and the Bonds That Survive It A stark, beautiful testament to the enduring, complex and often messy love shared between souls who’ve seen…
Jerry Jeff Walker – London Homesick Blues
An Anthem of Two Worlds: The Lonesome Cowboy’s Call Back to Texas The ultimate anthem for a Texas heart lost and longing for home. There are certain songs that don’t…
Eric Carmen – Hungry Eyes
That Thrill in the Summer Air: The Sizzling Sound of a Love Just Waiting to Ignite There is a moment in time, somewhere between the lingering echoes of disco and…
Jerry Jeff Walker – Pissin’ In The Wind
The Hilarious, High-Spirited Anthem of Futile, Glorious Effort The song is a rollicking, self-deprecating ode to the beautiful futility of the rambling life and the Outlaw Country movement itself. Ah,…
Sammy Kershaw – She Don’t Know She’s Beautiful
The Sweetest Blind Spot: A Timeless Ode to Unrecognized Grace and Innate Charm Ah, the 1990s. The airwaves were crackling with what we now fondly recall as the Golden Era…
Jerry Jeff Walker – Mr. Bojangles
A Wistful Waltz: The Outlaw Ballad of a Lost Soul’s Last Dance There are songs that simply entertain, and then there are the rare, shimmering few that feel like a…
Jerry Jeff Walker – About Her Eyes
A Drifter’s Tender Gaze: Finding the World in a Lover’s Eyes For those of us who followed the restless, rambling career of the late, great Jerry Jeff Walker, a song…
David Cassidy – We Could Never Be Friends (‘Cause We’ve Been Lovers Too Long)
The Lingering Ache: When Love’s Intensity Precludes Friendship Oh, to be transported back to a time when a single voice could cause a global tidal wave of adolescent emotion! David…
Brian Connolly – Ballroom Blitz
When the Music Stopped: The True Mayhem Behind Glam Rock’s Defining Anthem The quintessential sound of Glam Rock rebellion, “The Ballroom Blitz” is a visceral, adrenaline-fueled chronicle of a concert…