Justin Townes Earle – Harlem River Blues
Oldies Songs The Haunting Ballad of the City: Justin Townes Earle’s Harlem River Blues From the sun-drenched, hopeful return of the soldier in “Yellow River,” we take a stark turn toward the…
Steve Earle & Lucia Micarelli – One More Cup Of Coffee (Valley Below)
A Fiddle-Driven Farewell: Steve Earle and Lucia Micarelli’s Take on the Mysterious Valley Moving from the optimistic Pop Rock of Christie’s homecoming to the dusty, melancholic folk landscape, we encounter…
Frank Duval – Angel Of Mine
THE ENCHANTED MELODY OF MYSTERY AND ENDLESS ROMANCE After the rustic vows of the Texas troubadour, we now step into a completely different musical realm — one where romance is…
Helen Reddy – I Am Woman
A Roaring Sound of Thunder: The Song That Birthed a Movement For those who lived through the tumultuous, exhilarating decade of the 1970s, there are certain anthems that didn’t just…
Townes Van Zandt – If I Needed You
An Enduring Promise: The Gentle Heart of the Great Troubadour There are some songs that, through the sheer poetry of their simplicity, become touchstones for a generation, and Townes Van…
Guy Clark – Texas 1947
The Flash of Modernity: A Nickel Flat as a Dime A vivid, masterful snapshot of a forgotten moment in time—the arrival of the future in a small Texas town, seen…
Guy Clark – Like A Coat From The Cold
An Acoustic Sanctuary: The Tender Warmth of Enduring Love A gorgeous, un-sentimental love ballad that portrays a partner’s devotion as a necessary, comforting refuge against life’s chilling uncertainties. There are…
Donny Osmond – Medley of Hits
Six Decades in Song: The Everlasting Charm of a Teen Idol’s Legacy The “Medley of Hits” in Donny Osmond’s Las Vegas residency is a dazzling, retrospective sprint through six decades…
Guy Clark – That Old Time Feeling
The Alchemy of Memory and Longing: A Wistful Ode to a Vanished Past “That Old Time Feeling” is the quintessential Texas Troubadour ballad—a stark, poetic meditation on the passing of…
Steely Dan & Tom Scott – I Got the News
That Unsettling Funk: A Cynical Chronicle of Hollywood Hangers-On and the High Price of Being Hip. Ah, Steely Dan. Just the mention of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen evokes the…