Guy Clark – The Guitar
Oldies Songs A Musician’s Life, Distilled to Wood and Wire: The Mystery of the Instrument The guitar is not just a tool; it’s a living vessel for destiny, creativity, and the songs…
Shaun Cassidy – Memory Girl
When Teen Idols Grow Up: The Melancholy Echo of a Lost Summer A sophisticated, late-career pop gem about the haunting image of an old flame who lives forever in the…
Chris & Susan Norman – All I Have To Do Is Dream
When the Voice of Rock Meets the Heart of Family: A Nostalgic Duet The sweet, timeless fantasy of perfect love, reimagined as an intimate, intergenerational family duet. For those of…
Willie Nelson “Always on My Mind”
The gentlest confession of a man’s shortcomings in love—sung with that unmistakable, rustic country voice. In the spring of 1982, a not-so-new song became a global cultural phenomenon—not from a…
Steve Wariner – Your Memory
The Phantom Lover Who Just Won’t Leave the Heart’s Ballroom Steve Wariner’s “Your Memory” is a cornerstone of early 1980s country music, a mournful ballad that perfectly captures the lingering…
Air Supply – Sleigh Ride
The Sound of Enduring Romance Gliding Through a Winter Wonderland For those of us whose musical memories are perpetually draped in the lush, soaring harmonies of the 1980s, the soft-rock…
Nanci Griffith – The Wing And The Wheel
The Poetry of Departure: A Meditation on Lost Friends and Unspent Dreams Nanci Griffith’s “The Wing and the Wheel” is a crystalline piece of poetic melancholy, a gentle-yet-profound reflection on…
Shaun Cassidy – Walk Away
An Intimate Confession of Loss and the Pain of Necessary Separation Shaun Cassidy’s “Walk Away” is an emotional deep cut from the gilded, yet often misunderstood, era of the 1970s…
Randy Travis – Diggin’ Up Bones
A haunting, honky-tonk portrait of a heartbroken man resurrecting painful memories of a lost love, one relic at a time. Oh, if a song ever captured the sheer, agonizing solitude…
Nanci Griffith – Lone Star State Of Mind
The embrace of a wide-open, heartfelt country sound, rooted in the unbreakable spirit of Texas. Ah, Nanci Griffith. Just the name itself conjures up the image of a bright, intelligent…