Emmylou Harris – Making believe
Oldies Songs A Song About Loving What You Can Never Truly Have When “Making Believe” was first released in 1955, it rose to No. 5 on the Billboard country chart in the…
Jerry Lee Lewis – Lewis Boogie
“Lewis Boogie” – When Jerry Lee Lewis Turned a Piano Into a Declaration of Identity Released in June 1958 on Sun Records as Sun 301, backed with “The Return of…
Blaze Foley – Livin’ in the Woods in a Tree
A Song of Freedom and Fragile Happiness Beneath the Georgia Trees When Blaze Foley is mentioned, the story often arrives before the song. Yet with “Livin’ in the Woods in…
Ritchie Valens – Ooh! My Head
A Teenage Cry of Pure Rock and Roll Exuberance, Captured Before the Music Fell Silent Released in 1959 as the B-side to “La Bamba,” “Ooh! My Head” by Ritchie Valens…
Gene Vincent – Lotta Lovin’
A Rockabilly Cry for Affection That Burned Bright in 1957 In July 1957, Gene Vincent returned to the charts with a record that carried both urgency and youthful hunger. “Lotta…
John Prine – Knockin’ on Your Screen Door
A Gentle Knock at the Door of Memory and Forgiveness When John Prine released “Knockin’ on Your Screen Door” in 2018, it arrived not as a commercial bid for radio…
Emmylou Harris – Waltz Across Texas Tonight
A Midnight Waltz of Comfort and Quiet Companionship for a Weary Heart When Emmylou Harris released “Waltz Across Texas Tonight” in 1995 as part of the album Wrecking Ball, she…
Ritchie Valens – Boney Maronie
“Boney Maronie” – When Young Love and Rock and Roll Shared the Same Wild Heart When Ritchie Valens recorded “Boney Maronie” for his self-titled debut album Ritchie Valens in 1959,…
Billy Joe Shaver – Tell Me Virginia
A Portrait of Love, Regret, and Hard Truths Told in a Lone Voice When Billy Joe Shaver released “Tell Me Virginia” in 1982 as part of his self titled album…
Buddy Holly – Tell Me How
A Young Man’s Plea for Love, Set to the Bright Pulse of Early Rock and Roll When Buddy Holly and The Crickets released “Tell Me How” in November 1957 on…