Jim Reeves – Adios Amigo in Norway 1964
Oldies Songs A song titled “goodbye” became something far more poignant after fate turned an ordinary performance into one of Jim Reeves’ final farewells to the world In 1964, audiences in Norway…
John Prine – Paradise – LIVE 1978
A son stood on a stage remembering his father’s hometown, unknowingly preserving a vanished Kentucky landscape for generations yet to come In 1978, John Prine stepped onto a stage with…
Nanci Griffith – Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness
A song about distance, silence, and the heartbreak of two people drifting apart while still longing to be heard On May 29, 2002, Nanci Griffith stepped onto the stage of…
Three Dog Night – One (1969)
Oldies Songs The Song That Started It All: Three Dog Night’s Powerful Breakthrough with “One” In the history of American rock music, few debut hits have carried the lasting impact of Three…
Stan Rogers – Live Concert Video 5-28-1983 – Down The Road
Five Days Before Tragedy: Stan Rogers’ Remarkable Performance of “Down The Road” Lives On A recently preserved concert recording of Canadian folk legend Stan Rogers offers a moving glimpse into…
Noddy Holder (Slade) – This Is Your Life Part One – 1996
Noddy Holder Honored in Emotional 1996 Television Tribute Celebrating a Remarkable Rock Legacy In 1996, legendary Slade frontman Noddy Holder became the subject of a memorable edition of the long…
Bonnie Raitt – Something To Talk About – Hard Rock Cafe New Orleans 12-31-1991
SHE WAS 42 YEARS OLD, HAD BEEN WRITTEN OFF BY THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, AND THEN WALKED ONSTAGE WITH THE SONG THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING. On New Year’s Eve 1991, Bonnie Raitt…
John Prine – Spanish Pipedream live on Soundstage 1980
HE TOLD PEOPLE TO TURN OFF THE TELEVISION AND LIVE A SIMPLER LIFE DECADES BEFORE THE REST OF THE WORLD STARTED WONDERING IF HE WAS RIGHT. In 1980, a 33-year-old…
Anne Murray on Singalong Jubilee – Classic TV Performances
THEY TOLD HER THEY ALREADY HAD ENOUGH ALTOS. A FEW YEARS LATER, THAT SAME VOICE WOULD INTRODUCE CANADA TO ITS MOST BELOVED “SNOWBIRD.” Long before Anne Murray became one of…
Nanci Griffith – “Workin’ in Corners” (Live at Anderson Fair, 1988)
The Little Texas Songwriter Came Home and Sang for the Women Nobody Else Was Writing About On a warm August evening in 1988, Nanci Griffith returned to a place that…