John Hammond – Evil Is Going On
Oldies Songs A slow-burning blues warning about temptation, truth, and the restless human soul When “Evil Is Going On” first appeared in 1966 on the debut album John Hammond by John Hammond,…
Carl Perkins – Your True Love
Oldies Songs A Tender Rockabilly Vow Wrapped in Rhythm and Youthful Devotion Released in 1957 on Sun Records as Sun 261, “Your True Love” by Carl Perkins stands as one of the…
Brandi Carlile & Emmylou Harris – Take Me Home, Country Roads
A Gentle Homecoming Carried by Two Kindred Voices When “Take Me Home, Country Roads” was reborn through the voices of Brandi Carlile and Emmylou Harris, it was more than a…
The Everly Brothers – Let It Be Me (Live Chequers Nightclub Sydney 1968)
When Two Voices Become One Heart in a Lonely Room There are performances that entertain, and there are performances that linger like perfume long after the lights have dimmed. “Let…
Neil Sedaka – Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
A Timeless Voice Remembered in Breakin Up Is Hard To Do The classic recording Breakin Up Is Hard To Do by Neil Sedaka has resurfaced in renewed attention through a…
The Everly Brothers – Kentucky(The Everly Brothers live from Chequers, 1968)
“Kentucky” – A Brotherly Harmony That Carried the Longing of Home Across Generations In 1968, during a remarkable live session at Chequers, The Everly Brothers delivered a stirring performance of…
Bay City Rollers – I Only Wanna Be With You
A buoyant declaration of young love, wrapped in bright harmonies and the innocent urgency of the mid-1970s pop revival When “I Only Wanna Be With You” was released by Bay…
Neil Sedaka – Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen
A Tender Portrait of Youthful Love and the Bittersweet Passage from Childhood to Romance When “Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen” by Neil Sedaka was released in late 1961, it arrived at…
Emmylou Harris – Drivin’ Wheel – Recorded live at the Wembley Arena, London, UK on April 20, 1987
A restless heart in motion, chasing freedom on an open road On April 20, 1987, at Wembley Arena, London, Emmylou Harris stepped beneath the lights and delivered a performance of…
John Hammond – Get Behind The Mule
A brooding blues sermon about sin, labor, and redemption in a restless American landscape When “Get Behind The Mule” appeared on Wicked Grin in 2001, it was not a new…