Hall of Fame Inductee Roy Orbison’s Final Interview
Oldies Songs Two Days Before His Death, Roy Orbison Was Still Planning the Next Chapter of His Life On the evening of December 4, 1988, Roy Orbison walked off the stage of…
A MUSIC LEGEND ONCE FORGOT HE WROTE HIS OWN MASTERPIECE UNTIL A FRIEND REMINDED HIM OF HIS GENIUS
A Forgotten Song, A Timeless Lesson: Jerry Jeff Walker’s Gentle Reminder That Love and Freedom Matter More Than Money There was something wonderfully human about the moment Jerry Jeff Walker…
Bonnie Raitt w. Crosby, Stills and Nash – Love Has No Pride – Madison Square Garden – 2009/10/29&30
Four legendary voices revisited an old heartbreak, and in doing so captured the sound of an entire generation growing older On a remarkable autumn night at Madison Square Garden in…
Keith Whitley – I’m No Stranger to the Rain
A song about surviving life’s storms became Keith Whitley’s most heartbreaking farewell Released in January 1989, “I’m No Stranger to the Rain” was the fifth and final single issued during…
Anne Murray attends PWHL game
A Childhood Dream Comes Full Circle as Anne Murray Celebrates Women’s Hockey in Halifax Long before arenas were packed with fans cheering professional women’s hockey, Anne Murray was a young…
Ricky Van Shelton – I Am A Simple Man – Nashville Now 6-3-1991
A country star at the height of fame singing about a life that needed nothing more In June 1991, Ricky Van Shelton walked onto the stage of the popular television…
Dwight Yoakam – A Thousand Miles From Nowhere from his album This Time released on Reprise in June 1993
The road in Dwight Yoakam’s most famous song leads nowhere, and that is exactly the point When Dwight Yoakam released “A Thousand Miles From Nowhere” in June 1993 as part…
Roy Orbison speaks on success, the guitar, his voice and legacy
A humble farewell from the man who never claimed ownership of his own voice There are interviews that reveal a celebrity, and there are interviews that reveal a human being.…
John Prine – Angel from Montgomery – January 6, 1980
A young songwriter gave voice to a middle-aged woman’s regrets, and in doing so created one of America’s most enduring songs On January 6, 1980, inside the modest surroundings of…
Bonnie Raitt – I Can’t Make You Love Me (34th Grammy Awards 1992)
A song about letting go became the soundtrack of a hard-earned triumph At the 34th Grammy Awards in 1992, the spotlight belonged to many of the biggest names in music.…