A Tribute Wrapped in Friendship: When Emmylou Harris Sang “Love Is” for Kate and Anna McGarrigle Some performances are remembered for their technical brilliance. Others endure because they reveal something…
More Than a Song of Jealousy: Johnny Rodriguez Returns to His Roots with “Jealous Heart” in Texas On a warm summer evening in Adkins, Texas, on July 13, 2013, Johnny…
Before the Fame, Before the Hits: A Young Anne Murray Sings of Heartbreak and Hope in “Bidin’ My Time” Long before Anne Murray became one of the most successful recording…
Two Brothers, One Timeless Confession: The Everly Brothers Bring New Heartbreak to “Mama Tried” in 1969 In 1969, as country music was changing and a new generation of outlaws was…
A Song Born from Tragedy, Carried by Grace: When Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris Sang “If This Is Goodbye” on Swedish Television On May 7, 2006, Mark Knopfler and Emmylou…
When “Someday Soon” Found Its Way Home: Suzy Bogguss Brings a Lifelong Song to Jerry Jeff Walker’s Texas Stage There are performances that entertain, and then there are performances that…
More Than Forty Years After It Became a Hit, Johnny Rodriguez Sang “Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico” Like a Man Who Had Truly Traveled Every Mile When Johnny Rodriguez stepped…
Less Than Eighteen Months After Buddy Holly’s Death, His Crickets Joined the Everly Brothers on Stage and Rock and Roll Kept Moving Forward In 1960, audiences attending The Everly Brothers’…
At 62, Johnny Rodriguez Walked Onto a Nashville Stage and Reminded Everyone How Country Music Once Broke Hearts With a Whisper On the evening of June 4, 2014, the atmosphere…
“Mr. Bojangles” Began as a Chance Meeting in a New Orleans Jail Cell. Jerry Jeff Walker Turned It Into One of America’s Most Enduring Songs There are songs that become…
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