John Prine – Please Don’t Bury Me
Oldies Songs A Wry Farewell to the Body: A Song That Laughs Gently at Mortality and Leaves Kindness Behind When “Please Don’t Bury Me” by John Prine arrived in 1973, it carried…
Bananarama – Cruel Summer
“Cruel Summer” — When a Bright Pop Melody Carries the Quiet Loneliness of a Hot, Empty City Released in 1983, “Cruel Summer” by Bananarama quickly became one of the most…
Bananarama – Venus
A Goddess Reborn in the Age of Synth-Pop — How “Venus” Turned Timeless Myth Into a Dazzling 1980s Pop Triumph When Venus by Bananarama stormed the charts in 1986, it…
Roy Orbison – Oh, Pretty Woman (Monument Concert 1965)
Oldies Songs A Moment When Roy Orbison Turned a Simple Street Encounter into One of the Most Joyful Anthems of the 1960s In 1965, during a special concert organized by Monument Records,…
Middle of the Road Interview – Featuring Sally Carr & Ken Andrew – Only on History Repeating
The Timeless Voice: Sally Carr and the Story Behind the Hits of Middle of the Road The interview video “Middle of the Road Interview – Featuring Sally Carr & Ken…
John Prine & Marty Stuart – Souvenirs on The Marty Stuart Show
“Souvenirs” – A Gentle Reminder That the Most Precious Things in Life Are the Memories We Can Never Hold Again In 2010, on the warm wooden stage of The Marty…
The New Lost City Ramblers – Bowling Green
A Gentle Revival of America’s Old-Time Spirit: “Bowling Green” and the Living Memory of Folk Tradition When The New Lost City Ramblers recorded “Bowling Green,” they were not simply performing…
Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss perform “Whiskey Lullaby” during the 39th ACM Awards in 2004
A Ballad of Love, Regret, and the Quiet Tragedy of Two Broken Hearts At the 39th ACM Awards in 2004, Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss delivered one of the most…
Emmylou Harris – Hello Stranger(1993)
“Hello Stranger” – When Emmylou Harris Turned an Old Appalachian Song into a Quiet Moment of Reunion In 1993, Emmylou Harris brought the old American folk tune “Hello Stranger” back…
Whatever Happened To David Cassidy’S 2 Children?
David Cassidy: When Teen Idolatry Could Not Silence a Private Loneliness As a specialist in the popular music culture of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, I see David Cassidy as…