Emmylou Harris & Iris DeMent – Just Someone I Used to Know
Oldies Songs Just Someone I Used to Know — when two voices stand still and let a broken love speak for itself There are songs that do not need to explain themselves.…
Emmylou Harris – My Antonia
Oldies Songs A Wordless Portrait of Memory, Landscape, and Quiet Devotion in American Song When Emmylou Harris released “My Antonia” on September 12, 2000, as part of her album Red Dirt Girl,…
Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris – This is to Mother You
A Song Written as a Blessing, Sung as a Quiet Prayer for Mothers and Daughters Released in 1999, This Is to Mother You stands as one of the most emotionally…
Emmylou Harris & Iris DeMent – Wildwood Flower
Wildwood Flower — a timeless folk hymn where two kindred voices return to the roots of memory When Emmylou Harris and Iris DeMent sing “Wildwood Flower,” it feels less like…
Guy Clark – She Ain’t Going Nowhere
A Song About Leaving Without Arriving, and the Quiet Courage of Choosing Breath Over Belonging Released in 1975 on Guy Clark’s landmark debut album Old No. 1, “She Ain’t Goin’…
Waylon Jennings – I’m a Ramblin’ Man
I’m a Ramblin’ Man — a proud declaration of freedom, restlessness, and the cost of living life on one’s own terms When Waylon Jennings released “I’m a Ramblin’ Man” in…
Alvin Stardust – Never In A Million Years
Never in a Million Years — a voice from the shadows, singing of love that arrives too late to be held When “Never in a Million Years” drifts out of…
Billy Joe Shaver – Oklahoma Wind
A restless song carried by the plains, where freedom, doubt, and endurance ride the same wind Oklahoma Wind stands as one of the most revealing songs in the catalog of…
Linda Ronstadt – Crazy He Calls Me
Love That Defies Reason, Dignity, and Time in the Quiet Confession of Crazy He Calls Me When Linda Ronstadt released Crazy He Calls Me in 1983, she was not chasing…
Showaddywaddy – A Little Bit Of Soap
Showaddywaddy’s “A Little Bit Of Soap” Keeps The Spirit Of A Golden Era Alive The passing of Trevor Oakes at the age of 79 has prompted renewed reflection on the…