Ritchie Valens – Ooh! My Head
Oldies Songs A Teenage Cry of Pure Rock and Roll Exuberance, Captured Before the Music Fell Silent Released in 1959 as the B-side to “La Bamba,” “Ooh! My Head” by Ritchie Valens…
Paper Lace – Hitchin’ a Ride ’74
Oldies Songs A carefree anthem of youth on the open road, where optimism and rhythm carried a generation forward When Paper Lace released “Hitchin’ a Ride ’74” in 1974, the song did…
Gene Vincent – Lotta Lovin’
A Rockabilly Cry for Affection That Burned Bright in 1957 In July 1957, Gene Vincent returned to the charts with a record that carried both urgency and youthful hunger. “Lotta…
John Prine – Knockin’ on Your Screen Door
A Gentle Knock at the Door of Memory and Forgiveness When John Prine released “Knockin’ on Your Screen Door” in 2018, it arrived not as a commercial bid for radio…
Michael Learns To Rock – That’s Why
A tender ballad about unconditional love, quiet devotion, and the kind of loyalty that endures long after the lights fade. When “That’s Why (You Go Away)” by Michael Learns To…
“Sunday Morning Coming Down” – Kris Kristofferson
A lonely dawn after a reckless Saturday night — a hymn for the hungover soul searching for grace When “Sunday Morning Coming Down” first entered the American consciousness, it did…
Chuck Negron – Pretend
A Tender Ballad of Longing and Illusion — When Love Is Too Precious to Let Go Released in 1995 on the album Am I Still In Your Heart, “Pretend” by…
Chuck Negron – When You Wish Upon a Star
A tender hymn of hope and redemption, where a once-troubled voice finds grace in a timeless Disney melody Few songs in the American popular canon carry the emotional weight and…
Chuck Negron – It Was You
A Tender Confession of Love Found Late, and Held Gently When “It Was You” was released in 1995, it did not storm the pop charts the way arena anthems once…
Chris & Susan Norman – This Christmas Time
A Tender Reunion in Song — “This Christmas Time” as a Quiet Celebration of Love and Memory Released in 2007 as part of the seasonal album Christmas Together, “This Christmas…