Anne Murray – I’ll Be Your Eyes
Oldies Songs A Song About Becoming Someone’s Light in the Darkest Hour When Anne Murray sang “I’ll Be Your Eyes,” she was not simply performing another gentle adult contemporary ballad. She was…
The Everly Brothers – Wake Up Little Susie – Wilkes-Barre, 10/16/2003
Oldies Songs By 2003, “Wake Up Little Susie” No Longer Sounded Like Teenage Trouble. It Sounded Like Two Brothers Remembering an Entire Lifetime Together When The Everly Brothers walked onto the stage…
Townes Van Zandt and Blaze Foley from Austin Pickers 1984
In 1984, Townes Van Zandt and Blaze Foley Sat Together in Austin and Played Music Like Two Old Souls Trying to Outsing Loneliness There is something almost painfully intimate about…
Farewell Nova Scotia – Gordon Lightfoot live
Oldies Songs Gordon Lightfoot’s Timeless Farewell Echoes Through a Historic 1972 Performance When Gordon Lightfoot performed the traditional folk ballad “Farewell Nova Scotia” in a live television broadcast in 1972, he delivered…
Glitter Band live at Germany ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll pt 1 & 2′
The Hypnotic Power of The Glitter Band on German Television The performance of The Glitter Band performing “Rock and Roll Parts 1 and 2” during a live appearance in Germany…
Pieces Of April (1975) – Three Dog Night
The Quiet Loneliness Behind Three Dog Night’s “Pieces Of April” in 1975 In 1975, Three Dog Night delivered one of the most delicate performances of their career with “Pieces Of…
Johnny Rodriguez – How Could I Love Her So Much – Live Trader’s Village in San Antonio 1/19/14
By 2014, Johnny Rodriguez Wasn’t Singing About Heartbreak Anymore. He Was Remembering It. At Trader’s Village in San Antonio, “How Could I Love Her So Much” no longer sounded like…
Anne Murray – Cry Me A River – Croonin’ TV Special
Anne Murray Didn’t Sing “Cry Me A River” With Anger. She Sang It With Experience. On the 1993 CBC special Croonin’, Anne Murray transformed a famous torch song into something…
The Everly Brothers – All I Have To Do Is Dream -Melbourne, 1989
By 1989, The Everly Brothers Were No Longer Singing About Young Love. They Were Singing About Memory. In Melbourne, Don and Phil Everly performed “All I Have To Do Is…
Townes Van Zandt – Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold
“Townes Van Zandt Could Make Self Destruction Sound Like Poetry.” In “Mr. Mudd and Mr. Gold,” the smile was gentle, the melody was easy, but beneath it lived one of…