Roy Orbison Talks About His Song Running Scared
Oldies Songs When Roy Orbison Recorded “Running Scared,” He Thought His Career Was Slipping Away. Then One Terrifying Final Note Changed Everything There are many great heartbreak songs in popular music history,…
Townes van Zandt – If I Needed You – From the Texas Connection circa 1990
By 1990, Townes Van Zandt No Longer Sang “If I Needed You” Like a Young Songwriter Searching for Love. He Sang It Like a Man Quietly Trying to Hold Onto…
Emmylou Harris “Guitar Town” with Nash Ramblers
When Emmylou Harris Sang “Guitar Town” Live with The Nash Ramblers, It Sounded Less Like a Cover Song and More Like a Letter Sent Back to the Last Great Era…
Bob Dylan & Joan Baez – It Ain’t Me Babe (Live 1964)
Oldies Songs A Tender Moment Frozen in Folk Music History The 1964 live performance of “It Ain’t Me Babe” by Bob Dylan and Joan Baez at the Newport Folk Festival remains one…
Smokie – I’ll Meet You At Midnight (BBC Basil Brush Show 09.10.1976)
Smokie’s Timeless Midnight Melody Continues to Echo Across Generations When Smokie performed “I’ll Meet You At Midnight” on the BBC Basil Brush Show in October 1976, few could have predicted…
Canadian singing legend Anne Murray at home, 1971
Long Before the Awards and Platinum Records, a Young Anne Murray Sat at Home in Nova Scotia in 1971 Sounding Less Like a Star and More Like the Girl Next…
A Very Nice Interview with Phil on This Famous BBC
In a Quiet 1982 BBC Interview, Phil Everly Spoke About the End of The Everly Brothers So Casually That It Somehow Made the Story Even More Heartbreaking By October 1982,…
Jerry Jeff Walker – Up Against The Wall Redneck Mother – on the Texas Connection
Before Outlaw Country Became a Brand, Jerry Jeff Walker Walked Onto Television Like a Man Carrying the Entire Spirit of Texas Honky Tonks on His Shoulders There are polished performances,…
Alison Krauss and Vince Gill – Tryin’ to get over you
When Alison Krauss Joked About Vince Gill’s Voice, the Audience Laughed for a Moment… Then He Sang and Reminded Everyone Why Tenderness Once Defined Great Country Music The performance began…
Joni Mitchell – River
Joni Mitchell’s “River” Remains a Christmas Hymn for the Lonely More than fifty years after its release on the landmark 1971 album Blue, Joni Mitchell’s “River” continues to stand apart…