Emmylou Harris – Bury Me Beneath The Willow
Best Oldies Songs Lament of Love and Loss Rooted in the Old, Unforgiving Soil of Tradition When Emmylou Harris recorded “Bury Me Beneath The Willow” for her 1975 debut solo album Pieces of…
Fats Domino – Dave Bartholomew: “It Keeps Raining”
Lament Where the Weather Becomes the Heart’s Own Storm When Fats Domino released “It Keeps Rainin’” in 1961, the record climbed to No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 and…
Linda Ronstadt – It’s So Easy
Love So Effortless It Becomes a Declaration of Independence Released in 1977 as a single from Simple Dreams, “It’s So Easy” by Linda Ronstadt surged to No. 5 on the…
Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty – The Letter
Letter That Carries the Weight of Longing Across Distance and Time When “The Letter” appeared as a duet between Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty, it continued a partnership that had…
Don Williams – Live In Ireland (2016)
Quiet Master Returns to the Stage Where His Voice Meant the Most When Don Williams released Live In Ireland (2016), it was more than another concert document in a long…
Brian Connolly – Hellraiser
Cry from the Glam Abyss Where Stardom and Self-Destruction Collide Released in 1973 as the title track of Hellraiser, the third studio album by Brian Connolly’s band Sweet, “Hellraiser” stormed…
Conway Twitty – I Need Your Lovin Kiss
Man stripped of bravado, confessing that a single kiss is the only thing standing between him and emotional ruin. Released in 1957, “I Need Your Lovin’ Kiss” by Conway Twitty…
Emmylou Harris & Don Williams – Only a woman’s heart
Quiet Confession Where Love’s Strength Is Measured in Vulnerability Released in 1998 on Pleasures of the Heart, the collaborative album by Emmylou Harris and Don Williams, “Only a Woman’s Heart”…
David Essex – You’re In My Heart
A Love Song That Refuses to Fade, Whispering Devotion Across the Years Released in 1977, “You’re In My Heart” by David Essex emerged not as a chart-topping juggernaut but as…
The Osmonds – Lonesome They Call Me, Lonesome I Am
Portrait of Young Heartache Painted in the Glow of Teen Idolatry Released in 1971 at the height of Osmondmania, “Lonesome They Call Me, Lonesome I Am” by The Osmonds found…