Merle Haggard & Willie Nelson – “Okie from Muskogee”
Best Oldies Songs A Small-Town Anthem That Became America’s Most Misunderstood Mirror When Merle Haggard first released “Okie from Muskogee” in 1969, the song climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country…
“Brian Connolly” of The Sweet – Arguably the greatest lead vocalist of all time in rock band history
A Voice That Turned Glam Rock’s Glitter Into Human Heartbreak Before the mythology hardened around The Sweet as glam rock’s riotous architects of noise and decadence, there was the voice…
Sweet – “The Man With The Golden Arm”, Musikladen 11.11.1974 (OFFICIAL)
A Glam-Rock Spectacle Hiding the Loneliness of a Man Addicted to Illusion When Sweet stormed onto the stage of Germany’s legendary Musikladen on November 11, 1974, performing “The Man With…
Fats Domino – 5 legendary songs in his career
The Voice of New Orleans That Turned Heartache, Homecoming, and Joy Into American Poetry Few artists in the first golden age of rock and roll carried the emotional weight of…
Roy Orbison – (All I Can Do Is) Dream You (Black & White Night 30 – Alternate Version)
A Man Who Once Sang of Heartbreak Returns to Whisper About Memory, Desire, and the Ghosts We Carry When Roy Orbison stepped onto the stage for Black & White Night…
Don Williams – I Believe In You (Live in Dublin, 2014) (Official Audio)
A Quiet Man’s Promise Became One of Country Music’s Most Enduring Confessions of Faith in Love When Don Williams released “I Believe In You” in 1980 as the title track…
Slade – Oh la la in La
A Glittering American Dream Already Fading at the Edges Released in 1987 as the third single from Slade’s fourteenth studio album You Boyz Make Big Noize, “Ooh La La in…
Showaddywaddy – Alley Oop
A prehistoric joke became a mirror for rock & roll’s longing to stay forever young. By the time Showaddywaddy recorded “Alley Oop” for their 1981 album Good Times, the band…
Roy Orbison – Secret Show Intro (Black & White Night 30)
A man long thought lost to time walked back into the light and reminded the world what loneliness truly sounded like. When Roy Orbison opened “Secret Show Intro (Black &…
Roy Orbison – Go! Go! Go! (Down the Line) (Black & White Night 30)
A Night of Reckless Rhythm and Redemption Reborn Under the Spotlight When Roy Orbison stormed into Go! Go! Go! (Down the Line) during the celebrated television special Black & White…