Roy Orbison – Chicken Hearted
Best Oldies Songs Man stands at the edge of heartbreak, admitting that fear has always been his most faithful companion. Released in 1961, Roy Orbison’s “Chicken Hearted” appeared during a remarkably prolific stretch…
Brian Connolly – A nostalgic solo career and touring in the 1980s
Voice from the Glittering Past, Echoing Through the Neon Haze of the 1980s When Brian Connolly stepped into the 1980s, he did so carrying the afterglow and the wreckage of…
Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty: Dynamic Duo!
Partnership forged in honky-tonk fire, where love songs became dialogues of longing and defiance. Released in 1972, Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty: Dynamic Duo! captured lightning in a bottle at…
Ricky Van Shelton – I’ve Cried My Last Tear For You
Vow of Final Sorrow, Where Heartbreak Turns into Resolve When Ricky Van Shelton released “I’ve Cried My Last Tear For You” in 1990, it became the defining statement of emotional…
Linda Ronstadt – It Doesn’t Matter Anymore
Farewell Delivered with a Smile That Cannot Conceal the Hurt When Linda Ronstadt released her rendition of “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore” on the 1974 album Heart Like a Wheel, she…
Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn – We’ve Closed Our Eyes To Shame
Portrait of Denial Where Love Refuses to Bow to Judgment When “We’ve Closed Our Eyes To Shame” arrived in 1971, it did more than climb to No. 1 on the…
Donny Osmonds – I’m Leaving It (All) Up To You
Young voice surrendering to love’s uncertainty with a courage beyond its years When Donny Osmond released “I’m Leaving It (All) Up To You” in 1971 as part of his solo…
Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram – Somewhere Out There
Lullaby for the Separated Heart, Carried on a Promise of Reunion When “Somewhere Out There” ascended to No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1987, it did so…
Emmylou Harris & Don Williams – Follow Me Back To Louisville
Invitation to Return Home, Carried on Two Voices That Knew the Weight of Distance When “Follow Me Back To Louisville” emerged as a duet between Emmylou Harris and Don Williams,…
Grateful Dead – Marty Robbins “El Paso”
Ballad of Guilt, Flight, and Fatal Devotion That Refused to Fade On June 26, 1994, at Soldier Field in Chicago, Grateful Dead reached deep into their mythic songbook and revived…