Don Williams – The Life and Tragic Ending of Don Williams
Best Oldies Songs A Voice So Gentle It Made Heartbreak Sound Like Wisdom There are few figures in American country music whose presence felt as quietly monumental as Don Williams. By the late…
Donny Osmond – Puppy Love ( TOTP ) 1972
A Teenage Heartbeat Turned Into One of Pop’s Most Tender Farewells to Innocence When Donny Osmond stepped onto the stage of Top of the Pops in 1972 to perform “Puppy…
Fats Domino – Blue Monday [1957]
A Working Man’s Lament Wrapped in the Warmth of New Orleans Rhythm When Fats Domino released “Blue Monday” in 1957, he was already one of the defining architects of early…
Roy Orbison – One Of The Lonely Ones (Remastered)
A Man Standing in the Ruins of Heartbreak Still Finds the Strength to Sing By the time Roy Orbison recorded “One Of The Lonely Ones”, the man behind the dark…
Don Williams – Honey I Still Do (Live)
A Love That Refused to Fade Quietly Into Time Few artists in country music carried emotional honesty with the quiet dignity of Don Williams, and “Honey I Still Do (Live)”…
David Essex – Rock On – 1973 (Rare Live Version- First Time on You Tube)
A Glam-Rock Anthem That Sounded Like the Future Whispering Through the Ruins of Youth When David Essex released “Rock On” in 1973 from the album Rock On, the record arrived…
Elvis Presley – Blue Suede Shoes (’68 Comeback Special)
A Man Reclaims His Crown With a Guitar, a Sneer, and Three Minutes of Pure Rock & Roll Defiance When Elvis Presley tore into “Blue Suede Shoes” during the legendary…
George Jones & Johnny Cash – “White Lightning”
A Jug of Moonshine, Two American Legends, and the Dangerous Freedom at the Heart of Country Music When George Jones recorded “White Lightning” in 1959, he did more than score…
Slade – “Keep On Rocking”
A Hard-Road Anthem for the Bands That Refused to Fade Quietly Released in 1973 by Slade, “Keep On Rocking” arrived during the group’s astonishing commercial peak, a period when the…
Showaddywaddy – Trocadero (Top of the Pops, 20/05/1976)
A Glittering Farewell to the Dancehall Dream Beneath Britain’s Fading Neon Lights When Showaddywaddy performed “Trocadero” on Top of the Pops in May 1976, the group was already one of…