Donny Osmonds – I’m Leaving It (All) Up To You
Best Oldies Songs 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…
When Big Iron Rode Again: Mike Ness Revisits a Western Legend
Gunslinger’s Ghost Rides Once More Through Electric Dust and Memory When Mike Ness released “Big Iron” on his 1999 solo debut Cheating at Solitaire, he was not chasing chart dominance…
Brian Connolly – Alexander Graham Bell
Fallen Idol’s Bitter Lament Disguised as a Rock Anthem Released in 1974 as the debut solo single from Brian Connolly, “Alexander Graham Bell” emerged during a turbulent interlude between his…
Emmylou Harris & Don Williams – Long Walk From Childhood
Gentle Reckoning With the Distance Between Innocence and Experience When Emmylou Harris and Don Williams recorded “Long Walk From Childhood” for Harris’s 1981 album Cimarron, they were not chasing the…
Emmylou Harris – Bury Me Beneath The Willow
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…