David Essex – Turn Me Loose
Best Oldies Songs That Long-Ago Year of ’73: The Moment the New King of Glam Rock Demanded His Freedom Ah, the 1970s. For those of us who remember it well, it was a…
Marty Robbins – Gone With The Wind
The Wistful Echo of a Love Lost to the Western Wind Oh, the way a melody can reach across the decades and pull a bittersweet memory right out of the…
Marty Robbins – Martha Ellen Jenkins
The Quiet Heartache of a Memory: Marty Robbins‘ Tender Ode to Lost Youth and Unrequited Devotion There are certain songs, like old photographs yellowed by time and touch, that don’t…
Marty Robbins – Time And Place For Everthing
The Quiet Wisdom of the Soul: An Underrated Gem from the Voice of the West The 1960s were a fascinating, tumultuous time in American music, a decade often remembered for…
Don Williams – I’ll Be Here In The Morning
The Quiet Assurance of a Gentle Giant: Why Love Triumphs Over the Lonesome Road In the vast, resonant gallery of classic country music, few voices possess the soothing, almost spiritual…
Marty Robbins – Meet Me Tonight In Laredo
A Midnight Promise at the Edge of the Frontier When the sun drops over the Rio Grande and the shadows of the prairie lengthen into stillness, Meet Me Tonight in…
John Denver – Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
The Enduring Tale of the Outsider Who Finally Led the Way The song “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” as sung by John Denver is a quintessential piece of the folk-pop icon’s…
The Osmonds – Julie
A Soulful Detour on the Road to Hard Rock: The Enduring Heartbreak of The Osmonds’ “Julie” The early 1970s belonged, in large part, to the fresh-faced, multi-talented Osmonds. Their seismic…
Sweet – Fountain
An emotional reflection on the fleeting nature of fame, love, and life’s true priorities after the bright lights fade. Ah, The Sweet. Just the name conjures up memories of mirror-ball…
Fats Domino – Kansas City
A New Orleans Boogie-Woogie Train Ride to the Heart of the Heartland When we talk about the bedrock of rock and roll, the conversation must invariably circle back to Antoine…