John Denver – Some Days Are Diamonds
Best Oldies Songs The Honest Echo of a Life Lived: Facing the Rough Spots with a Rocky Mountain Smile There is a deceptive simplicity to the songs of John Denver, an ease that…
Don Williams – I’ve Been Loved By The Best
The Gentle Giant’s Final Word: Why Settling for Less Was Never an Option For those of us who came of age with the quiet confidence of Don Williams as the…
The Osmonds – Take Love If You Ever Find Love
The Forgotten Gem: A Mature Plea for Enduring Connection in the Teen Idol Whirlwind Ah, the 1970s. For many of us, it was a time of bell bottoms, variety shows,…
Sweet – Heartbreak Today
The Hard Rock Anthem of Creative Liberation There are certain crossroads in a band’s life that define them forever. For The Sweet, the British quartet who had been famously molded…
Fats Domino – Valley of Tears
A Melancholy Maestro: When Fats Domino’s Piano Brought Dignity to the Blues of the Heart For those of us who remember the true grit and joyful sway of early rock…
Marty Robbins – Home On The Range
Where the Buffalo Roam: A Timeless Melody That Captures the Soul of the American West For those of us whose memories are set to the sound of steel guitars and…
Marty Robbins – Ave Maria Morales
Diamonds, Deception, and the Desert’s Lasting Love: The Heartbreak of a Border Girl For those of us who came of age with the golden tenor and cinematic scope of Marty…
Conway Twitty – You Lay So Easy On My Mind
The Voice of Midnight: How Conway Twitty Turned a Simple Memory into a Country Music Lullaby There are certain voices, certain songs, that become the wallpaper of our most intimate…
Conway Twitty – I’ll Get Over Losing You
The Quiet Promise: The Hard-Won Acceptance in a Baritone Whisper There is a sound in country music that is unmistakable, a rich, dark velvet baritone that could soothe a crying…
Donny Osmonds & Marie Osmonds – Make The World Go Away
A Tearful Plea for Peace: When the Teen Idol Dared to Sing the Heartbreak of the Ages To those of us who remember the kaleidoscope of the 1970s—a decade of…