Marty Robbins – Love Is Blue
Best Oldies Songs The Melancholy Hue of Lost Love, Drenched in Nostalgia Ah, the late 1960s. An era of kaleidoscopic change, musical revolutions, and for many, a deeply personal soundtrack of soaring highs…
Don Williams – Shot Full Of Love
A LET‑DOWN BULLET STRAIGHT TO THE HEART In 1986, when Don Williams released his fifteenth studio album, New Moves (January 17), the gently commanding baritone that had made him “The Gentle…
Marty Robbins – Song of the Bandit
The Lonesome Echo of the Range: A Ballad of Courage, Conscience, and Lost Love For those of us who grew up with the voice of Marty Robbins defining the American…
John Denver – Some Days Are Diamonds
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…