Ricky Van Shelton – From A Jack To A King
Best Oldies Songs Crown Forged in Heartbreak and Hard-Won Devotion When “From a Jack to a King” ascended to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1988, it did more…
Brian Connolly – Wait ‘Til The Morning Comes
Soul in Suspension, Waiting for Redemption at Dawn When Brian Connolly released “Wait ’Til The Morning Comes” in 1980, it marked a fragile yet determined chapter in a life already…
Roy Orbison – No Chain At All
Love So Absolute It Leaves No Room for Doubt When Roy Orbison released No Chain At All in 1963 as part of his album In Dreams, he was at the…
Roy Orbison – Nite Life
In the Velvet Darkness of the Honky-Tonk, a Soul Confronts Its Own Solitude Released as a single in 1961, Roy Orbison – Nite Life marked an early and telling chapter…
Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn – If You Touch Me, You Got To Love Me
Promise Demanded in Every Caress, Where Desire and Devotion Refuse to Be Separated Released in 1973 as the title track of their album If You Touch Me (You’ve Got to…
Elton John, Neil Sedaka, and the Melody People Say Was Waiting for Decades
Song That Carried the Echo of Tin Pan Alley Into the Stadium Age When Elton John released “Elton John, Neil Sedaka, and the Melody People Say Was Waiting for Decades”,…
Roy Orbison – Just Another Name For Rock And Roll
Battle cry against conformity, a romantic’s defiant pledge to the gospel of noise. When Roy Orbison released “Just Another Name For Rock And Roll” in 1979 on the album Laminar…
Conway Twitty – Before Your Time
Lament for a World That Changed Too Fast and a Heart That Could Not Follow When Conway Twitty released Before Your Time in 1982, it quickly resonated with country audiences,…
Donny Osmonds – A Soldier’s King
Tender ballad where love stands quietly at attention beneath the weight of duty Released in 1973, Donny Osmond’s A Soldier’s King appeared during the period when the young singer was…
Emmylou Harris – Tougher Than the Rest
Weathered Promise That Love Can Survive the Scars When Emmylou Harris released “Tougher Than the Rest” on her 1992 album At the Ryman, she was not chasing radio dominance so…