Barry Blue – Christmas Moon
Oldies Songs Christmas Moon: Barry Blue’s Forgotten Sparkle from the Glam Rock Festive Season Think back to the early-to-mid 1970s in the UK – a time of platform boots, catchy choruses, infectious…
Andy Williams – It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Andy Williams’ Enduring Ode to Holiday Cheer Few songs possess the power to instantly conjure a specific feeling, a season, a sense…
Emmylou Harris – Wrecking Ball
Wrecking Ball: Emmylou Harris Rides Neil Young’s Anthem into Atmospheric Depths In 1995, Emmylou Harris, already a legend in country and folk music, took a breathtaking leap of faith. She…
George Strait – Carrying Your Love With Me
Carrying Your Love With Me: George Strait’s Ode to Love Across the Miles There’s a certain warmth, an undeniable sincerity that radiates from the music of George Strait. For decades,…
Linda Ronstadt – It Doesn’t Matter Anymore
It Doesn’t Matter Anymore: Linda Ronstadt’s Crystal Clear Heartbreak There are voices that simply inhabit a song, finding its emotional core and presenting it with such honesty and beauty that…
Sammy Hagar – I Can’t Drive 55
I Can’t Drive 55: The Roaring Anthem of Rebellion Against the Red Line Some songs just hit you square in the chest with the force of a V8 engine roaring…
Bryan Ferry – Let’s Stick Together
Let’s Stick Together: How Bryan Ferry Turned Blues into Icy Cool Glamour There are cover versions, and then there are transformations. In the summer of 1976, Bryan Ferry, the impossibly…
The Glitter Band – The Tears I Cried
The Tears I Cried: Finding Heartbreak in the Heart of the Glitter Beat Ah, the mid-70s. A time awash in satin, sparkle, and the unmistakable, earth-shaking stomp of British glam…
Aldo Nova – Fantasy
Fantasy: Living an Electrified Dream on the Edge of Reality Cast your mind back to 1982. The airwaves were crackling with new sounds, the nascent glow of MTV was starting…
Emmylou Harris – Where Will I Be
Where Will I Be: A Soul’s Search for Place Amidst the Shifting Stars There are moments in music, rare and precious, that transcend mere entertainment. They become markers in time,…