Joe Ely – Settle For Love (live)
Oldies Songs A Gentle Reckoning with Love, Loss, and the Quiet Grace of Acceptance When Joe Ely performed “Settle For Love” live later in his life, it carried a resonance shaped by…
James Taylor – Sunny Skies
A Quiet Promise of Hope from a Young Voice Learning How to Endure When James Taylor appeared on the BBC series In Concert on November 16, 1970, he was in…
Randy Bachman – You Ain´t Seen Nothing Yet
A Playful Stutter That Became a Defiant Promise and a Rock and Roll Calling Card When Randy Bachman revisited “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet” during his Every Song Tells a…
Steely Dan – Peg (The Making Of)
A Meticulous Pursuit of Perfection Where Groove, Obsession, and Craft Become One When Steely Dan released “Peg” in 1977 on the album Aja, the song climbed to number 11 on…
Jim Lea – Shakin’ All Over
A Singular Night Where a Quiet Architect Stepped Into the Spotlight and Let the Past Shake the Room When Jim Lea took the stage at Wolverhampton’s Robin 2 Club in…
Noddy Holder & Jim Lea – Shooting Me Down (1987 demo)
Lost Pop-Rock Bullet That Slipped Between Eras and Identities In 1987, Noddy Holder and Jim Lea quietly demoed “Shooting Me Down”, a song conceived during a transitional moment for British…
John Prine – You Never Even Call Me By My Name
A Wry Salute to Friendship, Songwriting, and the Truth Beneath a Country Joke John Prine’s performance of “You Never Even Call Me by My Name” for the tribute album Larger…
Linda Ronstadt – Tell Him
A Devoted Plea Where Vulnerability Becomes Strength Through Song Linda Ronstadt’s performance of “Tell Him”, broadcast on November 1, 1982, and originally recorded on video by AVROTROS Broadcasting, captures a…
Jackson Browne & JD Souther – Fountain of Sorrow
A Shared Reckoning with Regret, Memory, and the Quiet Weight of Love Lost When Jackson Browne first released “Fountain of Sorrow” on his 1974 album Late for the Sky, the…
Ricky Tomlinson, Sinbad, Noddy Holder – Are You Looking at Me
A Moment of British Television Mischief Where Music, Comedy, and Working Class Wit Collide The live performance of “Are You Looking at Me” featuring Ricky Tomlinson, Sinbad also known as…