Nat King Cole 1965 – When I Fall In Love
The neon sign of the late-night diner was a smear of pale violet against the wet asphalt. I was seventeen,…
Oldies Songs
The Champs “Tequila”
The winter of 1957 was winding down, but inside a Hollywood studio, the temperature was rising. This wasn’t a session…
Bobby Helms – You are my special Angel
The year 1957 was a fault line in American music. The rock and roll explosion was in full, glorious tilt,…
Herman’s Hermits 1965 – Can’t You Hear My Heartbeat
The year is 1965, and the British Invasion is no longer a tide—it’s a permanent high-water mark. Yet, amidst the…
Chuck Berry 1964 – No Particular Place To Go
The sound of 1964 was electric, a transatlantic conversation exploding out of transistor radios. The Beatles, The Rolling Stones—they were…
For What It’s Worth – Buffalo Springfield
The late-night radio dial, thin and spectral, often gifts us artifacts far more potent than the glossy hits of the…
The Hollies 1965 – Just One Look
The air in 1964 was electric, crackling with the static of transformation. The British charts, once a polite, staid affair,…
Bobby Goldsbro 1968 – Honey
The late-night radio hums still. It’s an intimate, slightly dusty sound, the sound of a lone car on an empty…
Petula Clark 1965 – Downtown
The scene is London, October 1964. Outside, the city is shedding its post-war austerity, its streets beginning to hum with…
Arthur Conley 1968 – Sweet Soul Music
The first time it hits you, it’s not the voice, though that is formidable. It’s the sheer, uncompromising velocity. Arthur…