Jackie DeShannon 1965 – What The World Needs Now
The needle drops, and the air itself seems to soften. It is late afternoon, the light outside my studio window…
Oldies Songs
Hermans Hermits 1966 – Jezebel
The British Invasion of 1964 landed like a thunderclap, but the subsequent years were less a continuous storm and more…
Brian Hyland – Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini
It is the summer of 1960. The air is thick, shimmering with heat and the nervous, expectant energy of a…
Dave Berry 1965 – Little Things
The room is dark, save for the sickly amber glow of a valve radio dial. Outside, 1965 is in full,…
Patsy Cline 1962 – She’s Got You
The scene is almost cinematic. A late winter evening in Nashville, December 1961. The city is still shaking off the…
The Beatles 1964 – I’m a Loser
Picture the scene: December 1964. The world still feels the whiplash of Beatlemania. Every move, every mop-top shake, is a…
Ray Peterson 1960 – Corinna, Corinna
The year 1960 felt like a moment suspended between two eras: the raw, untamed youth of rock and roll was…
P.J. Proby 1965 – Somewhere
The world P.J. Proby inhabited in 1965 was one of deliberate, explosive contrast. On one side, the polite, tailored beat…
The Crests 1960 – Trouble in Paradise ( Doo Wop )
The vinyl is almost always dusty. You pull the 45 from its sleeve—Coed Records, a paper label that looks like…
Donnie Brooks 1961 – Mission Bell
The year 1961 arrived with the sweet, fading echo of a bell that had rung out the previous summer. The…