Buck Owens – Together Again (1964)
The air in the Bakersfield studio must have been thin that day. Not from altitude, but from a deliberate lack…
Jerry Wallace – In the Misty Moonlight (1964)
The late autumn air, a low-slung fog hugging the neon signs of an emptying roadside diner. It’s a classic cinematic…
Johnny Cash – Busted (1963)
The air in the listening room was thick and still. It was late, past midnight, the kind of hour when…
Bobby Bare – (Margie’s At) The Lincoln Park Inn (1969)
The great country music tragedians rarely announce their devastation with a shout. Instead, they give you the sullen clarity of…
Jeannie Seely – Don’t Touch Me (1966)
The light is low. A single bulb hangs over the scarred, dark wood of the console. The air in the…
Jack Greene – Statue of a Fool (1969)
The air in the control room must have been thick with the scent of old wood, tobacco, and the ozone…
Porter Wagoner – The Cold Hard Facts of Life (1967)
The air in the Nashville studio that day in 1967 must have been thick with the smell of cigarette smoke…
Merle Haggard – Hungry Eyes (1969)
It’s late. The kitchen is dark save for the amber glow spilling from the open refrigerator, the soundtrack the low…
Sunshine Superman – Donovan
The air inside the dim café felt thick, not with smoke, but with the palpable sense of a coming shift.…
I’m The Greatest – Ringo Starr
The air in the café was thick with rain and the smell of stale coffee. It was late, past midnight,…