The Hollies – Too Young To Be Married
The needle drops. There is an immediate, almost unsettling quiet—the kind of silence you might find in a sun-drenched church…
Five Satins – To The Aisle
The late-night radio dial, that buzzing, magnetic compass of forgotten history, used to land in strange and wonderful places. One…
Harold Melvin and The Bluenotes – I Miss You
It is 1972. The air in Philadelphia’s Sigma Sound Studios is thick with expectation, the kind of electricity that precedes…
Bill Anderson – Still (1963)
The air in the studio was reportedly still, thick with the hush of anticipation that precedes a perfect take. This…
Eddy Arnold – Make the World Go Away (1965)
The air in the studio was reportedly still, thick with the hush of anticipation that precedes a perfect take. This…
Hank Locklin – Please Help Me, I’m Falling (1960)
There are some songs that, in the space of three minutes, manage to capture an entire cultural transition. Hank Locklin’s…
Bobby Bare – Detroit City (1967)
The memory is not mine, but I feel its chill every time the needle drops. It’s midnight on a two-lane…
Tammy Wynette – D-I-V-O-R-C-E (1968)
The first thing you notice is the sound of the room. It’s warm, yet oddly sterile, a paradox perfectly embodied…
Porter Wagoner – The Carroll County Accident (1969)
The air in the studio must have been thick and still. You can almost feel the hush on the first…
Buck Owens – I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail (1965)
The desert sun setting over the dusty sprawl of Bakersfield, California, must have felt different in the mid-1960s. It wasn’t…