The Mamas & The Papas – Got a Feelin’
The scent of dust motes dancing in a single shaft of late afternoon sun, the heavy, muffled thud of a…
Stand by Me (Otis Redding)
The first time I heard Otis Redding’s version of “Stand by Me,” it wasn’t a discovery—it was a recognition. Not…
Neil Diamond – Morningside
The air in the studio, even fifty years later, feels heavy. It is the imagined silence between the final, sighing…
Otis Redding – My Girl/Respect
The world felt different in 1965. The cultural lines were being redrawn, and in the sound coming out of the…
Otis Redding – Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa Sad Song
The needle drops. There is that immediate, signature grit, the low, warm exhale of the Stax recording room in Memphis.…
The Coasters – Young Blood
The year is 1957. The air is thick with the sweet, yearning sound of street-corner harmonies, but something is shifting…
Ricky Nelson – Yesterday’s Love
The air in the café was thick with the scent of old paper and fresh rain. It was late, the…
Drifters – Down On The Beach Tonight
The air in the café hung heavy, smelling of rain-damp wool and strong, over-brewed coffee. It was late—that particular hour…
Johnny Cash – The Little Drummer Boy (1964)
It is a late December evening. The air is cold, the glow from a single lamp is warm, and a…
George Hamilton IV – Abilene (1963)
The air in the old Chevrolet was thick with the scent of vinyl and forgotten coffee. It was late, maybe…