Herman’s Hermits – Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter
The room is too quiet, the air thick with the faint scent of vacuum tubes warming up. It’s late, maybe…
Middle of the Road – Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
The year is 1971. Pink Floyd’s Meddle is in the ether. Led Zeppelin has just released their fourth, untitled album.…
Red Sovine – Phantom 309
The year is 1967. The air is thick with the buzz of the Summer of Love, psychedelic explorations, and a…
Gilbert O’Sullivan – Alone Again
The air hangs heavy in the café, thick with the scent of stale coffee and damp autumn wool. It is…
The Statler Brothers – Bed Of Roses
The old console stereo in the corner was a magnificent piece of mid-century furniture. It was the hub of our…
Daniel O Donnell & Mary Duff – Say You Love Me
The air in the dim, late-night café was thick with a quiet melancholy, punctuated only by the soft clink of…
Robert & Richard Mizzell – Walk The Line
The first few notes of Robert Mizzell’s “Walk The Line Revisited,” featuring his father, Richard, do not explode from the…
Boxcar Willie – A Good Old Country Song
It’s late. The kitchen light is dim, a cold front moving in outside. The radio—not a digital stream, but a…
Jim Devine – Somebody Lied
The memory of the first time I truly heard this piece of music is clear: a late Friday evening, the…
Rhonda Vincent & Gene Watson – Gone For Good
The neon signs of Lower Broadway in Nashville blur in my memory, painted by the rain of a long-ago night.…