Be Bop a Lula – Everly Brothers
The scene is Nashville, 1957. The air in the RCA Victor studio, or perhaps Owen Bradley’s famed Quonset Hut, is…
Thinking Of You Baby – Dave Clark Five
The air was thick with static and the smell of hot vacuum tubes. I remember it vividly—a late-night re-run of…
Whenever You’re Around – Dave Clark Five
The prevailing memory of The Dave Clark Five—the undisputed architects of the Tottenham Sound—is usually one of exuberant, driving rhythms…
Around And Around The Animals
I remember the first time this sound truly hit me. Not just as background noise on a dusty compilation, but…
Bony Moronie – Standells
The air in the rehearsal space was thick with cheap cigarette smoke and the humid musk of four young men…
Willie Nelson – Whiskey River (1973)
The hour is late. The neon sign for “Cold Beer” is half-burnt out, casting a sickly pink glow onto the…
Wynn Stewart – It’s Such A Pretty World Today (1967)
The year 1967 was a kaleidoscope of cultural shift. Psychedelia bloomed in San Francisco, rock was splintering, and yet, back…
Jerry Lee Lewis – Would You Take Another Chance on Me (1969)
The late 1960s were, for Jerry Lee Lewis, less a second act and more a desperate, thrilling negotiation with history.…
Ray Price – Another Bridge To Burn (1962)
The air in the café was thick and still, the kind of late-night silence you could almost lean into. I…
Club A-Go-Go Animals
The moment I drop the needle on “Club A-Go-Go,” the air in the room changes. It’s no longer a quiet…