John Denver – This Old Guitar
Classic Oldies A Gentle Testament to the Power of Music, Memory, and the Instruments That Shape Our Souls “This Old Guitar” by John Denver, nestled into the fabric of his 1974 album…
Classic Oldies
John Fogerty – Who’ll Stop the Rain (with Bob Seger)
Who’ll Stop the Rain — a melodic lament of time and torrents In January 1970, the song Who’ll Stop the Rain, penned by John Fogerty and originally recorded by his band…
John Fogerty – Paradise
A coal-black elegy made new—Fogerty carries Prine’s small-town farewell like a lantern through the dark Start with the anchors. “Paradise”—the John Prine lament about a Kentucky town erased by strip-mining—opens…
Shaun Cassidy – It’s Like Heaven
A sunlit Brian Wilson breeze for a fading summer—tender, jangly, and braver than its chart story Start with the anchors. “It’s Like Heaven” is a mid-album jewel on Shaun Cassidy’s…
Shaun Cassidy – So Sad About Us
A bittersweet goodbye recast as grown-up pop—bright guitars, brave restraint, and a former teen idol choosing truth over gloss Before the memories flood in, the basics. “So Sad About Us”—a…
John Denver – Sweet Surrender
Embracing the Quiet Reckoning of Letting Go Released in 1974 as part of the live album Back Home Again, John Denver’s “Sweet Surrender” resonated with listeners who found solace in…
Merle Haggard – Always Wanting You
A Lonesome Confession Set to Melody, Yearning for What Cannot Be When Merle Haggard released “Always Wanting You” in early 1975, it quickly ascended the charts like a heartbreak catching…
John Fogerty – Bad Moon Rising (with Zac Brown Band)
A Portent in the Sky: When Old Warnings Echo with New Voices When John Fogerty revisited his 1969 classic “Bad Moon Rising” alongside the Zac Brown Band, it was more…
Shaun Cassidy – Hey There Lonely Girl
A Youthful Plea Drenched in Melancholy and Innocence When Shaun Cassidy released his rendition of “Hey There Lonely Girl” in 1977 as part of his debut album Shaun Cassidy, it…
Linda Ronstadt – Simple Man, Simple Dream
A Quiet Yearning for Clarity in a World Complicated by Longing Upon its release in 1977 as the title track of Linda Ronstadt’s eighth solo album, Simple Dreams, “Simple Man,…