Buck Owens – Under the Influence of Love
Classic Oldies Heartache Wears a Smile in the Honky-Tonk Glow of Lost Devotion When Buck Owens released “Under the Influence of Love” in 1961, it didn’t storm the charts with fanfare—it wasn’t…
John Fogerty – Swamp River Days
“Swamp River Days” feels like a homecoming you can hear—John Fogerty stepping back into his own mythic bayou, not to relive the past, but to make peace with it and…
John Denver – Calypso
A Soaring Ode to Discovery, Spirit, and the Boundless Majesty of the Sea When John Denver released “Calypso” in 1975 as part of his multi-platinum album Windsong, it charted as…
Linda Ronstadt – Keep Me From Blowing Away
A Fragile Plea for Solace Amid Life’s Unrelenting Storms First appearing on her 1974 breakthrough album Heart Like a Wheel, Linda Ronstadt’s rendition of “Keep Me From Blowing Away” stands…
Linda Ronstadt – When You Wish Upon a Star
A Timeless Whisper of Innocence and Longing, Rendered Through a Voice That Could Bend Stardust When Linda Ronstadt released her luminous interpretation of “When You Wish Upon a Star” on…
Buck Owens – Trouble and Me
A quiet companion of sorrow — “Trouble and Me” is a small, tender confession that turns loneliness into a familiar presence. Buck Owens’ gentle admission in “Trouble and Me” sits…
Buck Owens – Wham Bam
A Rollicking Rebellion Wrapped in Rhinestones and Twang Released in 1965 as a B-side to Buck Owens’ single I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail, “Wham Bam” may not have…
John Fogerty – Up Around The Bend
“Up Around the Bend” is the sound of escape without denial—an open-road promise that somewhere, just past the next curve, life can feel lighter again. Few rock records offer freedom…
John Fogerty – Longshot
“Longshot” is John Fogerty grinning into the headwind—an underdog’s love-song that knows the odds, yet keeps throwing its heart forward anyway. “Longshot” closes John Fogerty’s album Revival, released October 2,…
Linda Ronstadt – A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes
When childhood hope grows older but never disappears There is a special tenderness in the way Linda Ronstadt sings A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes—as if she’s standing…