Brian Connolly Jr. – Wig-Wam Bam
Great Songs Brian Connolly Jr.’s “Wig-Wam Bam”: A Blast from the Past that Rocked the Charts In the world of music, there are few songs that have managed to truly capture a…
Before Death, Brian Connolly Revealed The Truth About “Sweet”
Great Songs He Had the Voice, the Fame, and the World at His Feet. Then He Lost Everything. I still imagine the first time the world truly saw Brian Connolly under the…
Joni Mitchell & James Taylor – Carolina On My Mind
A Song of Longing and Homecoming: How “Carolina On My Mind” Became One of Folk Music’s Most Tender Reflections on Memory and Distance Few songs in the folk and singer-songwriter…
Neil Sedaka – Stairway to Heaven
A Gentle Climb Toward Young Love: The Tender Dream Inside “Stairway to Heaven” When people hear the title “Stairway to Heaven,” many immediately think of the thunderous epic by Led…
John Prine & Bill Murray Discuss Their Early Days Of Music, Comedy & More
When Music and Laughter Share the Same Roots: John Prine and Bill Murray Remember Where It All Began In the long, winding story of American popular culture, it is rare—but…
Shaun Cassidy – “Da Doo Ron Ron” and being held at gunpoint by Phil Spector – City Winery Boston
A teenage pop revival that carried the echo of early-60s innocence—“Da Doo Ron Ron” became a bridge between generations, even as its shadowy creator, Phil Spector, left behind a far…
Jim Lea – The Smile of Elvis
“The Smile of Elvis” – a quiet, heartfelt tribute to the enduring spirit and human warmth behind a legend Among the many songs written about the legacy of Elvis Presley,…
Jim Lea – Heaven Can Wait
A Quiet Hymn of Patience and Hope: “Heaven Can Wait” and the Gentle Soul of Jim Lea Released in 1973 on the album Old New Borrowed and Blue, “Heaven Can…
Brian Connolly Jr. – Fox On The Run
A Son Revisits a Glitter-Rock Classic: “Fox on the Run” Through the Voice of Brian Connolly Jr. Few songs capture the glitter and swagger of mid-1970s British pop-rock quite like…
Emmylou Harris – Snake Song
“Snake Song” – A Quiet Desert Vision of Temptation, Survival, and the Mystery of the American West When Emmylou Harris recorded “Snake Song” for her 1975 album Pieces of the…