Blind Willie McTell – Dying Crapshooters Blues
Great Songs Dying Crapshooter’s Blues — a final roll of the dice, where fate, faith, and the road all fall silent When “Dying Crapshooter’s Blues” is mentioned alongside the name Blind Willie…
Blind Willie McTell – I Got The Cross The River Jordan
I Got the Cross the River Jordan — a voice from the Deep South carrying faith, sorrow, and quiet defiance across time There are songs that entertain, and there are…
Dan Fogelberg – I Saw Three Ships
I Saw Three Ships — a familiar Christmas vision, carried gently by a voice that understood silence, faith, and the passing of time When Dan Fogelberg sang “I Saw Three…
David Essex – Bring In The Sun
Bring In the Sun — a call for light, hope, and renewal in a world growing tired of its own shadows When “Bring In the Sun” appeared in the mid-1970s,…
David Essex – Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone — the restless heart of a young dreamer chasing fame, freedom, and the cost of the road When “Rolling Stone” by David Essex first reached the airwaves in…
John Prine singing “Summer’s End” from his album “The Tree of Forgiveness”
Great Songs A quiet meditation on forgiveness, mortality, and the tender ache of time slipping away When John Prine released Summer’s End in 2018 as part of his final studio album The…
Todd Snider – Beer Run
Beer Run — a small-town laugh that quietly reveals freedom, youth, and the poetry of everyday rebellion At first glance, “Beer Run” by Todd Snider sounds like nothing more than…
Todd Snider – Play a Train Song
Play a Train Song — a slow-moving meditation on longing, distance, and the sound of leaving When “Play a Train Song” by Todd Snider drifts into the room, it does…
Sammy Johns – Early Morning Love
Early Morning Love — a tender moment caught between night’s fading warmth and the fragile promise of a new day Few songs capture intimacy as quietly and sincerely as “Early…
Sammy Johns – Chevy Van
Chevy Van — a fleeting ride through youth, freedom, and the innocence we didn’t know was temporary There are songs that capture a moment, and there are songs that become…