Introduction In music history, some careers are built on careful planning. Others happen because a door suddenly opens at the exact moment someone is ready. For Dennis Edwards, joining The…
COAT OF MANY COLORS”: THE DOLLY PARTON CLASSIC THAT TURNED CHILDHOOD POVERTY INTO ONE OF COUNTRY MUSIC’S MOST TREASURED STORIES More than half a century after its release, “Coat of…
BLUE BAYOU”: THE LINDA RONSTADT CLASSIC THAT TURNED HOMESICKNESS INTO ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SOUNDS OF THE 1970s In 1977, Linda Ronstadt released a recording that seemed to slow…
I STILL BELIEVE IN YOU”: THE VINCE GILL BALLAD THAT TURNED AN APOLOGY INTO ONE OF COUNTRY MUSIC’S DEFINING LOVE SONGS In 1992, Vince Gill released a song that did…
“I STILL BELIEVE IN YOU”: THE VINCE GILL BALLAD THAT TURNED AN APOLOGY INTO ONE OF COUNTRY MUSIC’S DEFINING LOVE SONGS In 1992, Vince Gill released a song that did…
I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU”: THE FAREWELL DOLLY PARTON WROTE FOR A MAN — BUT NOT AS A LOVE SONG Decades before Whitney Houston turned “I Will Always Love You”…
“SI TÚ FUERAS MI MUJER”: LA CANCIÓN DE LORENZO SANTAMARÍA QUE CASI LLEVÓ A ESPAÑA A EUROVISIÓN… Y QUE NUNCA FUE REALMENTE OLVIDADA Hay canciones que pertenecen a una época.…
Alan Jackson Reopens a Nation’s Memory With a Powerful New Live Version of “Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)” Twenty-five years after September 11, 2001, Alan Jackson has…
Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers: The Song That Became a Farewell Some friendships in country music become bigger than the songs themselves. That was certainly true of Dolly Parton and…
VINCE GILL’S “WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME”: THE HEARTBREAK SONG THAT CHANGED HIS CAREER Few country songs capture the loneliness of heartbreak as beautifully as “When I Call Your Name.”…
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