If you’re thinking of going to see the film, I would thoroughly recommend it. You don’t particularly warm to the character of Bob as he could be (as Joan Baez told him) a bit of an asshole but it was wonderful to see the context in which his classic songs were written, and won...
‘Walking to New Orleans’. String arrangement courtesy of Milton Bush. The relaxation maintained throughout with the sure groove could only be Fats Domino. This is one of those songs that the entire family sings along to when we are on long car journeys!
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It's no secret that Hoda Kotb is a country music fan. She sings along to many country songs during her talk show,Hoda and Jenna, and features many country artists, including Thomas Rhett, Blake Shelton, Wynonna Judd and many more. Here's afun clipof her singing "Boys Round Here" by ...
Reese Witherspoon has shared her love for country music over the years on her socials, including shoutouts to artists such asWillie NelsonandDolly Parton. She also released acountry music reality showcalledMy Kind of Countrywith Kacey Musgraves for Apple TV+ in 2023. ...
He had a unique style and his songs just made sense of the times we were living in. He wasn’t afraid to be challenging politically and in personal relationships. IJ: Which of your own Records was the first to turn out exactly how you wanted it to?
Bobby Freeman could never match, ‘Do You Want to Dance’ though he did have several other hits. He was a winning singer and I’m always pleased when one of his songs comes up under random play on my music player. A comprehensive collection of his 56-61 work can be found on Jasmine...
This one’s for you Carl: According to the Western Writers of America, ‘Ghost Riders In The Sky’ is the greatest of all Western songs and I whole heartedly agree with that august body. The song was written in 1948 by Stan Jones and first recorded by him and his marvelously named, ‘...
In 1962 the Eminence grise of Chess Records, Willie Dixon, presented Bo with a guaranteed hit with the charming cracker-barrel philosophy treatise, ‘You Can’t Judge a Book by the Cover’. Once Bo and the band lock in you are going nowhere till the song ends! Like Bo says … Come on...