The sounds in country music in the early 1980s are still considered pretty amazing today. Among the many songs that came out in the first part of the decade are these three…
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On This Day in 1955, George Jones Recorded the Song That Became His First Hit Before Being Covered by Charley Pride, Waylon Jennings, and Roger McGuinn
George Jones On this day (August 27) in 1955, George Jones recorded “Why Baby Why” at Gold Star Studio in Houston, Texas. Released on the small Starday label, it quickly became a…
3 Genre Mashup Songs From 1967 That Still Sound Ahead of Their Time
MONTEREY CA – JUNE 17: Paul Kantner of Jefferson Airplane backstage at the Monterey Pop Festival on June 17 1967 in Monterey, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Psychedelia was the…
Linda Ronstadt Mourns Dolly Parton, Recalls One of the “Most Extraordinary” Musical Experiences of Her Life
(L-R) Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt on ‘Dolly,’ in 1987. (Photo by Julie Fineman/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) During the mid 1970s, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou…
These 4 Hopeful Songs From the 80s Remind Us That Life Is Worth Living
Cyndi Lauper performing at a WNEW Christmas Concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City on December 19, 1986. Even though there are plenty of power ballads from this decade that…