Handed the baton by Emily with Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Dreams’ to follow ‘Dream’ takes me to the Everly Brothers – but rather than pick their well-known song in the same vein ‘All I Have To Do is Dream’ I’m choosing a personal favourite, ‘So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)’, first released in 1960. Written by Don Everly, the song features the brothers’ trademark harmonies, but with a more melancholy feel. The song has been covered by many artists including Dillard and Clark, Hank Williams Jr, John Prine with Connie Smith, and Emmylou Harris.
The Everly Brothers, a Merle Haggard country hit and the emergence of country rock Last week’s Chain Gang brought us The Secret Sisters ‘Late Bloomer’ which is a modern version of a sound that goes back beyond recorded music, the family duet. It is inconceivable that The Secret Sisters would…
David Jarman has passed on The Everly Brothers magnificent ballad 'So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go By)' and I apologise for this tenuous link, but he mentioned several artists who have covered the song. In fact there are more than 40 versions of this great song, one of which…
Last week’s link took us to Uncle Tupelo’s ‘Anodyne’, the title track from their 1993 album. Track two on that very album was ‘Acuff-Rose’, which opens up a wonderful field of opportunity for me, an unashamed enthusiast of vintage country music. For the uninitiated, Acuff Rose was the publishing house…
Long time fan of Americana genre, from early days of Ry Cooder, through to today's thriving scene. Regular visitor to USA ( Nashville/Austin/Memphis/LA ) live music junkie, I play guitar, mandolin, harmonica, plus vocals, run monthly jam session in Broadstairs
