Features
VERSIONS: “Love Hurts”
‘Love Hurts’ was written by Boudleaux Bryant in the summer of 1960, and it’s a song with quite a fascinating history. Bryant and his wife, Felice, were the main writers for the Everly Brothers during this […]
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Americana Vinyl Treasures
Americana Vinyl Treasures: Funky Kings “Funky Kings”
The late 1960s/early 1970s were a musical godsend for fans of country music but looking for greater variety in their love of it (you can live on a diet of the likes of Patsy Cline and […]
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For the Sake of the Song: Lefty Frizzell “Long Black Veil”
‘Long Black Veil’ is a country ballad that was written and first recorded in 1959 and still stands the hairs on the back of the neck when it is performed and heard, over 60 years later. […]
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Jingle Bells Friday – making lists, checking them twice
Welcome back to our seasonal feature Jingle Bells Friday where we celebrate all the joys of a festive season that abounds with snow and good will and gift giving and….arguments and drunkenness and heartbreak. This is, […]
Classic Clips
Classic Clips: Jade Jackson “6 Ft Changes”
At the time the pandemic hit, Jade Jackson had just released her second album, ‘Wilderness’, on Anti- and was shortly to embark on a collaboration with Aubrie Sellers which resulted in the magnificent Jackson + Sellers’ […]