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 […]
The Everly Brothers
AUK's Chain Gang
AUK’s Chain Gang: The Everly Brothers “So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)”
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 […]
Obituaries
The Song Remains: Don Everly 1937 – 2021
Personal reflections on a musician who was so much more than a great singer. The great Don Everly has left us. He died at his Nashville home on Saturday, 21st August 2021, he was 84. No […]
Classic Americana Albums
Classic Americana Albums: Ray Charles “Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music”
Ray Charles was one smart son of a gun. He’d conquered the RnB world during the 1950s, despite his own blindness and American society’s overt racial barriers. But he knew there was beauty and versatility in […]
Features
AUK’s Chain Gang: The Everly Brothers “Mama Tried”
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 […]