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  • Five Fabulous Cuts From Crystal Gayle

    by Frank Shankly
    Maybe it’s because she’s more unassuming than her older sister Loretta Lynn, or maybe it’s just the fickleness of pop music history, but it feels l...

  • Eric Clapton : AFTER MIDNIGHT/ I CAN'T STAND IT Eric Clapton : AFTER MIDNIGHT

    by Frank Shankly
    In August 1976, Clapton took the stage at the Birmingham Odeon in England, a venue full of fans eager to bask in the magic of his music. During a p...

  • Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown : CAN'T LET YOU OUT OF MY SIGHT

    by Frank Shankly
    Chuck Jackson and Maxine Brown are two of the most beloved artists in '60s soul music, synonymous with quality and distinction throughout all phase...

  • David Ball : STEPPIN' OUT

    by Frank Shankly
    David Ball recorded his self-titled debut album in 1989 for RCA Nashville.Three singles from it charted between 1988 and 1989: STEPPIN’ OUT, YOU GO...

  • Chicago : YOU'RE NOT ALONE (REMIX)

    by Frank Shankly
    Recorded by Chicago for their 1988 album Chicago 19, with Bill Champlin (Peter Cetera had departed the band three years earlier) singing lead vocal...

  • Mel Tillis And The Statesiders : THE ARMS OF A FOOL

    by Frank Shankly
    The Statesiders were Mel Tillis’ longtime backing band, named after his 1966 hit single STATESIDE. Between 1969 and 1980, 14 studio albums and four...

  • T. Graham Brown : SHE COULDN'T LOVE ME ANYMORE

    by Frank Shankly
    SHE COULDN'T LOVE ME ANYMORE is a song written by Mike McGuire, Billy Henderson and Billy Maddox, and recorded by T. Graham Brown. Co-writer Mike M...

  • Linda Ronstadt : POOR POOR PITIFUL ME

    by Frank Shankly
    What did David Geffen see in the pulpy, alcoholic musings of a former student of Ogor Stravinsky?

Aside from the fact that Geffen signed Warren Ze...

  • Chubby Checker : SLOW TWISTIN'

    by Frank Shankly
    Written by Jon Sheldon, SLOW TWISTIN’  was recorded by Chubby Checker with assistance from soul songwriter Dee Dee Sharp. Sharp was uncredited on t...

  • Dwight Yoakam : LITTLE WAYS

    by Frank Shankly
    LITTLE WAYS was released in June 1987 as the second single from Dwight’s album Hillbilly Deluxe.  It peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot Countr...

  • Jimmy Dean : BIG BAD JOHN

    by Frank Shankly
    Jimmy Dean's BIG BAD JOHN used to bring Frank, as a child, to the verge of tears.It has been covered at least 19 times, including by Henson Cargill...

  • The Exotic Guitars : NOW IS THE HOUR/ I WAS KAISER BILL'S BATMAN

    by Frank Shankly
    I WAS KAISER BILL'S BATMAN was written by Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook and was originally titled TOO MUCH BIRDSEED.  Record producer Noel Walker ...