"Mama Tried" is a seminal 1968 country song written and recorded by Merle Haggard and The Strangers, released as a single and title track of his album of the same name. It spent four weeks at No. 1 on.. Read more

"Running Scared" is a 1961 operatic rock ballad by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson, famously reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Known for its intense, crescendo-building structure without a chorus, t.. Read more

"Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver)" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard, backed by The Strangers. It was released in May 1982 as.. Read more

"Turn the Page" is a 1973 song written and performed by American rocker Bob Seger, featured on his Back in '72 album. The song, famously covered by Metallica in 1998, describes the lonely, scrutinized.. Read more

"Little Bitty" is a song recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in October 1996 as the lead-off single to Jackson's fifth studio album, Everything I Love. The song rea.. Read more

Garth Hudson, the multi-instrumentalist and last surviving member of the legendary group The Band, passed away at age 87, as reported on January 21, 2025. He died in a nursing home in Woodstock, New Y.. Read more

"Good Time" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Alan Jackson. It is the title track and second single from his album Good Time, having been released on April 21, 2008. Over.. Read more

"Reflections of My Life" was a 1969/1970 hit single for the Scottish band, Marmalade. It was written by their lead guitarist, Junior Campbell, and singer Dean Ford (credited to his birth name, Thomas .. Read more

"The Way You Do the Things You Do" is a 1964 hit single by American group the Temptations for the Gordy (Motown) label. Written by Miracles members Smokey Robinson and Bobby Rogers, the single was the.. Read more

"Mr. Bojangles" is a song written and originally recorded by American country music artist Jerry Jeff Walker for his 1968 album of the same title. It has since been recorded by other artists, includin.. Read more

Back in the late 60s, I sang in a band named "The Royal Relations." We name it such because there were guys from Cuba, Japan, Mexico, and, of course, me, as an American. As the band was formed late in.. Read more

"T-R-O-U-B-L-E" is a song written by Jerry Chesnut and recorded by Elvis Presley in March 1975. It was released as a single, as the A-side, with the B-side "Mr. Songman", through RCA Victor, which was.. Read more

"The Sound of Silence" (originally "The Sounds of Silence") is a song by the American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, written by Paul Simon. The duo's studio audition of the song led to a record deal.. Read more

The lyrics consist of the narrator ruminating about overseas locales that he has never visited, but about which he feels he has some proxy experience, primarily via the music, but also due to other pr.. Read more

Eric Clapton described the song as an anti -cocaine and anti-drug song. Eric Clapton once died of heroin poisoning and came back to life. He even ran away before being arrested. Because of this, in th.. Read more

Written and performed by James Taylor, it reflects his personal experiences and emotions. The song expresses a longing for the beauty and comfort of North Carolina. It features a blend of folk, rock.. Read more

"Old Man" is a song written and performed by Canadian rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Neil Young from his 1972 album Harvest. "Old Man" was released as a single on Reprise Records in the spring o.. Read more

"Heartaches by the Number" is a classic country song written by Harlan Howard and published in 1959. The lyrics describe a narrator counting their romantic misfortunes, specifically detailing three "h.. Read more

"I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard. It was released in October 1980 as the second single from the album Back to the B.. Read more

"The Spider and the Fly" is a song by English rock band the Rolling Stones, recorded in May 1965 and first released on the US version of their 1965 album Out of Our Heads. In the UK, it was released a.. Read more

"Going Where the Lonely Go" is a 1982 country song written and recorded by Merle Haggard and The Strangers, reaching number one on the US Country charts. The title track of his 1982 album was inspired.. Read more

"Stuck in the Middle" was first included on Stealers Wheel's 1972 eponymous debut album. Gerry Rafferty provided the lead vocals, with Joe Egan singing harmony. It was produced by Jerry Leiber and Mik.. Read more

"Let Your Love Flow" is the debut single by country music duo the Bellamy Brothers, recorded in late 1975 and released in January 1976. The song was written by Larry E. Williams and produced by Phil G.. Read more

"Mr. Bojangles" is a song written and originally recorded by American country music artist Jerry Jeff Walker for his 1968 album of the same title. It has since been recorded by other artists, includin.. Read more

"Honky Tonk Women" is a 1969 hit song by The Rolling Stones. Released as a single in July 1969, it reached number one in both the UK and the US. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, the song fea.. Read more