This was written by Paul Pena, a blind folk singer from Cape Cod. Pena played the Newport Folk Festival in 1969, but was unable to launch a successful career. For much of his life, Pena's royalties.. Read more

In this song, Springsteen sings about a chance encounter with an old friend who was a star baseball player in high school. This fellow is Joe DePugh, and the encounter really did happen. Springstee.. Read more

"My Life" is a song by Billy Joel that first appeared on his 1978 album 52nd Street. A single version was released in the fall of 1978 and reached No. 2 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart. E.. Read more

This is a cover of a Bob Dylan song from his 1997 album Time Out Of Mind. Adele explained to the Manchester Evening News January 22, 2008 why she decided to record this: "I wrote 9 songs in a shor.. Read more

in 1977, B.J. Thomas released his cover of the Beach Boys hit, "Don't Worry Baby", written by Brian Wilson. To date, it is the most successful cover selling over 800,000 copies. This particular .. Read more

The 1970's were the peak time for this duo, and this was their biggest hit. England Dan is Dan Seals, who had a series of country hits after he stopped performing with Coley in 1980. His older.. Read more

This was written by Graham Gouldman, who later formed the band 10cc. Gouldman was a prolific songwriter who also came up with songs for The Hollies, Cher, The Shadows, and Herman's Hermits. Fo.. Read more

"We Believe in Happy Endings" is a song written by Bob McDill and recorded by American country music artist Johnny Rodriguez. It was released in September 1978 as the second single from the album .. Read more

A #1 Adult Contemporary hit for 5 weeks, Souther told us that Roy Orbison, who had a hit with "Only The Lonely," was a big influence on this song. Said Souther: "I was a little kid when I first heard .. Read more

This love song about a budding romance is the first single from Blake Shelton's sixth studio album. The American country singer took a break from his co-hosting duties at the ACM Awards held on April .. Read more

One of Lightfoot's most personal songs, "If You Could Read My Mind" is about the breakup of his first marriage - a common theme in many of his songs. In the liner notes of his boxed set Songbook, he d.. Read more

Over forty years ago, Conway Twitty earned his most controversial No. 1 country hit ever. If you ever want to look for some of country music's most eyebrow-raising tunes, this one usually lands near t.. Read more

In February of 1975, Michael Martin Murphey released "Wildfire" as a single. Written by Murphey and Larry Cansler, the song came to Murphey in a dream and was, after a bit of back and forth, included .. Read more

Before he teamed up with Kix Brooks to form Brooks & Dunn, Ronnie Dunn wrote this for the country music group Asleep At The Wheel, who released it on their 1990 album Keepin' Me Up Nights. Brooks &.. Read more

Co-written by Aaron Tippin with his wife Thea and Philip Douglas, this song finds him singing about a woman getting revenge on her cheating lover. It was the singer's third and final #1 on the Country.. Read more

"If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Knows)" is a song written by Dave Berg, Sam Tate and Annie Tate, and recorded by American country music artist Rodney Atkins. It was released in Janu.. Read more

"You're My Jamaica" is a song written by Kent Robbins, and recorded by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in July 1979 as the first single and title track from the album .. Read more

"It's Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer" is a song written by Ben Peters, and recorded by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in May 1972 as the first single from the album A.. Read more

"Roll On Mississippi" is a song written by Kye Fleming and Dennis Morgan, and recorded by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in February 1981 as the second single and titl.. Read more

"Singing the Blues" is a popular song composed by Melvin Endsley and published in 1956. The song was first recorded by Marty Robbins. The best-known recording was released in October 1956 by G.. Read more

One of his most famous songs, "I Walk The Line" details Johnny Cash's values and lifestyle. It was a promise to remain faithful to his first wife, Vivian Liberto, while he was on the road. Cash was.. Read more

One of his earliest songs, Cash first recorded this for Sun Records in 1956, but it was the thrilling, electric version recorded live at Folsom Prison in California on January 13, 1968 that came to de.. Read more

Waylon Jennings' 1977 hit "Luchenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love)" turned the ghost town from a Texas hideaway into a country music bucket list stop. You know, everybody's somebody in Luchenba.. Read more

There were 10,360 DUI fatalities in 2022 in the U.S. Several times per year, I drive the DUI Van for the local DUI Task Force. We remove several impaired drivers before they are involved in an a.. Read more

“How Can You Mend A Broken Heart” is a globally popular, soft-rock ballad by the Bee Gees. Co-written by Barry Gibb with his younger brother, the late Robin Gibb, this beautiful song was part of the l.. Read more