“It sure feels good to be up there with those Beatles.”
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 860 to 851
Posts By: Steve Crawford
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 870 to 861
‘if this ain’t a hit, we need to switch professions.’”
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 880 to 871
combined wordplay with wounded soul falsetto vocals
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 890 to 881
‘We have a hit here. Come on and sing on the backups.’
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 900 to 891
didn’t have the commercial radio success of other manufactured bands of their era
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 910 to 901
homage to Sam Cooke
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 930 to 921
“Gypsy Woman” was the first hit for the Impressions under the direction of Curtis Mayfield
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 930 to 921
Ronnie Spector loves me
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 940 to 931
“When I showed him the song, he began to sing it like I had never imagined it being sung.”
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 950 to 941
Reeves tries to sweet talk a woman
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 960 to 951
it did tear up U.K. dance floors as a Northern soul hit
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 970 to 961
Etta gets turned on like a television while her liver quivers over her lover
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 980 to 971
the use of marimba and Spanish guitar gave the recording a unique sound
1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 990 to 981
a classic pop look at euphoric love
The 1,000 Greatest Songs of the 1960s – 1,000 to 991
a 17-year-old Mary Wells approached Barry Gordy
“Women Walk the Line: How the Women in Country Music Changed Our Lives” Reviewed
the difficult realities the better sex has in a male dominated culture
Tom Petty’s Fifteen Greatest Songs
The best three minutes and twenty two seconds of his life and sometimes of mine
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 2016, Part II
the final entry in my fourteen month project
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 2016, Part I
Dust Bowl era
He Floated Away – Grant Hart Remembered
“A man who lived his dreams.”
Best of Chuck Berry, Part III – The Top Ten
Go, Johnny, go.
Best of Chuck Berry, Part II
“He whupped my butt. He said he was king of rock ‘n’ roll. I said I was.”
Best of Chuck Berry, Part I
“Chuck” was dedicated to his wife Themetta “Toddy” Berry
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 2015, Part II
How do you define a traditionalist in modern country music – a person who sings about alcohol in terms of heartbreak instead of a good time.
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 2015
Finally, a Metallica reference
Glen Campbell Remembered
a pop singer/songwriter core and often lush instrumentation
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 2014, Part II
a dire song of romantic rejection
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 2014, Part 1
a sharp stick in the eye
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 2013
Abandoned
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 2012
such a reverence
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 2011
You know what they say about people from Oklahoma: They’ll steal your hat and help you look for it.
Country Music History – Essential Release of 2010
written as an email/computer software collaboration
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 2009
embracing technological innovations and, gulp, multi-culturalism
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 2008
the fairytale embodiment of their most escapist dreams
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 2007
a new era of unrepentant country bad girls
Cheap Trick’s We’re All Alright! Reviewed
a raging slab of cathartic goodness
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 2006
“it just seemed like a good time to kick it out of the closet.”
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 2005
“Bill, you were just licking blood out of my head”
Diesel Island’s Eponymous Debut Album Reviewed
a lot of talent lurking
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 2004
her most recognizable song in decades
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 2003
Fare thee well, John R. Cash.
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 2002
He left such a huge mark on the world
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 2001
a love song of support
Country Music History – Essential Releases from 2000
positively Ramones
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 1999
pure aural oatmeal
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 1998, Part I
The Dixie Chicks conquer the world
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 1998, Part I
The timing was fortuitous for Prine
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 1997
both a softer and more tragic reading
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 1996, Part II
upping the tempo and giving it a strong fiddle hook
Country Music History – Essential Releases of 1996, Part I
feeling “alright” was enough to be a triumph.
