I admit it, I got turned on to this track by Rascal Flatts’s guitarist, Joe Don Rooney. Yes, I listened. Come on, who wouldn’t? But the reason Mr. Rooney tracked me down was my love of “Still Feels Good,” which still puts a smile on my face today. At least that’s what I think. And […]

Hey Now – Spotify Hey Now – YouTube The antidote to everything that’s been shoved down your throat this week, a three and a half minute reminder that music isn’t about girl power and a constant refrain of superiority but something that penetrates our souls, that sticks to us like velcro and makes us feel […]

Once upon a time, Top Forty was truly the best of the best. How else to explain the ascension of this track by a Canadian folkie to the top of the Hot 100? It wasn’t the first time Gordon Lightfoot had chart success. He broke through three years earlier with “If You Could Read My […]

My favorite Carole King song is “Goin’ Back.” It didn’t used to be. It used to be “So Far Away.” And then it was “The First Day In August.” But a few years ago I heard “Goin’ Back” from her initial stiff solo album “Writer” and I was hooked. And when I needed to hear […]