Creedence Clearwater Revival – Green River
user About The Song Creedence Clearwater Revival are one of the most anachronistic outfits of all time, but this does not mean they’re dated. One of the finest bands of the…
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Neil Diamond – America
About The Song Diamond’s dreams of movie stardom go all the way back to the early Seventies when he unsuccessfully auditioned to play Lenny Bruce in Bob Fosse’s Lenny, a…
Neil Diamond – Song Sung Blue
About The Song It’s a peculiar gift: To sing about sadness without sounding the slightest bit sad. The first time Neil Diamond got to #1, he did it with the…
The Everly Brothers – Let It Be Me
About The Song The Everly Brothers — Don (1937-2021) and Phil Everly (1939-2014) — were active from 1956 to 1973 and again from 1983 to 2005. During the ten-year hiatus,…
Neil Diamond – Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon
About The Song When Neil Diamond released his mid-tempo ballad “Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon” in 1967 it went to No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Diamond…
Gordon Lightfoot – Sundown
About The Song Sundown is a song by Canadian folk artist Gordon Lightfoot, released as a single on 25 March 1974, taken from the album of the same name. Sundown…
Neil Diamond – September Morn
About The Song “September Morn” also put the capper on Diamond’s most restless, and arguably most interesting, decade. Indeed, his 70s began with the release of Tap Root Manuscript, an…
Buddy Holly & The Crickets – That’ll Be The Day
About The Song Some records are destined to outlive their creators. Buddy Holly’s 1956 single ‘That’ll Be The Day’ is one such record. In the decades since it was released,…
The Everly Brothers – When Will I Be Loved
About The Song When Will I Be Loved was a song written by Phil Everly. He wrote this in his car, parked outside an A&W root beer stand. He took…
Billy Joel – New York State Of Mind
About The Song New York City has a charm all its own. Legendary singer-songwriter Billy Joel had been living in Los Angeles for a few years back in the early…
The Everly Brothers – On The Wings Of A Nightingale
About The Song “On the Wings of a Nightingale” is a song written by Paul McCartney and recorded by the Everly Brothers in 1984 for their album EB 84, which…
Billy Joel – My Life
About The Song “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…
The Everly Brothers – Devoted To You
About The Song When you dive into “Devoted to You” by The Everly Brothers, you’re transported to a time when love was not just a feeling but also a resonant…
Billy Joel – We Didn’t Start the Fire
About The Song “We Didn’t Start the Fire” is a song written by American musician Billy Joel. The song was released as a single on September 18, 1989, and later…
The Everly Brothers – Love Hurts
About The Song “Love Hurts” was written by the husband-and-wife songwriting team of Felice and Boudleaux Bryant. It was one of the many great songs they wrote for The Everly…
Billy Joel – The Longest Time
About The Song Singer-songwriter Tom Bahler recounted a writing session he had with Billy Joel that turned into the hit song, “The Longest Time.” As Bahler recalls, Billy Joel came…
Neil Diamond & Shirley Bassey – Play Me
About The Song “Play Me” is a 1972 song by Neil Diamond from his album Moods. The song, the first single from Moods, was recorded in February 1972 in Los…
Neil Diamond – Longfellow Serenade
About The Song Longfellow Serenade is a notable 1974 hit released by Neil Diamond, a prolific American songwriter who sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making him one of…
Neil Diamond – Kentucky Woman
About The Song “Kentucky Woman” is a 1967 song by Neil Diamond. It went to number 22 in the United States, number 10 in New Zealand, number 6 in Canada…
Neil Diamond – I’ve Been This Way Before
About The Song “I’ve Been This Way Before” is a song written and performed by Neil Diamond. It was released as the second single from Diamond’s 1974 album Serenade. “I’ve…