Ray Charles – Hit The Road Jack
About The Song Certain songs feel like they’ve always existed, to the point where it’s strange to imagine them as being new, as being songs that people would hear on…
Ray Charles – Georgia On My Mind
About The Song Songwriter and bandleader Hoagy Carmichael wrote Georgia On My Mind in 1930, while he was living in New York. The story goes that he and his room-mate,…
Willie Nelson – Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
About The Song Willie Nelson’s Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain is one of his hallmark covers which landed him back to where he could walk his path as a…
Willie Nelson – Always On My Mind
About This Song The song “Always On My Mind” is not only considered a classic in country music but as well as in the entire music industry. Over time, countless…
Willie Nelson & Ray Charles – Seven Spanish Angels
About The Song Willie Nelson’s Seven Spanish Angels is a duet song with American musician Ray Charles. The song was penned by Troy Seals and Eddie Setser and was originally…
The Doors – Light My Fire
About The Song Recorded for their debut album, The Doors, released on Jac Holzman’s hip Elektra label, “Light My Fire”cast a malign shadow over the Summer of Love. It was…
The Doors – Riders On The Storm
About The Song We’re taking you back to 1971 and the iconic hit from The Doors, ‘Riders on the Storm’, as we continue our weekly feature The Story Behind The…
Martha & The Vandellas – Heatwave
About The Song In 1963, America experienced a hot spell that took a while to break, but when it did, it truly sizzled. On July 10, Motown’s Gordy label released…
Martha & The Vandellas – Nowhere to Run
About The Song On February 27 1965, Martha & the Vandellas added their own jewel to that crown as they entered the Hot 100 with “Nowhere To Run.” The propulsive,…
Martha & The Vandellas – Dancing In The Street
About The Song It was the summer of 1964, and the US was in the grip of political and cultural upheaval. Newspaper front pages told of three volunteers for the…
The Beatles – Don’t Let Me Down
About The Song “Don’t Let Me Down” is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, recorded in 1969 during the Let It Be sessions. It was written by…
The Beatles – Yesterday
About The Song “Yesterday” is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written primarily by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was first released on the album…
The Beatles – Here Comes the Sun
About The Song “Here Comes the Sun” is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1969 album Abbey Road. It was written by George Harrison and…
The Beatles – Hey Jude
About The Song “Hey Jude” was officially released in August of 1968 during a period of personal turmoil for the band. Lennon had just left his wife, Cynthia Powell, for…
The Mamas & The Papas – Monday, Monday
About The Song Writing a hit record is like catching lightning in a bottle, and sometimes, you don’t know that you caught it until after the fact. Such was the…
The Mamas & The Papas – Dedicated To The One I Love
About The Song “Dedicated To The One I Love” is a song written by Lowman Pauling and Ralph Bass. Pauling was the guitarist of the “5” Royales, the group that…
The Mamas & The Papas – Dream A Little Dream Of Me
About The Song “Dream a Little Dream of Me” is a 1931 song with music by Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt and lyrics by Gus Kahn. It was first recorded…
The Mamas & The Papas – Creeque Alley
About The Song Numerous autobiographical songs have been written since the dawn of rock, but few have told the story of a band’s formation as vividly and colorfully as The…
The Mamas & The Papas – California Dreamin’
About The Song At the age of 19, Michelle Phillips had never seen snow. Coming unseasonably attired from balmy Los Angeles to an especially gelid New York winter in 1963,…
Jerry Lee Lewis – Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
About The Song “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” (sometimes rendered “Whole Lot of Shakin’ Going On”) is a song written by Dave “Curlee” Williams and sometimes also credited to James…