Barry Manilow – I Made It Through the Rain
INTRODUCTION In late 1979, Barry Manilow sat at a piano, listening to an obscure demo...
Cliff Richard – Power to All Our Friends
INTRODUCTION On the evening of April 7, 1973, inside Luxembourg’s Nouveau Théâtre, over three hundred...
Elvis Presley – Love Me Tender
INTRODUCTION On August 24, 1956, inside a Hollywood soundstage, Elvis Presley stood alone before a...
Conway Twitty – Fifteen Years Ago
INTRODUCTION In the summer of 1970, songwriter Raymond Smith presented a poignant manuscript about time...
Billy Fury – Devil or Angel
There is a distinct, velvet ache in early sixties pop that few voices could master...
Cliff Richard – My Kinda Life
INTRODUCTION When Cliff Richard entered the studio in the early months of 1977, the British...
Elvis Presley – Don’t Be Cruel
Long before modern production altered music forever, Elvis Presley stepped into a Manhattan studio to...
Cliff Richard – Congratulations
Long before it became the universal soundtrack to our celebrations, this timeless anthem endured one...
Conway Twitty – Hello Darlin’
Few voices could stop the world with just two spoken words. When that velvet baritone...
Billy Fury – I’ll Never Quite Get Over You
Some melodies carry the bittersweet weight of a love you could never truly surrender. When...