ABBA – The Winner Takes It All
Introduction There is a particular kind of magic that only happens when real-life tragedy bleeds...
Cliff Richard and The Shadows – Don’t Talk To Him (Together 1984)
Introduction There is a unique, irreplaceable magic that happens when a needle drops onto a...
Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers – Islands In The Stream
Introduction There is a particular kind of magic that belonged exclusively to the analog airwaves...
The Sacred Clash: How Loretta Lynn’s ‘The Pill’ Defied Church Opposition to Liberate Country Music
INTRODUCTION On the frosty morning of 01/20/1975, as temperatures plummeted to a bitter 30 degrees...
How A Shared Sonic Architect Connected Billy Fury and Shakin’ Stevens In Pop History
INTRODUCTION In the twilight of the twentieth century, the British music industry buzzed with speculation...
How Clive Davis and Barry Manilow Engineered the Commercial Architecture of Even Now
INTRODUCTION In February 1978, the temperature outside A&M Studios in Hollywood, California, lingered at a...
The Resilient Sovereignty of Agnetha Fältskog Behind Pop History’s Most Amicable Divorce
INTRODUCTION On the morning of 07/09/1980, as the intense summer heat reached 85 degrees Fahrenheit...
Inside Cliff Richard’s Elegant Confession of His Unfulfilled Love for Olivia Newton-John
INTRODUCTION In his definitive memoir The Dreamer, British pop institution Sir Cliff Richard unveiled a...
Glen Campbell – Rhinestone Cowboy
Introduction There is a profound, almost cinematic romance in the archetype of the dreamer...
The Quiet Decoupling of Country Music’s Ultimate Duet Powerhouse
INTRODUCTION On a humid evening in Nashville, Tennessee, as the summer thermometer hovered around 85...