American Songwriter

“Is It Ok To Cry Every Time I Hear This Song?”: This Emotional Willie Nelson Performance From 1976 “Brings Back Memories of the Only Girl I Ever Loved”

Revisit Willie Nelson’s 1976 Austin City Limits performance of “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” and the song’s lasting emotional impact.
American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1951, the Blue-Eyed Singing Sister of Loretta Lynn With Hair So Long She’d Make Rapunzel Jealous

Gayle was born Brenda Gail Webb in Kentucky in the early ’50s. She was the youngest of eight children, including her older sister, Lynn. Gayle took an early interest in music, singing in church. At 16 ...

What Prince’s Purple Rain actually means – and why it’s key to the Stranger Things finale

The Duffer Brothers never meant to cause us any sorrow when they chose this moving track for the Netflix show's finale. But ...
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Kelly Clarkson’s haunting cover of “Blue Bayou” will get you in your feels

Clarkson's backing band, Y'all, is more subdued and low-key than usual on the song, letting the American Idol winner's vocals ...