At the height of their fame, the Bay City Rollers looked like a perfectly synchronized pop phenomenon. Teen magazines portrayed them as carefree, smiling idols, wrapped in tartan scarves and…
When a Love Song Became a Promise of Friendship The Twelfth Of Never was originally written as a declaration of eternal romantic love — loving someone until a day that…
Some songs are not written to offer hope. They exist to stay with the listener — as a quiet promise that even when everything is over, the feeling remains. “From…
There comes a moment in every artist’s life when there is nothing left to prove.For Tom Jones, “Take My Love” performed Live at WFUV feels exactly like that moment —…
The same song, but not the same life “Don’t Talk To Him” was first released in 1963, at a time when Cliff Richard represented youthful romance and confidence. The song…
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Inside the studio, Neil Diamond worked in a way that quietly surprised many musicians the first time they encountered it. Despite his reputation and authority, he rarely took control at…
The slowdown didn’t arrive gently. It arrived as a boundary Neil Diamond could no longer negotiate with—a sharp health decline that made the pace he’d lived by suddenly impossible. For…
Those who worked with Tina Turner often struggled to describe her rehearsal process without sounding exaggerated. “Ruthless” was the word that came up most often—not because she was cruel, but…
There are moments in a career that feel less like a decision and more like a crossing. For Tina Turner, that moment arrived the instant she walked onto a stage…