John Prine began his professional career as a mailman in Illinois. He went on to become one of America’s most beloved singers and...

“Ah, but I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now.” These lyrics and the refrain popped into my head a few mornings ago. This ...

When Richard Marx wrote “Right Here Waiting,” he never meant to publish it. He wrote the song in 2010 as a personal message to his...

Like many of us, Don McLean suffered through difficult passages in his life, many of which are reflected in his music. He wrote and...

“Summer Side of Life” is the lead-off song from a 1972 Gordon Lightfoot concert in London, England. The song kept rolling around in my...

Even if you aren’t a fan of seventies music, you’ve probably heard Don McLean’s hit song, “And I Love You So.” What you may not know is...

I started out with the intention of learning the song “Beautiful” by Jim Brickman, and then stumbled upon a song by the same name taught...

When Jim Brickman began taking piano lessons at the age of five, his first teacher reported to the boy’s parents that he showed little...

Time After Time is a Cyndi Lauper song. I’ve never been a big fan of her music, but that only means it doesn’t resonate with me in...

“Crossroads” is another great song by Don McLean. It first appeared on his hit album, “American Pie.” Although the song is not as...

I choose to wander in sunlight to avoid the riptide of darkness threatening to engulf our world. I prefer to see and hear beauty. I...

I first heard “Cornflower Blue” as the opening song on Kate Wolf’s 1983 double album “Give Yourself to Love.” As I listened to the...

“Starry, starry night/ Paint your palette blue and grey/ Look out on a summer’s day/ With eyes that know the darkness in my soul.” Those...

Kate Wolf came to prominence during a ten year period from 1975 to 1985. Tragically, Leukemia brought Kate’s life and singer/songwriting...

Photo by Kristopher Roller on Unsplash.com Like the title of the song “Back On The Street Again,” we are all, in a sense, starting over...

Here’s the jumpy title song from Jackson Brown’s album “I’m Alive” (1993). The song is about Brown’s breakup with his longtime...

Nanci Griffith is a popular singer/songwriter who came to prominence in the 1980’s. I bought one of her albums recorded in 1988 and then...