Dolly Parton Dies

Her uncle Bill Owens recognized her extraordinary talent, gave her a guitar, helped her obtain early performing opportunities.

Dolly Rebecca Parton was born on January 19, 1946, in Locust Ridge, Tennessee, near the Great Smoky Mountains, the fourth of twelve children born to Robert Lee Parton Sr., a sharecropper and laborer, and Avie Lee Owens Parton, who sang and played music for the family. The Partons lived in severe poverty in a small cabin, without many of the comforts that most families took for granted, but Dolly later

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Lyrical: Waterfall (Part One)

These are songs that contain “Waterfall” in their lyrics.

“May This Be Love,” sometimes known by fans as “Waterfall,” is one of the gentlest and most lyrical compositions written by Jimi Hendrix and was featured on the 1967 debut album Are You Experienced by the The Jimi Hendrix Experience. Written solely by Hendrix and recorded at Olympic Studios in London on April 3, 1967, the song stands in sharp contrast to the explosive

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Robert Machray, Harvey Laidman, Nicholas Eadie, and Garth Hudson Dies

Two actors, a director and a musician pass away in early 2025.

These men had comedic roles in shows like Parks and Recreation and Cheers, voiced video games, directed The Waltons, 7th Heaven, Matlock, and Scarecrow and Mrs. King, were in TV series like Cop Shop, Vietnam, and movies including The Man from Snowy River II, and played piano, organ, accordion, and saxophone for The Band.

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Lyrical: “Wavy Hair” (Part One)

Songs that contain the phrase “Wavy Hair” in the lyrics.

Emmylou Harris’s rendition of Mr. Sandman was released on her 1981 album Evangeline. Written by Pat Ballard in 1954, the original version became a hit for The Chordettes, with other notable covers by the Andrews Sisters and later by Chet Atkins. Harris’s interpretation adds a country twist, blending harmonies with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt,

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Stacks of 45’s – Midnight At The Oasis/Any Old Time

“Midnight at the Oasis” is a song performed by Maria Muldaur, released in 1973.

When I was young before I had cassettes, the only good way of making a playlist of songs was to stack 45s on the turntable. I would arrange them to play my favorite songs in my favorite order. These posts are about records I had in my stacks.

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