Stan Bradshaw

Creedence Clearwater Revival

BORN ON THE BAYOU

August 22, 2025      —–     Chart #312 Hello Music Friends, Howdy, folks! We’re taking another stroll through Creedence Clearwater Revival territory this month because, let’s face it, you can never have too much CCR. We just dipped our toes into “Who’ll Stop the Rain” a couple of weeks ago, and now we’re heading straight into the […]

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Creedence Clearwater Revival

WHO’LL STOP THE RAIN

August 8, 2025      —–     Chart #310 Dear Rainsoaked Ramblers, This week’s tune is a three-minute meditation on soggy parades, broken promises, and the kind of rain that isn’t just water but a metaphor with muddy boots and something to say. The song? “Who’ll Stop the Rain” by Creedence Clearwater Revival—a band that made Southern swamp

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Buddy Guy

FEELS LIKE RAIN

August 1, 2025      —–     Chart #309 Dear Blues Travelers, Today’s tune is as thick and sultry as a Mississippi afternoon, the kind of song you play when the sky’s darkening, the bottle’s half-empty, and somebody just told you they’re leaving—again. We’re talking about “Feels Like Rain,” performed by the great Buddy Guy, a man who

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Michael Franks

POPSICLE TOES

July 25, 2025      —–     Chart #308 Dear Smooth Operators, This week’s tune isn’t one you crank up on a road trip or play at a tailgate. No, this is what you cue up when the evening calls for dim lighting, chilled wine, and just enough jazz to sound like you might’ve gone to grad school.

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Don Williams

TULSA TIME

July 18, 2025      —–     Chart #307 Hello Music Friends, This week’s tune is a laid-back, two-steppin’ reminder that sometimes life moves too fast, and the best answer is to slow your roll, sip something brown, and start livin’ on Tulsa Time. Written by Danny Flowers, who was playing guitar with Don Williams at the time,

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The Beatles

I’LL BE BACK

July 11, 2025      —–     Chart #306 Hello Music Friends, This week we’re rolling back to 1964 with a tune that might’ve flown under your Beatles radar if you blinked too long while flipping A Hard Day’s Night over to Side B. It’s called “I’ll Be Back,” and like most Beatles songs, it packs more emotional

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Three Dog Night

ONE

June 27, 2025      —–     Chart #304 Hello Music Friends, Today we’re diving into the deep end of the heartbreak pool with a song that opens with a solitary piano note and ends with you checking your pulse to make sure you haven’t flatlined emotionally. This week’s chart: “One” by Three Dog Night—the band with a

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Manfred Mann

DO WAH DIDDY DIDDY

June 20, 2025      —–     Chart #303 Hello Music Friends, Today’s chart of the week is a certified sock-hop stomper that marched its way from the British Invasion into the front lines of the U.S. Army, via Bill Murray and a band of barely-booted misfits in Stripes. That’s right—we’re talkin’ about “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” by

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