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 […]
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
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.
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,
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
July 4, 2025 —– Chart #305 Hello Music Friends, Since today’s the Fourth of July, I figured we’d celebrate American independence with a British supergroup that broke up before most folks even figured out who was in it. That’s right—we’re lighting a sparkler in honor of Blind Faith and their haunted highway of a song,
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
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
June 13, 2025 —– Chart #302 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. This week we’re trading in distortion pedals and pyrotechnics for something a little softer, a little sweeter — and a whole lot more nostalgic. Grab your acoustic guitar and maybe a honey pot or two,
June 6, 2025 —– Chart #301 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. After the confetti cleared from last week’s 300th post celebration (and I finished sweeping up the crumbs from the commemorative donut), it’s time to jump right back in with Post #301 — and this one