April 10, 2026 —– Chart #345 Hello music friends, Welcome back to another edition of Chart of the Week. This week we’re heading straight into early-1980s heartland rock—back when John Mellencamp was still billed as John Cougar, and radio was full of songs that sounded like they were written in parking lots after midnight. Today’s […]
April 3, 2026 —– Chart #344 Hello music friends, welcome back to another edition of Chart of the Week. This week we’re heading to a place that exists somewhere between a beach bar, a daydream, and that moment at 4:47 on a Wednesday when you realize your inbox is not a lifestyle—it’s a hostage situation.
March 27, 2026 —– Chart #343 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. This week we’re headed to the islands—no passport required, no checked bags, and absolutely no risk of sitting in 27B next to a guy eating tuna out of a Tupperware. Today’s song is “Jamaica Farewell”—made
March 20, 2026 —– Chart #342 Hello Music Friends, Welcome back to another edition of Chart of the Week. This week we’re waving the flag, cranking the amp, and taking a joyride through the American jukebox with “R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. (A Salute to 60’s Rock)” by John Mellencamp. This song is basically a three-and-a-half-minute
March 13, 2026 —– Chart #341 Hello music friends, welcome back to another edition of Chart of the Week. This week we’re going straight to the heart of 1980s country gold with “Forever and Ever, Amen” by Randy Travis. If you grew up anywhere near a radio dial (or you’ve ever been to a wedding
March 6, 2026 —– Chart #340 Hello music friends—welcome back to another edition of Chart of the Week. Today we’re heading straight into the political tropics with “Banana Republics,” performed by Jimmy Buffett — a song that somehow manages to be funny, smart, and just slightly dangerous… while still sounding like it should be served
February 27, 2026 —– Chart #339 Hello Music Friends, Welcome back to another edition of Chart of the Week. This week we’re grabbing the acoustic, loosening the shoulders, and heading out on the open road with “Take It Easy” by The Eagles. I’ve played this one a whole bunch of times on stage myself. Now,
February 20, 2026 —– Chart #338 Hello Music Friends, Welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. Today’s selection is “Rocket Man” by Sir Elton John — the tune that somehow manages to be both a stadium sing-along and a quiet, lonely conversation with yourself at 2:00 a.m. It’s spacey without being sci-fi, emotional
February 13, 2026 —– Chart #337 Hello Music Friends, Welcome to another edition of Chart of the week. There are two kinds of people in this world: Jimmy Buffett was firmly in Camp #2, and he wrote a song about it. “Volcano” came out on Buffett’s 1979 album, also called Volcano, recorded on the island
February 6, 2026 —– Chart #336 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. Some songs don’t begin — they arrive. Into the Mystic sweeps in like a warm wind off the Irish Sea, carrying a little salt, a little soul, and a whole lot of something you can’t