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
January 30, 2026 —– Chart #336 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. Let’s just admit something right up front: there are days when life feels complicated, messy, and about as clear as Dallas traffic during a rainstorm. And then a song like Black and White comes along
January 23, 2026 —– Chart #335 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. Before we go any further, let me offer a lighthearted apology for today’s selection. Yes, yes… I know — Dance With Me isn’t exactly in the same historic league as Van Morrison, Paul Simon, Rodney
January 16, 2026 —– Chart #334 Hello Music Friends, Hey folks, welcome to another edition of Chart of the Week. Every once in a while, a song shows up that feels like a deep breath of clean Texas air — the kind you only get standing somewhere between Houston humidity and Hill Country limestone. Oh,