In 1966, the world was changing. The golden age of soul was reaching its crescendo, and from the humid depths of the American South emerged a voice that could crack the strongest of hearts. Percy Sledge, a former hospital orderly, walked into a small recording studio in Sheffield, Alabama, with a melody that had been … Read more
It started as a forgotten 1955 film soundtrack, a fleeting melody meant to drift away with the closing credits of an obscure prison movie. Yet, something about its melancholic longing refused to stay buried in the vaults of mid-century cinema. A decade later, the Righteous Brothers would take this skeleton of a song and breathe … Read more
It started as a forgotten 1955 film soundtrack, a fleeting melody meant to drift away with the closing credits of an obscure prison movie. Yet, something about its melancholic longing refused to stay buried in the vaults of mid-century cinema. A decade later, the Righteous Brothers would take this skeleton of a song and breathe … Read more
It started as a flicker in the mid-1950s, a haunting melody that seemed to pull at the very fabric of the human heart. Before the neon lights of the disco era or the rebellious grit of the grunge movement, there was the pure, unfiltered ache of the 1955 hit Unchained Melody. While many listeners today … Read more
It started as a flicker in the mid-1950s, a haunting melody that seemed to pull at the very fabric of the human heart. Before the neon lights of the disco era or the rebellious grit of the grunge movement, there was the pure, unfiltered ache of the 1955 hit Unchained Melody. While many listeners today … Read more
It started as a flicker in the mid-1950s, a haunting melody that seemed to pull at the very fabric of the human heart. Before the neon lights of the disco era or the rebellious grit of the grunge movement, there was the pure, unfiltered ache of the 1955 hit Unchained Melody. While many listeners today … Read more
It was 1955, a time when the crackle of a vinyl record on a jukebox could define the entire atmosphere of a dimly lit diner. Before the era of MTV and the rebellious roar of psychedelic rock, music was about the raw, unfiltered honesty of a voice reaching for a lover. In that golden age, … Read more
It was 1955, a time when the crackle of a vinyl record on a jukebox could define the entire atmosphere of a dimly lit diner. Before the era of MTV and the rebellious roar of psychedelic rock, music was about the raw, unfiltered honesty of a voice reaching for a lover. In that golden age, … Read more
In the early 1970s, the world was blanketed by a velvet-smooth, melancholic warmth that seemed to emanate from every car radio and living room record player. Karen Carpenter was the voice of a generation, a gifted drummer with an alto range that could stop time. While her hits like We’ve Only Just Begun and Close … Read more
In the spring of 1980, the world was shifting. As the neon glow of the early synth-pop era began to replace the grit of the seventies, a song hit the airwaves that sounded like the future. Love Will Tear Us Apart was meant to be a danceable anthem, a track that would fill the floor … Read more