Carpenters – Superstar
About The Song Bonnie Bramlett and Leon Russell’s evocative 1969 composition “Superstar” had a lot of history even before Richard and Karen…
The Mamas & The Papas – Dedicated To The One I Love
About The Song “Dedicated To The One I Love” is a song written by Lowman Pauling and Ralph Bass. Pauling was the…
Bobby Darin – If I Were A Carpenter
About The Song “If I Were a Carpenter” is a folk song written by Tim Hardin in the 1960s, and re-recorded with…
Bobby Darin – Splish Splash
About The Song “Splish Splash” is a 1958 novelty rock song performed and co-written by Bobby Darin. This song was written quickly,…
Bobby Darin – Mack The Knife
About The Song Today’s feature song is familiar to many. The best part is it has been covered by artists numbering into…
Bobby Darin – Beyond the Sea
About The Song “Beyond the Sea” is a 1946 contemporary pop song with music taken from the song “La Mer” by Charles…
Ritchie Valens – Donna
About The Song “Donna” is a song written by Ritchie Valens, featuring a I IV V chord progression. The song was released…
Ritchie Valens – We Belong Together
About The Song “We Belong Together” is a classic love song performed by Ritchie Valens, capturing the sentiments of young romance and…
Ritchie Valens – La Bamba
About The Song It’s hard to think of American rock’n’roller Ritchie Valens without remembering the tragic early death that befell him. He…
The Mamas & The Papas – Monday Monday
About The Song Writing a hit record is like catching lightning in a bottle, and sometimes, you don’t know that you caught…
Jimmy Buffett – Come Monday
About The Song When Jimmy Buffett got that Monday morning feeling in 1974, he couldn’t have been happier. The Mississippi troubadour was…
Earl Thomas Conley – Holding Her and Loving You
About The Song In 1975 when Earl Thomas Conley and his future record producer Nelson Larkin still lived in Huntsville, Alabama, they…
Buddy Holly – Crying, Waiting, Hoping
About The Song “Crying, Waiting, Hoping” is a song written by Buddy Holly. It was released in 1959 as the B-side to…
Buddy Holly – It Doesn’t Matter Anymore
About The Song Written for Buddy Holly by his friend Paul Anka, It Doesn’t Matter Anymore would give the Lubbock-born singer a…
Buddy Holly – Everyday
About The Song ‘Everyday’ first released in 1957, is our special tribute to Buddy Holly who sadly lost his life in a…
Donna Fargo – The Happiest Girl In the Whole USA
About The Song “The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A.” was a huge hit song for Donna Fargo. The story behind this…
Lee Greenwood – God Bless the USA
About The Song Lee Greenwood actually wrote his signature song “God Bless the USA” one night in the back of his tour…
Buddy Holly – Not Fade Away
About The Song “Not Fade Away” was first recorded by Holly and his band The Crickets in Clovis, New Mexico, in May…
Buddy Holly – True Love Ways
About The Song “True Love Ways” is a song attributed to Norman Petty and Buddy Holly. Buddy Holly’s original was recorded with…