Original cover photo by  awatif abdulaziz  on  Scopio Olivia Newton-John was already a pretty big star by the time 1974 rolled around, but she still hadn't scored a Number One hit. Then along c

The interesting thing about this song is that it was written for a specific singer. That said, it's been a pretty big hit for many different artists over the years. "Everlasting Love" was written in 1967 specifically to match Robert Knight's voice,...

Since I was a young adult, I've liked listening to Janis Joplin. That bluesy rasp she always had going on really underlined her overall sound. And like so many others my age, I devoured her biography Buried Alive.

This week I've got something extra-special for you. It's an interview with Anthony Robustelli, whom I got to speak with recently via Skype. Anthony is a musician who has toured with lots of big-name performers,

James Taylor was a talented guy, but early in his career he was having a tough time getting a break. Even when the Beatles signed him to their label, it was at a time that the label was coming unraveled and promotion was scarce. Plus,

Where have I been? Let's start with: I'm okay, my family is okay, everybody's okay. My wife, as you may know, was considered especially vulnerable to the virus and spent a lot of time in the Southern Studio,

When I was in high school, there was a guy I knew named Phil. Phil and I shared an art class, a class I had to be talked into attending because I'd had a bad experience with an art class in the eighth grade.

Laura Nigro was a sixteen-year-old musical prodigy who was trying on several last names, as creative types sometimes do. She happened to be "Nyro" when she finally started to catch on in the music industry, so Laura Nyro she became.

In a relatively short period of time, Pink Floyd went from a band with a fairly small but loyal fan base to an international phenomenon. And it was taking its toll on the members of the group. Even as they were putting together this,

It's kind of melancholy for a song that many consider to be a Christmas song, isn't it? What you have in this tune is the true story of two people who re-encounter each other after several years of separation.