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Written by Kenny Young and Arthur Resnick and recorded in the shadow of tragedy, “Under the Boardwalk” turned a simple seaside image into one of The...
After leaving the road in 2016, Don Williams spent his last months in private with his wife Joy, and when he died on September 8, 2017,...
With “Mack the Knife,” Bobby Darin turned a grim stage ballad into a gleaming pop-swing showcase, revealing a new level of charisma, control, and adult sophistication.
Written and recorded while Paul Anka was still a teenager, “Diana” transformed youthful longing into one of 1957’s defining pop hits and announced the arrival of...
Long before he was greeted by roaring crowds in Harare, Don Williams was a working Texas husband and father whose plainspoken songs about love, labor and...
With a radically pared-down arrangement and a voice that suggested more by doing less, Peggy Lee recast an R&B hit as one of pop’s definitive lessons...
Long before fame found Don Williams, Joy Janene Bucher helped build the steady, private home life that remained the anchor of his career for nearly six...
When Connie Francis cut “Who’s Sorry Now?” in 1957, a decades-old standard became the performance that pushed her from near-obscurity to stardom.
Recorded when Brenda Lee was still a teenager, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” grew from a youthful studio performance into one of the defining sounds of...
In the last two studio albums of Don Williams’ career, Vince Gill used restraint rather than virtuosity, helping the country legend turn understatement into a final...