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Seven Year Ache

I heard Rosanne Cash’s “Seven Year Ache” on the radio the other day, and it killed me how good it was. Rosanne wrote the song, and Rodney Crowell produced it[1] (who I hope to meet at the 2010 Songwriter’s Symposium in Austin next month). It’s just a phenomenal song that holds up just as well [...]

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Forever and Ever, Amen

A friend of mine suggested I learn Randy Travis’s version of “Forever and Ever, Amen,” and being as it was a song I already had thought of learning, it seemed like a good fit for my next song study. This #1 hit was written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz[1], a duo with an impressive [...]

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I’m No Stranger to the Rain

I was drinking a bourbon while I was recording this song, which seems rather appropriate as ol’ Keith Whitley was a noted alcoholic and ultimately met an unfortunate and early death on account of alcohol poisoning[1]. Maybe that’s how he got such a rich sounding voice… but even as perfect a country voice as his [...]

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City of New Orleans

A strange thing happened last night. Some folks must have read my blog, because I awoke this morning to find a bunch of song suggestions in my email inbox. One of them was from my Dad, who requested/suggested “City of New Orleans,” as performed (I assume) by Willie Nelson, one of his favorites. Another one [...]

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Amarillo by Morning

This song is a perfect definition of a classic golden-age country song. Written by Terry Stafford and Paul Fraser, and first recorded by Stafford in 1973[1], the song charted a handful of times before really landing a hit recording with George Strait’s version in 1983. From the song’s structure to its subject and delivery, “Amarillo [...]

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