Tom Lane's Music Blog

 All recommended Dolly Parton albums: 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs All I Can Do Blue Smoke Coat of Many Colors Dolly (Box set) Eagle When She Flies F...

  This month in 1981 turned out to be stronger than I remembered.  We are often told that this era on the Pop charts was pretty dire.  What...

  Back in 2023, I published a list of the 100 Most Loved, Living Musicians  And it was a real toss-up at #1 between Paul McCartney and Dolly...

Mike Campbell - Mission of Mercy Jack White - Goodbye Charlotte  Madonna - Confessions II Dailey & Vincent - A Beautiful Life Rodney Cro...

  Elvis' first studio album released in 1960 after his stint in the Army.  The original version of this album had 12 tracks.  But such g...

  Dave Marsh was one of the first music critics who shaped my listening habits. I first noticed his name when I took out my first subscripti...

Brook Benton - My Country Ricky Nelson - Bright Lights & Country Music George Jones - We Found Heaven Right Here On Earth Kay Adams - Wh...

Anita Baker - Rapture Aretha Franklin - Aretha B52's -Bouncing Off the Satellites Bangles - Different Light Beastie Boys - Licensed to I...

Shania Twain - Little Miss Twain Marisa Anderson - Anthology of UnAmerican Folk Music  Highwomen - Live at the Gorge 2023 Don Williams - Epi...

  July 1967. I'm 3 years old.  But some of these songs make up my earliest musical memories:  The Doors, Procol Harum, "Groovin...

  Released in 1986, Storms of Life was a major release that helped usher in the New Traditionalist movement of the 1980's.   Randy Travi...

Earth, Wind & Fire - To Be Celestial (2026 Documentary)  War and Treaty - Story of Michael & Tanya  Rolling Stones - Foreign Tongues...

Abba - Arrival AC/DC - Dirty Dees Done Dirt Cheap AC/DC - High Voltage Aerosmith - Rocks Al Green - Full of Fire Al Green - Have A Good Time...

  I was 12 years old in 1976, the 200th anniversary birthday of America.  I remember the hype seemed more intense than for the 250th.  Still...

June 1965, Beatlemania!  Although only one song by them is listed here.  This is the biggest of these polls I've voted in: 50 songs.  Ju...

Dale Watson - Unwanted  Social Distortion - Born to Kill Margaret Glaspy - Golden Heart Protector  Keith Urban - Flow State  Charley Crocket...

  I often thought of Clive Davis as the "Last Record Man".  But there were others that could claim that title like Berry Gordy. He...

   Great Father's Day Songs : Alan Jackson - Drive (For Daddy Gene) Beyonce & Chicks - Daddy Lessons Brad Paisley - He Didn't Ha...

  This month two albums.  Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joining Fleetwood Mac in 1975.  And putting them on the Top 40 singles chart f...

Ashley McBryde - Wild  Ella Langley - Dandelion Carter Faith - Cherry Valley  Rolling Stones - Foreign Tongues U2 - Easter Lily  Paul Cliffo...