Richard ChallenApr 22, 20206 minTom Johnston – “Savannah Nights”When Johnston finally came back, it wasn’t with the Doobies. It was with a 1979 solo single that sounded a whole lot like his previous band.
Richard ChallenApr 13, 20205 minRita Coolidge – “I’d Rather Leave While I’m In Love”By this point, Coolidge was a battle-scarred veteran of rock 'n roll’s misogyny; intended or not, that history seeps into the margins.
Richard ChallenApr 10, 20203 minBlackfoot – “Train, Train”“Train, Train” is folklore and Appalachian tradition colliding with Marshall-stack ferocity on the floor of a ruffneck bar.
Richard ChallenApr 8, 202015 minSugarhill Gang – “Rapper’s Delight”“Rapper’s Delight” changed music. “Rapper’s Delight” changed culture. “Rapper’s Delight” got everything wrong and still made history.