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Remembering Mel Tillis — Country Crossover With Some Surprising Influence

November 20, 2017November 21, 2017 admin

The country music world lost one of its greats recently. In the world of popular song, Mel Tillis might best be remembered as one of the “country crossover” artists in the late 1970s an... Read More

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From Johnnys Cash and Mathis to Mario Lanza…Which is the “standard” pop standard?

November 7, 2017January 5, 2018 admin

A few years ago we published a feature article on Billy Vaughn — king of the “cover recording.” That article started a conversation among the contributors to Popularsong.org about co... Read More

Glen Campbell, Barbara Cook

August 9, 2017January 5, 2018 admin

Yesterday we lost two icons of American Popular Song, guitarist extraordinaire Glen Campbell and Broadway star Barbara Cook. Rather than repeat the obituary news you’ve already read, we’ll... Read More

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Remembering Mel Tillis — Country Crossover With Some Surprising Influence

From Johnnys Cash and Mathis to Mario Lanza…Which is the “standard” pop standard?

Glen Campbell, Barbara Cook