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We are loving this new cover of “Love Hurts” performed by Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics and Amy Lee of Evanescence!
“All I Have to do is Dream” performed by Pretty Gritty.
It is always so special to hear reinterpretations of some of our favorites. We are loving this take on “All I Have to do is Dream” performed by Pretty Gritty.
The Tennessean: Legendary songwriting couple’s work will live forever at Country Music Hall of Fame
Of the dozens of tales told in Ken Burns’ epic “Country Music” documentary, its sweetest love story is about a couple you may have never heard of.
But you’ve definitely heard their songs.
The husband-and-wife duo of Boudleaux and Felice Bryant met by chance in 1945. He was a touring jazz musician, and came to perform at a Milwaukee hotel where she worked as an elevator operator. Within days, they ran away together, and married that same year.
Soon, Boudleaux and Felice found out they were an incredible songwriting team.
They’d move to Nashville, and go on to write “Bye Bye Love,” “Love Hurts” and other classics for the Everly Brothers, as well as one of Tennessee’s state songs, “Rocky Top,” among thousands of other compositions.
Now, their songs and story are on display in a new exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum: “We Could: The Songwriting Artistry of Boudleaux and Felice Bryant.”
Remembering Fred Foster
So sad to hear that Fred Foster has passed. Fred, a good friend of the Bryants, was a songwriter, producer, and the founder of Monument Records. Fred wrote the song “Me And Bobby McGee” with Kris Kristofferson and Kris’ story behind titling that song has a lot to do with Boudleaux:
“The title came from Fred Foster. He called one night and said, ‘I’ve got a song title for you. It’s “Me and Bobby McKee.”’ I thought he said ‘McGee.’ Bobby McKee was the secretary of Boudleaux Bryant, who was in the same building with Fred.”
Fred will be sorely missed, but his music will always be a reminder of him that lives on forever.