Billboard must be really good: These are labeled as the top country songs for the week of August 18. Seriously, they probably can deduce what will happen from various sales metrics.
1. Come Over: Kenny Chesney
2. Angel Eyes: Love and Theft
3. (Kissed You) Good Night: Gloriana
4. Over: Blake Shelton
5. Pontoon: Little Big Town
6. Postcard From Paris: The Band Perry
7. Time is Love: Josh Turner
8. 5-1-5-0: Dierks Bentley
9. Why Ya Wanna: Jana Kramer
10. For You: Keith Urban
Here are some books to check out.
Duke Ellington brought class, sophistication and style to jazz which, until that point, was proudly unpolished and raucous. His story is profound. The author, Terry Teachout, also wrote "Pops," the acclaimed bio of Louis Armstrong. Click here or on the image.
What else is there to say? Here is the story behind every song written by The Beatles. Click here or on the image.
The Grateful Dead don't get enough credit for the profound nature of its lyrics. Many of the band's songs are driven by a deep and literate Americana ("I'm Uncle Sam/That's who I am/Been hidin' out/In a rock and roll band" and "Majordomo Billy Bojangles/Sit down and have a drink with me/What's this about Alabama/Keeps comin' back to me?").
David Dodd's exhaustive study tells the story, song by song. Click here or on the image.
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