Alan Ashworth – Page 47

Patsy Cline: Crazy

Concluding this season of doolally hits, the all-time classic from Patsy.

Live version of the title track from his 1975 album, which produced four hit singles.

His Bobness and His Bolshiness combine in the Greek sunshine on the song from Morrison’s Moondance album.

Back in the early 1990s I went to see Alison and the Union boys at the Royal Festival Hall. They were lovely and what impressed me most was that they … Continue readingAlison Krauss and Union Station: Crazy As Me

ON August 19, 1987, a gun fanatic named Michael Ryan went on the rampage in his home town of Hungerford, Berkshire. By the end of his murderous spree, 16 people … Continue readingHungerford and Dunblane, English and Dacre

In memory of Naomi Judd, who shot herself in April at the age of 76.

The Barnsley Nightingale’s version of the Fairport classic. And for the purist, the unbeatable Liege and Lief original.

Another psychotic selection from the kings of Queens on their 1978 Road to Ruin album. This is their official video. And here’s a live version.

Recorded live at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, on May 1, 1977.

One of REM’s best-loved songs, from 1992’s Automatic for the People. This is live in Hyde Park, 2005.