Dolly Parton – “Jolene” And “I Will Always Love You”

Released in late 1973, “Jolene” by Dolly Parton became a No. 1 country hit for her in February 1974, reached Number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 7 on the UK charts. Dolly Parton also wrote and released a song later made popular by Whitney Houston, namely “I Will Always Love You”. Dolly […]

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The Mike Curb Congregation – “Burning Bridges” (From The Film “Kelly’s Heroes”)

It may have hit the charts in 1971, but when I heard “Burning Bridges” by The Mike Curb Congregation earlier this evening, I still knew the words… My family were watching a video of the Clint Eastwood/Donald Sutherland/Telly Savalas film “Kelly’s Heroes” from 1970 – one of a big box of videos we recently acquired. […]

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