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In the mid-1970s, Nashville was a gilded cage. It was a factory of polished, string-laden productions where artists were expected to toe the line, follow the producer’s script, and keep their opinions to themselves. But Waylon Jennings was never built for that mold. He was a restless spirit who smelled the cigarette smoke and stale … Read more

It started in the haze of the Summer of Love, back when jukeboxes were blaring, transistor radios were the pulse of the nation, and the haunting, baroque-inspired melody of A Whiter Shade of Pale seemed to suspend time itself. Released in 1967, the song became an instant anthem for the psychedelic era, its organ-driven melancholia … Read more