In a famous ballad called The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, an old sailor tells the story of a terrifying sea voyage where at one point he almost dies of thirst ...

Sara Cleveland, Jim's mother and Colleen's grandmother, was a nationally-famous ballad singer of her generation. After Sara's death in 1987, Jim and Colleen began singing the family songs in public.

Elvis Presley‘s “Don’t Cry Daddy” is one of the most moving ballads of his comeback era, up there with “Kentucky Rain” and “Always on My Mind.” The song’s famous writer said that ...

Auden's early works are all more or less imbued with social criticism and protest, and concerned with the economic , social and political issues of the time, such as unemployment, colonialism ...

Breed" was paired with a cover of The Beatles' "The Long and Winding Road" that made a lackluster song even worse.