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Sierra Hull on "Church Street Blues" by Tony Rice
Mandolinist Sierra Hull shares the story behind her connection to one song that shaped her approach to playing
 • Sammy Criscitello
Mountain Jam by the Allman Brothers
Historian Bob Beatty, author of Play All Night! Duane Allman and the Journey to Fillmore East shares his connection to an Allman Brothers classic
 • Sammy Criscitello and Long Live the ABB
David Pogue on "Company" by Stephen Sondheim
Emmy-winning CBS Sunday Morning correspondent and New York Times Bestselling Author David Pogue shares the story behind his connection to a Sondheim…
 • Sammy Criscitello and David Pogue
Songs with a Name in the Title: Brandy / The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
A Song For You asked the people of Substack to share their favorite songs with a name in the title. Take a trip through a story connecting two of those…
 • Sammy Criscitello

April 2026

March 2026

Reelin' in the Years by Steely Dan
Singer-songwriter Emma Derhak joins A Song For You to share the story behind her first of many sit-ins with jamband pioneers moe.
 • Sammy Criscitello
Emma Swift on Visions of Johanna by Bob Dylan
Australian-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter Emma Swift joins A Song For You for a deep dive into Bob Dylan’s surrealist masterpiece, “Visions of…
 • Sammy Criscitello and Emma Swift
Rein Me In (with Olivia Dean) by Sam Fender
Liv Jarrell of postscriptbyliv joins A Song For You to explore the song that’s taken over the UK
 • Sammy Criscitello and liv jarrell
A Song For You by Leon Russell
In honor of turning 30, I’m sharing the story behind the song that inspired this series
 • Sammy Criscitello
Blue Sky by The Allman Brothers Band
Allman Brothers Band biographer and author Alan Paul shares the story behind one song by the band that holds special meaning to him
 • Sammy Criscitello and Alan Paul
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