American Songwriter

Paul Anka Wrote One of the Final Songs Buddy Holly Recorded, Released a Month Before His Death and Covered 20 Years Later by Don McLean

Later that year, Holly confided in Anka about wanting to leave the Crickets and change his musical direction. A fan of Anka’s ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1963, Bluegrass Greats Flatt and Scruggs Were at No. 1 With a Classic TV Theme Song

Sixty-three years ago today, bluegrass legends Flatt and Scruggs were at No. 1 for the first and only time with a classic ...

Elton John Confirms the Tragic Passing of This Beatles Member Inspired One of His Most Well-Known Songs

Elton John’s bromance with John Lennon left a lasting mark on his soft rock sound, inspiring a song that still resonates ...
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From the rubble to the ritz: How Arctic Monkeys’ debut album rocked the world

Twenty years since the Sheffield band released ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’, it remains the bedrock of ...

From the rubble to the ritz: The story behind Arctic Monkeys’ earth-quaking debut album

Twenty years since the Sheffield band released ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’, it remains the bedrock of ...

George Harrison wrote this song for Bob Dylan—and it became one of rock’s most beautiful love songs

George Harrison wrote I’d Have You Anytime for Bob Dylan, turning a quiet moment of friendship into one of rock’s most ...