American Songwriter

On the Charts 49 Years Ago, Glen Campbell Went to No. 1 for the Final Time With a Song Inspired by Childhood Memories

Forty-nine years ago today, Glen Campbell topped multiple charts with a song that reminded him of his childhood.

26 Years Ago, This Foo Fighters Track Wasn't a Hit but Now It's One of the Greatest Rock Songs of All Time

Foo Fighters' Everlong didn’t dominate the charts in 1997, but over time it became a great rock hit and one of the band’s greatest songs.
Louder

"I'm not quite sure what the song is about, but there's a lot of anger, a lot of despair and a lot of frustration." The story behind the global Phil Collins hit that Genesis ...

On March 28, 1978, Genesis kicked off their And Then They Were Three world tour at the The Broome Country Arena in Binghamton, New York. The tour would take in three American legs ...
The Nation

Dolores Huerta: “My Silence Ends Here”

The labor movement icon speaks out after revealing that she was sexually assaulted by Cesar Chavez.

Goo Goo Dolls’ ‘Iris’ Is Back as ’90s Trend Soundtrack

A TikTok trend steeped in 1990s nostalgia has given the band’s signature anthemic ballad new life, and a new audience.
American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1943, the Songwriter Who Penned Hits for Elvis Presley, Mark Chesnutt and Joe Diffie—Plus a Classic Murder Ballad That Scared Radio Stations

Eighty-three years ago today, the songwriter who penned hits for some of country music's biggest stars was born in Texas.
Louder

“My life was going down the toilet. I was trying to stay out of everybody’s way, just to finish what I’d started." The story behind the troubled birth of Foo Fighters ...

Despite countless setbacks and obstacles, Dave Grohl emerged from Kurt Cobain's shadow with a clutch of songs that primed Foo Fighters for stadiums ...

Before The Red Carpet: 16 Celebrities Who Worked At Fast Food Restaurants

There are plenty of famous singers, musicians, and movie stars whose working lives started with that humblest of first jobs: the fast food worker.

The story of Third World War, band who inspired The Who and influenced punk

Musically, Third World War’s blues-based hard rock is saved from over-familiarity by tunesmith and bassist Jim Avery’s canny knack with riff and hook, and – at the opposite end of the melodic spectrum ...