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What do you really want to know about the music artists you love most? American Songwriter has the latest news on popular music’s most fascinating figures, of course. But let’s go deeper. Let’s pick through the inner-workings of a smash hit. Or learn about songs you may think you know well, but most certainly do not know the famous artists who wrote them.

Is a rising star you’ve only kinda-sorta heard about playing the Grammys? We’ll have interesting articles with backstory galore on what makes them tick as songwriters and musicians. Perhaps the singer you saw live the other night name-checked a legendary influence you’re not familiar with. American Songwriter will familiarize you with the source of your favorite artist’s inspiration.

The unique angles from which we approach music history are just about endless. Your path to music wisdom just got a whole lot shorter.

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    5 Songs That Marked the End of an Era for 20th-Century Rock Artists

    March 22, 2026, 8:30 am

  • On This Day in 1968, Tammy Wynette Recorded the Ultimate Breakup Anthem and Her Third Straight Solo No. 1

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    March 22, 2026, 7:30 am

  • Joe Jackson’s Last US Top 40 Hit Found Him Honoring His Pre-Rock Era Influences

    March 22, 2026, 7:00 am

  • British Rock musician Rod Price (1947 - 2005), of the group Foghat, plays guitar as he performs onstage at the International Ampitheater, Chicago, Illinois, August 12, 1980. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)

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    On This Day in 2005, We Lost the “Slide King of Rock and Roll” and Guitarist Behind One of the Most Iconic Blues Rock Songs of the 70s

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    March 22, 2026, 6:00 am

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    March 22, 2026, 5:30 am

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  • The Beatles and George Martin

    The Innocent Beatles Song, Co-Written by George Martin, That Paul McCartney Defended From Salacious Rumors

    March 22, 2026, 3:00 am

  • Townes Van Zandt performing in the 1980s

    How Townes Van Zandt Ended up in a Music Video for a Song He Wrote, Performed by Another Artist

    March 21, 2026, 5:00 pm

  • On This Day in 2015, We Lost the British Singer-Songwriter Who Penned Hits for Petula Clark and Frank Sinatra

    On This Day in 2015, We Lost One-Half of the Husband-Wife Songwriting Duo That Penned Hits for Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin

    March 21, 2026, 4:58 pm

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