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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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  • On the Charts 62 Years Ago, The Beatles Started a Two-Week Run at No. 1 After Already Dominating the Hot 100 for Seven Weeks

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    On the Charts 62 Years Ago, The Beatles Started a Two-Week Run at No. 1 After Already Dominating the Hot 100 for Seven Weeks

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  • Born on This Day in 1937, the ‘Smokey and the Bandit’ Star and Country Music Hitmaker

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    Born on This Day in 1937, the “Guitar Man” and Country Music Hitmaker Who Starred Alongside Burt Reynolds in This Beloved 1977 Action-Comedy

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  • Remember When Rick Astley Recreated the “Never Gonna Give You Up” Video 35 Years After Its Release for an Insurance Company

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    The 3 Undisputed Best Songs From Led Zeppelin’s 1969 LP ‘Led Zeppelin I’

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    On the Charts 55 Years Ago, Janis Joplin Started a Two-Week Run at No. 1 With Someone Else’s Song

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    Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Last Big Hit Came on the Heels of Devastating Tragedy in 1977

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  • 4 Songs Brothers-in-Law, Ringo Starr and Joe Walsh Co-Wrote From 1983 Through 2019

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