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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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  • British singer Dusty Springfield recording her debut solo single, 'I Only Want to Be with You', at Olympic Sound Studios in Carlton Street, London, 22nd October 1963. The song was a worldwide hit. (Photo by M. McKeown/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

    3 Rock Songs From the 1960s Your Parents Didn’t Know Were About Romance, but They Loved Them Anyway

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  • Beatles 1967 George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and John Lennon at All You Need Is Love TV Show from Abbey Road June 1967

    4 Beatles Songs From ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’ That Would Have Been Big Hits as Singles

    June 7, 2026, 7:00 am

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    3 Songs That Saved Famous Rock Albums From Failure

    June 7, 2026, 6:00 am

  • NEW YORK, NY - CIRCA 1978: Warren Zevon in concert circa 1978 in New York City. (Photo by Images Press/IMAGES/Getty Images)

    3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1970s With Super-Amazing Opening Lines

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  • Jackson Browne’s First Hit Single Was Inspired by a Temporary Loss of Vision

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    Remember When Jackson Browne Reinvented the Live Album in 1977?

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  • UNITED STATES - JANUARY 01: Photo of Nick GILDER (Photo by Richard E. Aaron/Redferns)

    4 Massive 1970s Hits That Radio Stations Barely Play Anymore

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  • Johnny Cash in 1955

    Johnny Cash’s First Professional Engagement “Of Any Importance” Was With This Future Rock ‘N’ Roll Icon

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  • The Who performing in 1968

    The Who Flop That the Band Wished Pete Townshend Would’ve Just Given To Small Faces Instead

  • The Cars in late 70s

    “Way Too Much”: This 1979 Track by The Cars Was More Sarcastic Than Most People Realized

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  • Guitarist Gene Cornish of American rock band The Young Rascals (aka the Rascals) performs in the Soul Together show in Madison Square Garden, New York City, 28th June 1968. Proceeds from the show went to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Fund. (Photo by Don Paulsen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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    3 Forgotten Pop Songs That Embodied the Spirit of the Vietnam War Protest Era

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  • LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 01: George Jones performs on stage at the Country Music Festival held at Wembley Arena, London in April 1981. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns)

    4 Country No. 1 Hits From 1975 That Still Feel Classic

    June 6, 2026, 4:30 pm

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