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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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    Tom Petty Won His 1995 Grammy While in a Chicken Shack: “I Was Not in a Good Headspace”

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  • Randy Travis who had a No. 1 hit with a Larry Henley song

    On This Day in 1989, Randy Travis Was on His Second Eight-Week Run at No. 1 With the Album That Produced One of His Biggest Hit Singles

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    On This Day in 2017, Black Sabbath Played the Final Show of Their Final Tour in the City Where It All Began

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    Fact vs. Fiction: What We Got Wrong (And Right) About The Beatles’ “Happiness Is a Warm Gun”

    February 4, 2026, 3:00 pm

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