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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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  • 3 Essential Songs From Neil Young’s 1970s Ditch Trilogy That Followed the 1972 Masterpiece ‘Harvest’

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    On This Day in 1965, Dottie West Recorded Her Fourth Consecutive Hit Single—a Heartbreaking Song About Drifting Apart in Your Marriage

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  • Country legend Johnny Paycheck was technically a one-hit wonder. and recorded multiple songs by Phil Thomas

    On This Day in 2019, the World Lost the Songwriter Who Penned Hits for Johnny Paycheck, George Strait, and Gene Watson

    January 5, 2026, 3:19 pm

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