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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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  • LOS ANGELES - MARCH 19: Herb Alpert of Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass for the television special: "The Beat of the Brass". Image dated March 19, 1968. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)

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  • A promotional portrait of American rock group The Doors, New York City, November 1966. Left to right: Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Ray Manzarek, and Robbie Krieger. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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  • James Taylor Feels Bad About One Line in This Early Hit

    3 Folk Songs From the 70s That Are Actually Hard To Play on Guitar

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  • Three Dog Night

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  • PROVIDENCE, RI - July 14: ( MANDATORY CREDIT Bill Tompkins/Getty Images ) Sheryl Crow performs in Providence July 14th, 2001 in Providence. (Photo by Bill Tompkins/Getty Images)

    3 Rockers Beloved by the Class of 2001 Who Became Famous in Their 30s

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  • Peter, Paul and Mary sing and perform "Puff The Magic Dragon" together.

    These 3 Songs From 1963 Have Incredibly Odd Lyrics, but We Can’t Stop Listening to Them

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  • American rock group The Cyrkle (American drummer Marty Fried, American singer and guitarist Don Dannemann, American singer and guitarist Tom Dawes (1944-2007), and American keyboard player Michael Losekamp), pose with Dawes having an unspecified Okeh Records seven-inch record over his mouth, location unspecified, circa 1965. (Photo by Don Paulsen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

    The Cyrkle’s Biggest Hit Received Help From Some Music Heavyweights in 1966

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  • Tommy Heath and Jim Keller of the rock band 'Tommy Tutone' pose for a studio portrait session in 1981 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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    3 One-Hit Wonders From 1981 With Melodies That Still Echo Decades Later

  • English rock band Squeeze in London, 1981. From left to right, they are John Bentley, Chris Difford, Gilson Lavis, Glenn Tilbrook and Paul Carrack. (Photo by Estate Of Keith Morris/Redferns/Getty Images)

    Remember When Paul Carrack Made the Most of a Single Lead Vocal With Squeeze in 1981?

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  • Late 1960s band The Zombies sitting at table

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    4 Late 1960s Songs That Make You Feel Nostalgic No Matter How Old You Are

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    The 1971 Fan-Favorite Song That Keith Richards Never Wanted Mick Jagger To Perform

    May 26, 2026, 6:10 pm

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