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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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  • John Denver

    On This Day in 1973, John Denver Turned an Underperforming B-Side Into a Massive Hit—Proving That the Third Time’s a Charm

    October 22, 2025, 1:02 pm

  • 3 Songs Chris Stapleton Wrote for Other Artists That Show off His Soft Side

    3 Songs Chris Stapleton Wrote for Other Artists That Show off His Soft Side

    October 22, 2025, 12:46 pm

  • Johnny Cash Hit No. 1 With a Song From Shel Silverstein on This Day in 1969

    A Novelty Song About a Self-Made Cadillac Christened the Psychobilly Genre and Was Johnny Cash’s Last to Top the Country Chart

  • 3 of Jimmy Page's Favorite Classic Rock Bands

    3 of Jimmy Page’s Favorite Classic Rock Bands

    October 22, 2025, 12:33 pm

  • George Strait

    On This Day in 1990, George Strait Released an Uncharacteristically Angry Single That Became a Five-Week No. 1

    October 22, 2025, 12:16 pm

  • George Young of the Easybeats

    On This Day in 2017, the World Lost the Invisible Force Behind AC/DC Who Used the Band As His “Revenge”

    October 22, 2025, 11:30 am

  • 3 Country Songs That Taught Us Everything We Need to Know About Life

    3 Country Songs That Taught Us Everything We Need To Know About Life

    October 22, 2025, 10:48 am

  • Brian Wilson performing

    On This Day in 1966, the Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations” Hit the Charts While Brian Wilson Made an Odd and Sad Request While Traveling

    October 22, 2025, 10:17 am

  • Glen Campbell

    On This Day in 1968, Glen Campbell Was at No. 1 With the Album That Put Him on the Map and a Title Track That Served as a TV Theme Song

  • 3 Country Songs From the 90s That Took a Surprisingly Dark Turn

    3 Country Songs From the 90s That Took a Surprisingly Dark Turn

    October 22, 2025, 9:30 am

  • The Lyric That Put Richard and Linda Thompson Out on the High Wire

    October 22, 2025, 9:00 am

  • 3 One-Hit Wonders From the Early 80s That Hit No. 1

    October 22, 2025, 8:30 am

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