American Songwriter2h
3 Songs You Didn’t Know Kevin Costner Wrote for ‘Yellowstone’ and More Inspired by the Small Screen
When I can’t exactly find the words, I go, ‘Listen to this. This is what I mean,'" Kevin Costner tells American Songwriter about his lyrics.
American Songwriter6h
3 Male Singers Known for Their Dance Moves as Much as Their Songwriting
When it comes to being a pop culture icon in the world of music, songwriting is key. But not far behind is the ability to captivate on stage. Sometimes that comes with singing and oftentimes with ...
American Songwriter13h
Remember When: Mick Jagger and David Bowie United To Go “Dancing in the Street” at Live Aid
When rock stars Mick Jagger and David Bowie decided to come together, it was for a good cause—and it turned out to be quite ...
American Songwriter14h
4 Covers of “Satisfaction” That Gave the Rolling Stones a Run for Their Money
Famed soul singer/songwriter Otis Redding once covered “Satisfaction” by The Rolling Stones for the 1965 album Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul. It’s not exactly shocking that his cover is so ...
American Songwriter15h
Behind the Album: ‘Workingman’s Dead’ by the Grateful Dead and How It Helped Establish a Template for Their Studio Albums To Come
The Grateful Dead earned a reputation as a live band beyond compare. Their studio output is also revered from start to finish ...
American Songwriter15h
The Story and Meaning Behind “Beth,” the Lush Ballad That Gave KISS Their Biggest Pop Hit
Remember the hair metal craze of the late 1980s? Well, there was a reason each of those bands almost invariably included an earnest ballad on their albums, usually with the intent of releasing it as a ...
American Songwriter16h
How a Drum Loop and Synthesizer Kick-Started Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ “You Got Lucky”
The Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album Long After Dark arrived a year after the launch of MTV. The music channel helped the single “You Got Lucky” become a hit in 1982 with a thematic video that ...
American Songwriter16h
4 Solo Fab Four Songs That Could’ve Been on a Beatles Album
The Beatles was the sum of its parts, and these four solo songs from respective Fab Four members could have easily been on a Beatles record.
American Songwriter18h
4 Times Famous Musicians Almost Died on Stage (And Thankfully Survived)
These four famous rock musicians almost died on stage, but miraculously recovered and returned to music soon after.
American Songwriter18h
Behind the Album: ‘1984,’ Van Halen’s Smash Hit Farewell to the David Lee Roth Era
Van Halen was a band about to splinter, the differences between its lead singer and its guitarist simply too vast to bridge. Those differences actually helped to make 1984, the album the band released ...
American Songwriter19h
4 Pop One-Hit Wonders of the 1970s That Still Slap Today
Nothing beats a good ol’ 1970s disco track. And “Kung Fu Fighting” by Carl Douglas is one of the most well-loved disco tracks of that era. This song was both born of and created in praise of the ...
American Songwriter19h
Yacht Rock Essentials: “The Things We Do for Love,” a Classic From a Slimmed-Down, Simplified 10cc
The departure of two key members of any band would usually signal said band's fortunes were headed for a major downturn. 10cc was faced with just such a crisis prior to the making of their fifth album ...