American Songwriter

The Story Behind the Eagles Song Glenn Frey Wrote for His Daughter During a Difficult Time

My teenage daughter Taylor] was going through a tough patch, and sometimes you can say in a song what you can’t in a sit-down ...
American Songwriter

The “Haunted” Song Loretta Lynn Wrote Sitting on the Stairs in Patsy Cline’s Home Shorty After Her Death in 1963

When I heard that morning that Patsy was gone, I said out loud, ‘What am I going to do?’" recalled Loretta Lynn.
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Billie Eilish Sobs Over Touring Without Finneas in Concert Movie Trailer

Billie Eilish breaks down in tears over embarking on her first tour without her brother and collaborator, Finneas O’Connell, ...
Louder

"Everyone was talking about the effect that YouTube has had on their life. They were all really fascinated with each other." How a song born out of frustration helped We…

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Movieguide

Listen: 101-Year-Old WWII Vet Pens Song About the Cost of Freedom

At 101-years-old, World War II veteran Irving Locker became a songwriter, sharing his thoughts about what freedom really ...
CNET

AI Ranks the Catchiest Songs Ever—See If Your Favorites Made the List

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...
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How AC/DC helped save a POW in Mogadishu

At the end of the movie “Black Hawk Down,” Chief Warrant Officer Mike Durant (played by actor Ron Eldard) is sitting in a dark room as a prisoner of the Somali warlord Mohamed Farah Aidid, as a ...