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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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  • On This Day in 1964, Buck Owens Released This Future No. 1 Hit That Inspired Jerry Garcia To Learn the Steel Guitar

    On This Day in 1964, Buck Owens Released This Future No. 1 Hit That Inspired Jerry Garcia To Learn the Steel Guitar

    April 4, 2026, 7:57 am

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    Alice Cooper Helped Invent Hair Metal, and That Helped Him Score His Last Top 40 Hit

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    April 4, 2026, 6:00 am

  • Jim Morrison after becoming first rockstar to be arrested onstage

    4 Classic Rock Debut Albums From the 1960s That We Listen to Daily

    April 4, 2026, 5:30 am

  • Billy Vera Circa 1980's (Photo by Ralph Dominguez/MediaPunch via Getty Images)

    Remember When: A Sitcom Character Boosted Billy Vera to the Top of the Charts in 1981

    April 4, 2026, 5:00 am

  • Why Freddie Mercury Wanted To Stop One of Queen’s Most Iconic Guitar Solos

    This 1984 Queen Track Blended Rock ‘n’ Roll and an Iconic Opera That Even Non-Opera Lovers Would Recognize

    April 3, 2026, 6:49 pm

  • Clint Black

    On the Charts in 1991, Clint Black Was at No. 1 With the Song That Proved He Wouldn’t Suffer From the Dreaded Sophomore Slump

    April 3, 2026, 5:06 pm

  • Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn

    55 Years Ago Today, Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty Were at No. 1 With a Song That Sparked Rumors of an Affair

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    3 Country Songs From the 2000s That Turn Every Room Into a Honky-Tonk

    April 3, 2026, 3:24 pm

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    This 1975 Classic Rock Hit Was Equal Parts Warning and Tribute to the Infamous 27 Club

    April 3, 2026, 3:20 pm

  • Miranda Lambert

    21 Years Ago Today, a Future History-Making Country Star Was at No. 1 With Her Debut Album

    April 3, 2026, 2:53 pm

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