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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.
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Nashville, TN – January 31: Daryle Singletary Performs at Singer/Songwriter/Comedian. Member of Both the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and Country Music Hall of Fame Mel Tillis Memorial at Ryman Auditorium on January 31, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by R. Diamond/Getty Images)
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – Lou Reed performs live on stage at the Carre Theatre in Amsterdam, Netherlands on September 30 1972 (Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – English Rock & Pop musician and actor David Bowie (born David Jones, 1947 – 2016) performs on stage, Los Angeles, California, 1975. (Photo by Ellen Graham/Getty Images)
Paul McCartney on stage with Chrissie Hynde and wife Nancy Shevell after The Pretenders performance at Day 4 of Glastonbury Festival 2023 on June 24, 2023 in Glastonbury, England. (Photo by Ki Price/WireImage)
INDIO, CALIFORNIA – Singer Mary Chapin Carpenter performs onstage during day 2 of 2023 Stagecoach Festival on April 29, 2023 in Indio, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Stagecoach)
