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.
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THE JOHNNY CASH SHOW – Johnny Cash On Set – Shoot Date: December 19, 1969. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) JOHNNY CASH
Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones being interviewed for Japanese music magazine 'Music Life' while promoting his solo album 'Bill Wyman', Hotel Okura, Tokyo, Japan, 25th March 1982. (Photo by Koh Hasebe /Shinko Music/Getty Images)
John Anderson during Atlanta's Country Kicks 101.5 and Eagle 106.7 Present Country Fair 2007 – Day 2 at HiFi Buys Amphitheater in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. (Photo by Frank Mullen/WireImage)
Singer-songwriter Carole King sings into a microphone wearing headphones during the recording of her album 'Tapestry' at A&M Records Recording Studio in January 1971 in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Jim McCrary/Redferns)
Singer and bassist Alan Merrill of Anglo-American pop group Arrows, 1975. The band had their own TV series on Granada ITV from 1976 to 1977. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
