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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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  • Tex Ritter riding horse and playing guitar

    On This Day in 1974, Country Hall of Famer Tex Ritter Died While Trying to Bail His Bandmate out of Jail

    January 2, 2026, 11:08 am

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    On This Day in 1971, George Harrison Started a Seven-Week Run at No. 1 With His First Post-Beatles Album

  • Jon Batiste Etches Into Americana, Reconnects With Guitar, and Gets Randy Newman to Sing Again on ‘Big Money’

    January 2, 2026, 10:33 am

  • Merle Haggard in the late 1960s

    On This Day in 1968, Merle Haggard Released an Album Inspired by His Prison Mate Named Rabbit

    January 2, 2026, 10:14 am

  • Country singer/songwriter Johnny Cash attends an event in December 1970 in Los Angeles, California.

    3 Country Songs From 1971 That Were Far Too Honest for Their Time

    January 2, 2026, 10:08 am

  • 3 Songs From 1991 That Single-Handedly Shaped Rock

    3 Songs From 1991 That Single-Handedly Shaped Rock

    January 2, 2026, 10:04 am

  • 3 Country Songs From 1976 That I Still Want To Listen to Today

    3 Country Songs From 1966 That I Still Want To Listen to Today

    January 2, 2026, 9:30 am

  • 4 Songs From 1967 That Inspired Every Singer-Songwriter Alive Today

  • 3 One-Hit Wonders From the 1970s That Were Tailor-Made for Karaoke

    January 2, 2026, 9:00 am

  • 3 Songs From 1971 That Every Country Music Fan Needs To Know

    3 Forgotten Country Artists From the 1970s Who Disappeared After One Hit

    January 2, 2026, 8:38 am

  • 4 Stars of Film and TV in the 1980s Who Enjoyed Musical Success

    January 2, 2026, 8:30 am

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