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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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    Born on This Day in 1948, the Country-Pop Frontman Who Co-Wrote a No. 1 Hit for Janie Fricke and Penned Songs for Travis Tritt and Shelby Lynne 

    December 27, 2025, 5:39 pm

  • Portrait Of Leonard Cohen

    On This Day in 1967, the World’s Greatest Novelist-Turned-Musician Dropped His Debut Studio Album (and It’s One of the Best Folk Records of All Time)

    December 27, 2025, 3:04 pm

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    3 Pop Albums That Flopped but Changed Songwriting Forever

  • On This Day in 1972, Loretta Lynn Accomplished Something No Woman in Country Music Ever Had

    4 Country Songs From 1975 That Were Too Honest for Their Time

    December 27, 2025, 1:13 pm

  • Timbuk 3 At The Petrillo Bandshell

    3 Rock Artists From the 1980s Who Disappeared After One Hit

    December 27, 2025, 11:59 am

  • Born on This Day in 1933, the “Crying Steel” Guitar Player Who Accompanied Vince Gill and Conway Twitty

    Born on This Day in 1933, the “Crying Steel” Pioneer Who Accompanied Vince Gill and Conway Twitty

    December 27, 2025, 11:53 am

  • Born on This Day in 1967, the Prolific Country Songwriter Behind Some of Your Favorite Drinking Songs of th 2010s Including Classics by Toby Keith and Luke Bryan

    Born on This Day in 1967, the Prolific Country Songwriter Behind Some of Your Favorite Drinking Songs of the 2010s—Including Classics by Toby Keith and Luke Bryan

    December 27, 2025, 11:45 am

  • Seal Performs At Lifebeat's 'The Beat Goes On' Benefit

    3 of the Most Overwritten Lyrics From the 1990s That Somehow Work

    December 27, 2025, 10:40 am

  • On This Day in 1986, Hank Williams Jr. (And a Star-Studded Lineup) Reached No. 1 With a Classic Remake of His Dad’s 1940s Hit

  • How One Unlikely Song Launched Gretchen Wilson’s Entire Career

    How One Unlikely Song Launched Gretchen Wilson’s Entire Career

    December 27, 2025, 9:30 am

  • Billy Joel performing in 1977, the year 'The Stranger' came out

    3 Soft Rock Songs From 1977 That Will Never Get Boring

    December 27, 2025, 9:02 am

  • The Throwback Song Paul McCartney Wishes He'd Written

    4 Paul McCartney Songs Where He Acts as a Compelling One-Man Band

    December 27, 2025, 9:00 am

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