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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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    May 4, 2026, 12:30 pm

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    3 Hard Rock Anthems From the 1970s You Forgot You Loved

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  • Tim DuBois

    Born on This Day in 1948, the Powerful Nashville Executive Who Discovered Alan Jackson and Wrote Hit Songs for Alabama and Jerry Reed

    May 4, 2026, 12:25 pm

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    May 4, 2026, 12:00 pm

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    3 Forgotten Classic Rock Songs From the 1970s That Deserve a Second Chance at Life

    May 4, 2026, 11:53 am

  • 4 of Reba McEntire’s Most Nostalgic Hits, Which Pack a Serious Emotional Punch

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  • Following the May 4, 1970 shooting of students at Kent State University students at UNM took over the student union building. After several days of the occupation the National Guard were called upon to clear the students from the building. (Photo by Steven Clevenger/Corbis via Getty Images)

    On This Day in 1970, a US Tragedy Gave Rise to a Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Anthem

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    The Fake Love Affair That Inspired This Loretta Lynn Deep Cut (And the Rock ‘n’ Roller Who Revived It)

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  • Stella Parton

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    Born on This Day in 1949, the Younger Sister of a Country Icon Who Became a Hitmaker and Broadway Star

    May 4, 2026, 10:39 am

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