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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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    How Kate and Anna McGarrigle Combined Travelogue and Heartbreak Into One Gorgeous Lyric

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  • On This Day in 1988, Randy Travis Was Back at No. 1 With ‘Always and Forever'

    On This Day in 1988, Randy Travis Notched His Second No. 1 Album, Featuring a Heartbreak Anthem Carrie Underwood Turned Into a Platinum Single Decades Later

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  • On This Day in 1989, Axl Rose Announced His Departure From Guns N’ Roses in Dramatic Fashion

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    On This Day in 1971, One of Country Music’s Most Famous Couples Dropped Their First Album Together

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    3 Forgotten and Lost Songs From 1976 I Bet You Don’t Remember

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  • On This Day in 1967, Bobbie Gentry Dethroned the Beatles With ‘Ode to Billie Joe'

    On This Day in 1967, Bobbie Gentry Dethroned The Beatles With a Haunting First-Person Narrative: “A Study in Unconscious Cruelty”

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  • Remember When: The Rolling Stones Scored a No. 1 Album with ‘Black and Blue’ While Welcoming a New Guitarist

    3 Classic Rock Songs About Real Places You Thought Were Fake

    October 18, 2025, 1:12 pm

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