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ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – AUGUST 02: Steve Miller performs live on stage with The Steve Miller Band at Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands on August 02 1982 (Photo by Rob Verhorst/Redferns) -
Tommy Heath and Jim Keller of the rock band 'Tommy Tutone' pose for a studio portrait session in 1981 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
Bonnie Raitt performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre on October 12, 1991 in Mountain View, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) -
UNSPECIFIED – JANUARY 01: Photo of Waylon Jennings (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 10: Dolly Parton attends the 61st Annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on February 10, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
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CLARKSTON – JULY 31: American singer and actress, Whitney Houston, performs at the Pine Knob Music Theater during her "Moment of Truth" world tour, on July 31, 1987, in Clarkston, Michigan. (Photo by Ross Marino/Getty Images) -
LOS ANGELES – SEPTEMBER 1: Fleetwood Mac (L-R Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie, John McVie and Mick Fleetwood) backstage at the Los Angeles Rock Awards on September 1, 1977 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Richard Creamer/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
CIRCA 1961: Singer Brian Wilson of the rock and roll band "The Beach Boys" poses for a portrait in circa 1961. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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THE VOICE — "Live Semis" Episode 917B — Pictured: (l-r) Dolly Parton, Blake Shelton — (Photo by: Trae Patton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) -
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LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 08: Dolly Parton performs onstage during MusiCares Person of the Year honoring Dolly Parton at Los Angeles Convention Center on February 8, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) -
FRISCO, TEXAS – MAY 09: Dolly Parton attends the Dolly! All Access Pop-Up Store Preview & Press Conference at The Star in Frisco on May 09, 2023 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images for ABA)
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CORNERSVILLE, TN – JULY 17: A rainbow appears by Dolly's Tennessean Travel Stop sign after a heavy rain in Cornersville, TN on Friday, July 17, 2026. (Photo by Diana King for The Washington Post via Getty Images) -
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 05: Dolly Parton attends the 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Microsoft Theater on November 05, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) -
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – NOVEMBER 16: (EDITORS NOTE: This image has been retouched.) Dolly Parton attends Dolly Parton's Rockstar VIP Album Release Party with American Greetings on November 16, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for American Greetings) -
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA – 1980: Country singer Dolly Parton poses during a 1980 portrait session before taking the stage at Ceasar's Palace in South Lake Tahoe, California. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images) -
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – MARCH 20: Ella Langley performs at Omni Nashville Hotel on March 20, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) -
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 11: Taylor Swift attends the Songwriters Hall Of Fame 55th Annual Induction And Awards Gala at Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 11, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)
Behind Songs
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GEORGE STRAIT. 02/20/1995 – singer George Strait performs at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo in the Houston Astrodome. (Photo by Smiley N. Pool/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images) -
UNSPECIFIED – JANUARY 01: Photo of Neil Sedaka (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
Eve Graham, Lyn Paul, Marty Kristian, Peter Doyle, and Paul Layton, members of the British-based pop group The New Seekers, photographed in November 1971. (Photo by Jack Mitchell/Getty Images) -
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American Songwriter Magazine:
July/August 2026 Issue: Niall Horan Finds Freedom In Honest Songwriting
On This Day
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Billy Ray Cyrus on 6/28/92 in Chicago,Il. (Photo by Paul Natkin/WireImage)
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Photo by Ed Rode/Getty Images Vince Gill Offers an Explanation for This Massive Musical Undertaking: “I’ve Lost My Mind”
Vince Gill shares a stereotypically humble response to why he embarked on a massive project like “50 Years From Home”.
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American actress, singer and songwriter Dolly Parton, circa 1975. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
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UNSPECIFIED – JANUARY 01: John LENNON between 1970 and 1973. (Photo by Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images) -
Michael Stipe of R.E.M. performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre on August 13, 1999 in Mountain View, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) -
LOS ANGELES – CIRCA 1975: Country singer Dolly Parton performs onstage wearing a yellow dress, circa 1975, Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
Unspecified – 1973: Jim Croce performing live on 'In Concert'. (Photo by ABC via Getty Images) -
UNITED KINGDOM – JANUARY 01: Photo of Bobby VINTON; Bobby Vinton performing on stage, (Photo by CA/Redferns) -
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UNITED KINGDOM – JANUARY 01: Photo of Pete SEEGER; Pete Seeger performing on stage at a Paul Robeson benefit concert (Photo by Brian Shuel/Redferns) -
AMERICAN BANDSTAND – "James Darren, Sam Cooke, Stonewall Jackson, The Mystics" – Airdate June 18, 1959. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) STONEWALL JACKSON -
CIRCA 1966: Singer Mick Jagger of the rock and roll band "The Rolling Stones" performs onstage in circa 1966. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
Aerosmith Aerosmith, Steven Tyler, Vorst-Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium, 31st October 1993. (Photo by Goedefroit Music/Getty Images)