American Songwriter

On This Day in 1975, the Eagles Went No. 1 With a Song Birthed in a West Hollywood Restaurant Booth

Released as the third single from 1974’s On the Border, “Best of My Love” gave the Eagles their first-ever Hot 100 ...

I Just Learned What The Lion King's Opening Lyrics Actually Mean, And I Can't Stop Laughing

If you're a fan of the opening sequence in which a song sung in Zulu opens up the movie, I'm warning you, a viral video about ...

Taylor Swift’s “Opalite” Is No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100. But Is It a Real Hit?

When she announced the LP—co-produced by Swift with Swedish pop craftsmen Max Martin and Shellback, her collaborators from ...

Neil Sedaka, Singing Craftsman of Memorable Pop Songs, Dies at 86

He sang and co-wrote some of the definitive teenage anthems of the 1950s and early ’60s, including “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,” and then reinvented his career in the ’70s.

Johnny Cash's Biggest Hit Was Born From a Forbidden Love Confession — But Another Legend Actually Wrote It

The hidden truth about Johnny Cash's iconic hit Ring of Fire and the woman who wrote it because their love story was as ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1957, Buddy Holly Re-Recorded a Classic No. 1 Song His Label Initially Refused To Release—Inspired by John Wayne

Sixty-nine years ago today, Buddy Holly and the Crickets re-recorded a song that had been shelved and made it a massive hit.