American Songwriter

Behind the Song That Changed Everything: The Night Norman Greenbaum Wrote His First (And Only) Hit

The musical variety show—which also gave Dolly Parton her first big career break —almost always featured Wagoner and other ...

Sarah Turney, Kourtney Nichole Launch ‘The Final Hours’ True-Crime Podcast From PAVE Studios to ‘Shine a Light on the Cases That Deserve a Second Look’

Sarah Turney and Kourtney Nichole have teamed for PAVE Studios' "The Final Hours," a true-crime podcast that examines clues from the last few hours before someone goes missing.
Consequence

Mike Patton on Faith No More’s Apparent Breakup: “I Don’t See It as a Sad Thing”

Mike Patton opened up about the "closure" of what now stands as Faith No More's final tour in a podcast interview with Consequence's Kyle Meredith. Read more.

On “SNL,” Jesse Jackson proved he knew punchlines have power

In 1984, Jackson used "Saturday Night Live" to take a "last shot at America's mind" and faulty policies with jokes.

Train's Pat Monahan Says Late Mom 'Delivered' Him 'All the Lyrics and Melodies' for 'Drops of Jupiter' While He Was Asleep

The Grammy-winning musician recently joined Lynn Hoffman on the Music Saved Me podcast to talk about his decades-long career ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1988, One of Country Music’s Most Iconic Duos Performed Together for the First Time in More Than a Decade

On this day (February 18) in 1988, Porter Wagoner and the Wagonmasters appeared on Dolly Parton ’s TV show, Dolly. The episode, titled “Nashville Memories,” was shot on location at the Ryman ...