Craig Brewer on How He Worked a Neil Diamond Performance Into an AA Meeting in the Opening of ‘Song Sung Blue’

There’s something about the tone of my movies that some people find uncomfortable because sometimes they’re laughing at maybe ...

Billy Crudup, William H. Macy and ‘Sinners’ Scene Stealer Aadyn Encalarde Prove There Are No Small Parts

Billy Crudup, William H. Macy and Aadyn Encarlade appear on screen for less than 30 minutes combined but prove there are no ...
American Songwriter

Behind the Tear-Jerking, Beatles-Inspired Songwriting of ‘Aerosmith’ Debut, Released on This Day in 1973

On 1973, Aerosmith released the eponymous debut that would catapult them and Steven Tyler’s many, many scarves into rock ‘n’ roll stardom, thanks to the third track on the album, “Dream On”. The song ...

Only 3 people named in Billy Joel’s ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’ are still alive

With the recent death of French actress/singer Brigitte Bardot, only three living people remain in the 1989 hit.
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1958, Chuck Berry Recorded This Signature Song, Half-Inspired by His Mother and With Radio-Friendly Edits

Chuck Berry was mostly writing about himself in "Johnny B. Goode", but there are a few notable exceptions throughout the song.

Aretha Franklin Transformed This Dionne Warwick Song Into a Timeless Classic That Outshined the Original

When Aretha Franklin recorded I Say a Little Prayer, she didn’t just cover a Dionne Warwick song, she reshaped it into a ...