1+ hour, 4+ min ago   (105+ words) American Songwriter We’re looking back at the pop charts in 1976 for the sake of this article. And while we can’t deny that there were some stellar No. 1 songs that year, we’re also fascinated by the number of outstanding tracks that…...

1+ hour, 37+ min ago   (348+ words) Tony Thorpe has died. The glam-rock guitarist, who was best known for his work with The Rubettes, recently died after suffering from “recently failing health,” according to a post on his Facebook page. Thorpe was 80 at the time of his…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago   (293+ words) Emmons got his first lap steel guitar when he was 11 years old. Initially, he took lessons in traditional Hawaiian music. Then, he started learning to play his favorite country songs. By his mid-teens, he was playing a triple-neck Fender Stringmaster…...

1+ hour, 41+ min ago   (246+ words) Recently, Twain traveled to London to open for Harry Styles on his Together, Together residency at Wembley Stadium. At the same time, she continued to promote her upcoming album, Little Miss Twain. But while hard at work, she still found…...

1+ hour, 36+ min ago   (435+ words) Arthur Russell is a bit of an underground favorite among avant-garde and mutant disco fans. He was an incredible talent, one that we lost way too soon in 1992 at the age of 40. But his music lives on, mainly through biographical…...

3+ hour, 15+ min ago   (337+ words) Miranda Lambert and Lukas Nelson honored Kris Kristofferson in a memorable way. A few years back, shortly after Kristofferson died, the country stars teamed up to pay tribute to him. “One of our dear, dear friends and heroes just passed…...

2+ hour, 49+ min ago   (258+ words) Lars Ulrich Drops Honest Truth About Metallica’s Massive Sphere Residency American Songwriter In October, Metallica will add its name to a growing list of acts that have performed at the Las Vegas Sphere. Since opening to the public, bands and…...

3+ hour, 24+ min ago   (279+ words) Sharing an update with fans on his Substack, Feek was all smiles as he documented the last week with Indy. “Yesterday afternoon, eight days after going back to the children’s hospital in Austin. we finally got word that Indy was…...

3+ hour, 31+ min ago   (231+ words) American Songwriter Baby boomers everywhere likely remember at least a few of the pop hit songs that graced the radio in 1972. And some of those songs are so memorable, so catchy, so era-defining, that you probably feel like a time…...

4+ hour, 34+ min ago   (391+ words) These three Southern rock songs from the 1980s all pack a serious punch. Even today, though they are decades old, they manage to hit the listener like a bolt of lightning. These country-rock crossover tracks remain essential, no matter how much…...