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"Strokin'"

"Strokin'"

The story behind the classic song by Clarence Carter, who died recently at 90.

Fact or Fiction: Social Distortion

Fact or Fiction: Social Distortion

Were they named for a distortion pedal? Take this Fact or Fiction to find out.

Daniel Lanois

Daniel Lanois

The inside stories of songs he produced for U2, Peter Gabriel, and Bob Dylan

In The Studio For Raye's New Album

In The Studio For Raye's New Album

Chris Hill, who co-wrote nine songs on Raye's new album, tells us how they came together.

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

Songs inspired by the classic novel, including tunes by Kate Bush and Death Cab for Cutie

Wolfgang Van Halen

Wolfgang Van Halen

On his musical evolution and how he deals with being both a frontman and an introvert

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Hot For Teacher by Van Halen

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The voice of Waldo in Van Halen's "Hot For Teacher" video was the late Phil Hartman of Saturday Night Live Fame.

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Lainey Wilson

Lainey Wilson

The country-music singer with a penchant for bell-bottoms started her music career as a Hannah Montana impersonator before she hit it big in 2021 with her breakthrough single, "Things A Man Oughta Know" - a song she wrote while she was hungover.

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Songs written by Charlie Puth

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Sam Hollander

Sam Hollander

The hitmaking songwriter/producer Sam Hollander with stories about songs for Weezer, Panic! At The Disco, Train, Pentatonix, and Fitz And The Tantrums.

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Boston, Massachusetts

Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Tea Party by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

This song starts in Boston with a tea party and takes us to the other end of the American Revolution.

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Country Song Titles

Country Song Titles

Country songs with titles so bizarre they can't possibly be real... or can they?

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