Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images for AFI For musicians, selling their rights can be a lucrative deal they're willing to make, but some have foug... read more
Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits wrote "Private Dancer," which went to Tina Turner when he realized it wasn't a song for a man to sing.
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The Doobie Brothers found a new sound when Michael McDonald joined the group in 1975 after lead singer Tom Johnston fell ill. But their first #1 hit had a different singer: That's their guitarist, Pat Simmons, on "Black Water."
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Charlie discusses the songs that made him a Southern Rock icon, and settles the Devil vs. Johnny argument once and for all.
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This song starts in Boston with a tea party and takes us to the other end of the American Revolution.
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Today, with satellite radio, they would have to change the song to "XM." With XM radio you'll get "no static at all" but you will get dead spots instead!...