Jim Croce was killed in a plane crash on September 30, 1973. A few weeks later, his song "Time In A Bottle" hit #1.
Avril Lavigne said her Goodbye Lullaby track "Darlin" was "probably" the second song she ever wrote. The Canadian composed it when she was an unsigned 15-year-old living in Napanee, Ontario.
Johnny Cash's wife, June Carter, wrote "Ring Of Fire" about their relationship.
The Mission: Impossible theme is in 5/4 time. Composer Lalo Schifrin joked that he did it so 5-legged aliens could dance to it.
Radiohead's "Paraonid Android" was written after a confrontation in a Los Angeles bar with an irate woman.
"Heaven" by The Psychedelic Furs sounds upbeat, but is about an impending nuclear bombardment.
The revered singer-songwriter talks inspiration and explains why she put a mahout in "Drop the Pilot."
Into the vaults for this talk with Bolton from the '80s when he was a focused on writing songs for other artists.
Evelyn McDonnell, editor of the book Women Who Rock, on why the Supremes are just as important as Bob Dylan.
The trail runs from flying saucer songs in the '50s, through Bowie, blink-182 and Katy Perry.
If you can recall the days when MTV played videos, you know that there are lots of stories to tell. See if you can spot the real ones.
How a country weeper and a blues number made "rolling stone" the most popular phrase in rock.
