When Tony Bennett and Amy Winehouse's version of "Body and Soul" made the Hot 100, Bennett became at age 85, the oldest living artist to chart.
"You Get What You Give" by The New Radicals was the first hit song to use the word "frenemies" in the lyrics.
"The House Of The Rising Sun" is a traditional folk song, either about a brothel or a prison.
Rod Stewart wrote "Maggie May" about the woman who deflowered him when he was 16.
Thanks to a Newsweek article, there was a long-standing rumor that Bob Dylan stole the song "Blowin' In The Wind."
New Order took the title for "Blue Monday" from an illustration, which read "Goodbye Blue Monday," in the Kurt Vonnegut book Breakfast Of Champions. The image referred to the invention of the washing machine improving housewives' lives.
One of Canada's most popular and eclectic performers, Hawksley tells stories about his oldest songs, his plentiful side projects, and the ways that he keeps his songwriting fresh.
Into the vaults for this talk with Bolton from the '80s when he was a focused on writing songs for other artists.
Fishbone has always enjoyed much more acclaim than popularity - Angelo might know why.
What are the biggest US hits with French, Spanish (not "Rico Suave"), Italian, Scottish, Greek, and Japanese titles?
A founding member of the band War, Harold gives a first-person account of one of the most important periods in music history.
In this talk from the '80s, the Kansas frontman talks turning to God and writing "Dust In The Wind."
