
Steely Dan's engineer, Roger Nichols, built one of the first drum machines, which they used on "Hey Nineteen."

The Fratellis song "Chelsea Dagger" was named for their lead singer's wife - it was her burlesque name.

If what you get equals what you give away, you might as well give it all away. That's the concept behind "Give It Away" by Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Thirty years after Jimi Hendrix played "Fire" at Woodstock, Red Hot Chili Peppers played it at Woodstock '99, but this time the unruly crowd actually set fires and looted.

Enrique Iglesias' single "Bailando" was the first ever Spanish-language song to reach one billion views on YouTube.

Foreigner got the title for "Double Vision" after watching a hockey game where goalie John Davidson got a concussion. It was announced over the PA system that he was suffering from "Double Vision."
Laura Nyro talks about her complex, emotionally rich songwriting and how she supports women's culture through her art.
Was a Beatles song a TV theme? And who came up with those Fresh Prince and Sopranos songs?
Medley looks back on "Unchained Melody" and "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" - his huge hits from the '60s that were later revived in movies.
The Scorpions and UFO guitarist is also a very prolific songwriter - he explains how he writes with his various groups, and why he was so keen to get out of Germany and into England.
The Brazilian rocker sees pictures in his riffs. When he came up with one of his gnarliest songs, there was a riot going on.
After cutting his teeth on hardcore punk videos, Paul defined the grunge look with his work on "Hunger Strike" and "Man in the Box."