The motto for Boys Town, which was a Nebraska home for troubled youth, inspired the song "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" by The Hollies.
Katherine Heigl played Josh Kelley's love interest in the video for his 2005 song "Only You." They met on the shoot, became a real-life couple, and got married two years later. That's good casting!
Boston leader Tom Scholz went back to his job at Polaroid after releasing the group's debut album. When his co-workers kept coming by to tell him "More Than A Feeling" was playing on the radio, he knew it was time to quit his day job.
Elvis Costello says "Everyday I Write The Book" is a knockoff of Nick Lowe's "When I Write the Book."
On Metallica's "The Unforgiven," James Hetfield modeled his vocals on Chris Isaak
Jack White titled "Seven Nation Army" after how he would mispronounce "Salvation Army" when he was little.
In her days with The Runaways, Joan Jett saw The Arrows perform "I Love Rock And Roll," which Alan Merrill co-wrote - that story and much more from this glam rock pioneer.
The Evanescence frontwoman on the songs that have shifted meaning and her foray into kids' music.
On Glen's résumé: hit songwriter, Facebook dominator, and member of Styx.
Beef with Bon Jovi? An unfortunate Spandex period? See if you can spot the true stories in this Metallica version of Fact or Fiction.
When singers started spoofing their own songs on Sesame Street, the results were both educational and hilarious - here are the best of them.
Writing great prog metal isn't easy, especially when it's for 60 musicians.