The Isley Brothers' "That Lady" was sampled by Kendrick Lamar for his 2014 single "I." Lamar turned up at Ronald Isley's house to personally ask permission to borrow from the song.
"Brad Paisley's "River Bank" was inspired by his childhood growing up 500 yards from the Ohio River.
Katmandu, the capital of Nepal, was the archetype for faraway mysticism when Bob Seger wrote a song about it in 1975.
"Airplanes" by B.o.B was written by Lupe Fiasco, who recorded it but decided to pass.
In Belgium, where the Battle of Waterloo took place, "Waterloo" by ABBA was a huge hit, #1 for five weeks.
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.
Country songs with titles so bizarre they can't possibly be real... or can they?
The former Metallica bassist talks about his first time writing a song with James Hetfield, and how a hand-me-down iPad has changed his songwriting.
From the cowbell on "Mississippi Queen" to recording with The Who when they got the wrong Felix, stories from one of rock's master craftsmen.
A popular contemporary folk singer, Williams still remembers the sticky note that changed her life in college.
How did The Edge get his name? Did they name a song after a Tolkien book? And who is "Angel of Harlem" about?
A founding member of the band War, Harold gives a first-person account of one of the most important periods in music history.