The Texas songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker wrote "Mr. Bojangles" after a weekend in jail where a fellow inmate told him his life story.
"Dirty Work" is one of the few Steely Dan songs not sung by Donald Fagen. The lead vocal is by David Palmer, who sang on two tracks from their debut album.
Otis Redding often ad-libbed vocals at the end of songs, but for "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" he just whistled instead - it became the most famous whistling in song history.
When Marc Cohn played "True Companion" to his girlfriend, she thought he was proposing. He wasn't, but he did eventually marry her.
John Lennon wrote "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" about Richard Cooke, a hunter he met at the Maharishi's camp in India. Cooke hasn't shot anything since the camp, except with his camera - he became a freelance photographer for National Geographic.
"Here Comes Your Man" is the closest the Pixies came to a hit in America. It was rumored to be about a drug dealer, but Black Francis says it's just a story about some hobos who travel by train and die in an earthquake.
One of the most popular classical vocalists in the land is lining up a trip to space, which is the inspiration for many of her songs.
These overtly religious songs crossed over to the pop charts, despite resistance from fans, and in many cases, churches.
Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai were two of Graham's co-writers for some '80s rock classics.
First question: Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson appeared in videos for what artist?
Martyn talks about producing Tina Turner, some Heaven 17 hits, and his work with the British Electric Foundation.