Alicia Keys got a huge break when Oprah had her perform her debut single "Fallin'" on her show.
The first US Top 10 hit with the word "hell" in the title was "Gives You Hell" by The All-American Rejects in 2008.
George Michael was 17 and on a bus to his job at the cinema when he came up with the idea for "Careless Whisper" and the lyrics, "Something in your eyes calls to mind a silver screen."
Roger Daltrey stutters the vocal on "My Generation" by The Who. The idea was to sound like a British kid on speed.
Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" received more airplay during the 2000s than any other song in the UK.
An interview with Dr. John Covach, music professor at the University of Rochester whose free online courses have become wildly popular.
Jim talks about the impact of "The Middle" and uses a tree metaphor to describe his songwriting philosophy.
Kooper produced Lynyrd Skynyrd, played with Dylan and the Stones, and formed BS&T.
The Cult frontman tells who the "Fire Woman" is, and talks about performing with the new version of The Doors.
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.
The man who ran Nirvana's first label gets beyond the sensationalism (drugs, Courtney) to discuss their musical and cultural triumphs in the years before Nevermind.