Snap! was two German producers. When they needed a rapper, they found one on the American army base there and had him rap on "The Power."
Bob Dylan's four handwritten pages containing the original draft of "Like a Rolling Stone" fetched over $2m at Sothebys New York in June 2014 setting a price record for a popular music manuscript.
Rihanna was Pitbull's first choice to sing on "Timber," but she wasn't available at the time so he enlisted his RCA labelmate Kesha instead.
Until December 5, 1998, a song had to be issued as a single to make the Hot 100. Aaliyah's "Try Again" was the first tune to top the chart based on airplay alone, without any sales figures being included.
"Walking In Memphis" isn't so much about Memphis, as it is The Hollywood Cafe in Mississippi, where Marc Cohn encountered an old woman named Murial playing piano.
"Paranoid" reflects a feeling Black Sabbath bass player Geezer Butler often felt after using drugs.
The revered singer-songwriter talks inspiration and explains why she put a mahout in "Drop the Pilot."
The drummer and one of the primary songwriters in Grand Funk talks rock stardom and Todd Rundgren.
Franti tells the story behind his hit "Say Hey (I Love You)" and explains why yoga is an integral part of his lifestyle and his Soulshine tour.
An Electronic music pioneer with Asperger's Syndrome. This could be interesting.
Billie Jean, Delilah, Sara, Laura and Sharona - do you know who the girls in the songs really are?
Guitarist Tony Iommi on the "Iron Man" riff, the definitive Black Sabbath song, and how Ozzy and Dio compared as songwriters.
