The statute of Mary's lamb in Sterling, Massachusetts, with the opening verse of the poem credit to John Roulstone.
"Invisible Touch" by Genesis was the first time a band member (Phil Collins) had a #1 Hot 100 hit with a group after scoring a #1 solo hit.
"Kashmir" is the only Led Zeppelin song to use outside musicians, as it needed strings and horns.
Lionel Richie hosted the American Music Awards the night he recorded "We Are The World." He wrote the song with Michael Jackson.
When "Nothin' On You" reached #1 on the Hot 100, B.o.B became the first American act whose name is a palindrome to top the chart. The other two who did so prior to the Atlanta rapper were both Scandinavian groups - ABBA and A-Ha.
"Zoot Suit Riot" isn't just a Cherry Poppin' Daddies song - the Zoot Suit Riots were real riots in Los Angeles that took place in 1943 and inspired the song's lyrics.
Bob Dylan was little known when he released "Blowin' In The Wind," so the cover versions - especially by Peter, Paul and Mary and Stan Getz - were much more popular at the time.
"Mony Mony," "Crimson and Clover," "Draggin' The Line"... the hits kept coming for Tommy James, and in a plot line fit for a movie, his record company was controlled by the mafia.
Shears does very little promotion, which has kept him secluded from the spotlight. What changed when Cyndi Lauper had a hit with his song? Not much, really.
A founding member of the band War, Harold gives a first-person account of one of the most important periods in music history.
When a waitress wouldn't take him home, Jack wrote what would become one of the Eagles most enduring hits.
Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris and Lyle Lovett are just a few of the artists who have looked to Clark for insightful, intelligent songs.
Chris Stein of Blondie shares photos and stories from his book about the New York City punk scene.