Yellow Hair released just two singles, but one of them, "Somewhere," stands up really well and gets an occasional placement. Group member Scott McCarl, seen here at one of the many bars he played in his career, wrote the song. He joined the Raspberries near the end of the group's life cycle, appearing on their last album, Starting Over, in 1974
Michael Jackson became the first artist in history to score Top 10 hits in five consecutive decades on the Hot 100 when "Love Never Felt So Good" landed at #9 on the chart dated May 31, 2014.
Jon Bon Jovi earned his first movie credit - Young Guns II - by writing "Blaze Of Glory" for the film.
The only cover of "American Pie" to chart is by Madonna, whose 2000 version was a minor hit in America but went to #1 in the UK.
"Kashmir" is the only Led Zeppelin song to use outside musicians, as it needed strings and horns.
Madonna's hit "Don't Tell Me" was written by her brother-in-law, Joe Henry, who has produced albums by Hugh Laurie and Bonnie Raitt.
"The Reason" by Hoobastank took off on TikTok in 2021 when it soundtracked confessional #NotAPerfectPerson videos about mistakes and regrets. The band made one of their own with the caption: "Realizing 20 years later that you named your band Hoobastank."
Sheryl Crow's longtime songwriting partner/guitarist Jeff Trott reveals the stories behind many of the singer's hits, and what its like to be a producer for Leighton Meester and Max Gomez.
Tom talks about the evolution of Cinderella's songs through their first three albums, and how he writes as a solo artist.
The guy who brought us "Stacy's Mom" also wrote the Jane Lynch Emmy song and Stephen Colbert's Christmas songs.
Many unusual folks appear in Grateful Dead songs. Can you identify them?
Have you got the smarts to know which of these graduation song stories are real?
