Dolly Parton is just fine with Whitney Houston's cover of "I Will Always Love You." Said Parton: "She can have the credit. I just want my cash."
R.E.M. got the title "Shiny Happy People" from a Chinese propaganda poster.
"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.
The original, 1930s version of "Puttin' On the Ritz" has lyrics about Lenox Avenue in Harlem, not Park Avenue.
Every film star mentioned in Madonna's "Vogue" has since died. The last was Lauren Bacall, who passed away in 2014.
After a devastating car accident, the actor Montgomery Clift had to be filmed from "The Right Profile" to look good - that provided the name of The Clash song.
Our chat with Barney Hoskyns, who covers the wild years of Woodstock - the town, not the festival - in his book Small Town Talk.
Many unusual folks appear in Grateful Dead songs. Can you identify them?
'80s music ambassadors Wang Chung pick their top tracks of the decade, explaining what makes each one so special.
Joe talks about the challenges of of making a Duke Ellington tribute album, and tells the stories behind some of his hits.
When you free your mind, your ass may follow, but you have to make sure someone else doesn't program it while it's wide open.
