Neither Peter Frampton nor Lynyrd Skynyrd ever had a #1 hit, but when Will To Power mashed up their songs "Baby, I Love Your Way" and "Free Bird" into a lite-rock medley in 1988, it hit the top spot.
Sleigh bells aren't very punk, but they play throughout the Stooges classic "I Wanna Be Your Dog."
With his song "The G.O.A.T.," as in Greatest Of All Time, LL Cool J popularized that saying in hip-hop. He credits the boxer Muhammad Ali, who called himself "The Greatest," as inspiration.
The song "Knock On Wood" was confusing to UK listeners because the saying there is "Touch Wood."
"Teardrop" by Massive Attack has vocals by Elizabeth Fraser of The Cocteau Twins, who wrote the lyric after learning that Jeff Buckley had died.
Chaka Khan's hit "I Feel For You" was written and originally recorded by Prince four years before she covered it.
The man who brought us "Red Skies" and "Saved By Zero" is now an organic farmer in France.
Some album art was at least "inspired" by others. A look at some very similar covers.
Steppenwolf frontman John Kay talks about "Magic Carpet Ride," "Born To Be Wild," and what he values more than awards and accolades.
Was a Beatles song a TV theme? And who came up with those Fresh Prince and Sopranos songs?
A top New York studio musician, Ralph played guitar on many '60s hits, including "Lightnin' Strikes," "A Lover's Concerto" and "I Am A Rock."
The stories behind "Shine," "December," "The World I Know" and other Collective Soul hits.