Madonna's hit "Like A Prayer" debuted in a Pepsi commercial, but Pepsi pulled the ad the next day when the controversial video appeared. Madonna got to keep her $5 million endorsement money.
Shinedown lead singer Brent Smith had a band before Shinedown that was dropped by Atlantic Records, but the label offered him a development deal - that was his "Second Chance."
Train's guitarist had to Google an instructional video to learn how to play the ukulele for "Hey Soul Sister."
Ed Sheeran's first single was "The A Team," a song about a drug-addicted prostitute.
Jethro Tull lead singer Ian Anderson wrote "Aqualung" after looking at pictures of homeless men that his wife took. She got a co-writing credit on the song.
Where words like "email," "thirsty," "Twitter" and "gangsta" first showed up in songs, and which songs popularized them.
Jon Anderson breaks down the Yes classic "Seen All Good People" and talks about his 1000 Hands album, which features Chick Corea, Rick Derringer, Ian Anderson, and many other luminaries.
The Yardbirds drummer explains how they created their sound and talks about working with their famous guitarists.
The Third Day frontman talks about some of the classic songs he wrote with the band, and what changed for his solo country album.
A Soul Train dancer takes us through a day on the show, and explains what you had to do to get camera time.
Kelly Keagy of Night Ranger tells the "Sister Christian" story and explains why he started sweating when he saw it in Boogie Nights.
