Jay-Z was going to ask Mary J. Blige to duet on "Empire State of Mind," but he decided on Alicia Keys when he heard the piano stabs on the track.
The hit duet "Somewhere Out There" was written for an animated film about a family of immigrant mice who lose one of their young.
Producer Bob Ezrin convinced Pink Floyd to put a disco beat and children's chorus on "Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2)," which started out as a short interstitial for their album The Wall.
Alicia Keys got a huge break when Oprah had her perform her debut single "Fallin'" on her show.
"Magic" was the first word to serve as both the title of a #1 hit (Olivia Newton-John's 1980 tune "Magic") and the name of an artist behind a chart-topping song (Magic!'s 2014 hit "Rude").
Lyrically, Elvis Costello's "Watching The Detectives" was inspired by American detective shows; musically, it was inspired by The Clash.
Chris Stein of Blondie shares photos and stories from his book about the New York City punk scene.
Kooper produced Lynyrd Skynyrd, played with Dylan and the Stones, and formed BS&T.
Did Marvin try out with the Detroit Lions? Did he fake crazy to get out of military service? And what about the cross-dressing?
Genesis' key-man re-examines his solo career and the early days of music video.
Harry Wayne Casey tells the stories behind KC and The Sunshine Band hits like "Get Down Tonight," "That's The Way (I Like It)," and "Give It Up."
The drummer and one of the primary songwriters in Grand Funk talks rock stardom and Todd Rundgren.