"Tammy" by Debbie Reynolds was the only US #1 single by a female act between July 1956 and February 1958.
Jean-Claude Van Damme was an extra in the video for Ollie & Jerry's "Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us." He can be seen at point dancing in the background.
"Brad Paisley's "River Bank" was inspired by his childhood growing up 500 yards from the Ohio River.
"Personal Jesus," a song about "being a Jesus for somebody else," was inspired by Elvis and Priscilla Presley.
George Michael was 17 and on a bus to his job at the cinema when he came up with the idea for "Careless Whisper" and the lyrics, "Something in your eyes calls to mind a silver screen."
Richard Marx' debut single "Don't Mean Nothing" features Joe Walsh on guitar.
It wasn't her biggest hit as a songwriter (that would be "Bette Davis Eyes"), but "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" had a family connection for Jackie.
Rickie Lee Jones on songwriting, social media, and how she's handling Trump.
Here's what happens when an opening act is really out of place with the headliner, like when Beastie Boys opened for Madonna.
Roger reveals the songwriting formula Clive Davis told him, and if "Eight Miles High" is really about drugs.
Prince is shrouded in mystery, making him an excellent candidate for Fact or Fiction. Is he really a Scientologist? Does he own an exotic animal?
Tyler talks about his true love: songwriting. How he identifies the beauty in a melody and turns sorrow into art.