Elton John didn't win a Grammy until 1986, when he got one for singing on "That's What Friends Are For."
Roger Daltrey stutters the vocal on "My Generation" by The Who. The idea was to sound like a British kid on speed.
Chuck Berry's only #1 hit was "My Ding-a-Ling," a novelty song about a boy and his... you know.
The Hollies hit "The Air That I Breathe" was written in part as a reaction to the smog in Los Angeles.
"All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey was the first ringtone certified Gold.
Emilio talks about what it's like to write and perform with the Tower of Power horns, and why every struggling band should have a friend like Huey Lewis.
Rosanne talks about the journey that inspired her songs on her album The River & the Thread, including a stop at the Tallahatchie Bridge.
Can you be married in one country but not another? Only if you're part of a gay couple. One of the first famous singers to come out as a lesbian, Janis wrote a song about it.
When televangelists like Jimmy Swaggart took on rockers like Ozzy Osbourne and Metallica, the rockers retaliated. Bono could even be seen mocking the preachers.
Jim talks about the impact of "The Middle" and uses a tree metaphor to describe his songwriting philosophy.
The men of Sparks on their album Hippopotamus, and how Morrissey handled it when they suggested he lighten up.
