The Rick James song "Cold Blooded" is about Linda Blair from The Exorcist, his girlfriend at the time. In James' lingo, "cold blooded" means sexy, not cruel.
"I Can See Clearly Now" by Johnny Nash was the first reggae song to hit #1 in America on the Hot 100.
"Personal Jesus," a song about "being a Jesus for somebody else," was inspired by Elvis and Priscilla Presley.
The Isley Brothers' "That Lady" was sampled by Kendrick Lamar for his 2014 single "I." Lamar turned up at Ronald Isley's house to personally ask permission to borrow from the song.
"Brad Paisley's "River Bank" was inspired by his childhood growing up 500 yards from the Ohio River.
Alicia Keys got a huge break when Oprah had her perform her debut single "Fallin'" on her show.
How well do you know this shock-rock harbinger who's been publicly executed hundreds of times?
The Kiss rocker covers a lot of ground in this interview, including why there are no Kiss collaborations, and why the Rock Hall has "become a sham."
U2, Carly Simon, Joanna Newsom, Brian Wilson and Fiona Apple have all gone to Van Dyke Parks to make their songs exceptional.
When singers started spoofing their own songs on Sesame Street, the results were both educational and hilarious - here are the best of them.
The lead singer and pianist for Procol Harum, Gary talks about finding the musical ideas to match the words.
