American Songwriter

3 Classic Rock Songs From 1969 That I Still Obsessively Listen To

If you love classic rock songs and are fond of the 1960s, these 1969 tracks might just be on your go-to playlist already.
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3 Story Songs from the 1970s That Have Gut-Punching Lyrical Twists

This entry on our list of story songs from the 1970s is on the spooky side, and it’s quite a creative piece of work from Gordon Lightfoot. “The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald”, a folk rock classic ...

John Fogerty on the Creedence Clearwater Revival hit he wrote in 20 minutes to save his career

Fogerty has spent much of his post-CCR days fighting to reclaim the rights to the material with which he made his name. His ...

This Legendary '60s Rock Band Only Recorded One Song With All Five Members

Amid this period of uncertainty, the band created a track that would go down in history as the only Pink Floyd song to ...

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Luther’ Departs Hot 100, Leaving No Rap Songs in the Top 40 for First Time in 35 Years

Billboard Hot 100 has no rap songs in the Top 40 for the first time since 1990 following rule changes that knocked Kendrick Lamar from the chart.