American Songwriter

This 1984 New Wave Jam Hit Big With a Populace Who Had No Clue What It Was About

Murray Head's hit "One Night In Bangkok" surprised everybody in 1984. Most people who heard it couldn't have known its meaning.

This Elton John Song Almost Didn’t Make the Album and Ended Up Outlasting His Bigger Singles

Bennie and the Jets was almost left off Elton John's album but radio DJs turned it into one of his most unexpected and ...

Robby Krieger and John Densmore Play ‘Riders on the Storm’ With Artists From Around the Globe

Surviving Doors members Robby Krieger and John Densmore re-recorded "Riders on the Storm" with Lukas Nelson, Don Was for Playing For Change.
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1950, the Prolific Recording Session That Gave Hank Williams His Second Chart-Topper and Two Other Classic Songs

Though he had already earned fame, this studio session earned Hank Williams his second No. 1, solidifying his stake in the country scene.