American Songwriter

Jimmy Page Wrote This Unusual Led Zeppelin Song to Spite a Beatle, Whose Song He References in the Track

Led Zeppelin has a former member of The Beatles (and Jimmy Page's competitive nature) to thank for one of its most unusual ...

On Frank Sinatra’s Birthday: The Beatles Tune He Hailed as the ‘Best Love Song’ Ever

According to the Financial Times, Old Blue Eyes said that George Harrison 's "Something" was “the best love song ever written in 50 or 100 years." Sinatra recorded the song twice, once in 1970 and ...

How a song rejected three times by The Beatles became the centrepiece of George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass

The Beatles never did record Isn’t It A Pity. Neither did Frank. The first chance the public had to hear it was on All Things ...
American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1953, the Songwriter Who Penned George Strait’s First No. 1 and Multiple Other Massive Country Hits for George Jones and Ray Charles

Seventy-two years ago today, a hall of fame songwriter who penned hits for some of country music's biggest names was born.
Whiskey Riff

Merle Haggard Almost Didn’t Record His First #1 Hit Single, “The Fugitive” – “Made A Whole New Day For Me”

One of The Hag's most autobiographical songs, indeed. On this date in 1966, Merle Haggard released his single "The Fugitive," which would later be know as "I'm a Lonesome Fugitive," which ultimately ...