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The Supertramp Hit That Originated From an Ornate Homemade Demo

Matthew Wilder Channeled His Frustration With His Stalled Career Into This Big 80s Hit

The Hit 1969 Ballad From a Famous Songwriter and an Upstart Artist

Rod McKuen's re...

Why Dan Hartman’s Biggest Hit From 1984 Had To Deal With Some Mistaken Identity

Dan Hartman hit the To...

Behind the 50s Road Racing Song That Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen Revived for a 70s Audience

How Michael Bolton’s Songwriting Breakthrough Eventually Became His First Charttopper as an Artist in 1983

Dolly Parton Was Unsure About This Song From 1977 (And Then It Went Gold)

Dave Loggins Created a Fictitious Person To Write His Biggest Hit

In 1974, Dave Loggins released a song that became his biggest hit, which he had to mak...

The Mysterious Bee Gees Hit That Became a Signature Song for Robin Gibb

The Moody Blues’ First Single of the 80s Featured a New Lineup and a New Direction

This 1983 One-Hit Wonder Wasn’t Even Supposed To Be a Song: “We Were Trying To Make Our Friends Laugh”

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How a Chance Radio Interview and Mischievous Daughter Helped Inspire One of The Beach Boys’ Biggest Hits

LOS ANGELES - AUGUST 1962: Rock and roll band "The Beach Boys" pose for a portrait with a vintage station wagon in August 1962 in Los Angeles, California. (L-R) Mike Love, David Ma...

Stevie Wonder’s Mother Helped Him Write This Hit Single in 1970

In 1970, Stevie Wonder released the song t...

The Story Behind the One Song That Johnny Cash Performed Live More Than Any Other

This most-performed hit by Johnny Cash won't surprise diehard fans, but it's a song worth revisiting nonetheless. The post

This Donovan Hit May (or May Not) Have Anticipated the Creation of a Legendary Hard Rock Band

The Writer of This Massive Earth, Wind & Fire Hit Wrote It for Himself Instead

UNSPECIFIED - JANUARY 01: Photo of EARTH WIND & FIRE (Photo by Phil Dent/Redferns) In 1979, Earth, Wind & Fire released a song that became one of their biggest hits, even...

This Lynyrd Skynyrd Track Has Darker Origins Than You’d Guess From the Title

If you don't know the slang term they're referencing, the song is surprisingly dark. The post

Just What They Needed: How INXS Crashed the US Top 5 for the First Time

The Cyrkle’s Biggest Hit Received Help From Some Music Heavyweights in 1966

This 1964 Folk Standard-Turned-Pop Hit Was Originally an Attempt to Stand Out at Chuck Berry Concerts

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Gloria Estefan Says This 1984 Dance Hit Is One of the Most Important Songs of Her Career

Among the many songs Glori...

Stevie Wonder Refused To Leave the Stage, and It Led to His First Top 40 Hit

How Dr. John Brought His Heady Musical Stew to the Mainstream With a Top 10 Hit in 1973

This No. 1 Hit From 1963 Spurred an Intense Race Between Two Iconic Producers

circa 1963: Headshot portrait of singer and actor Lesley Gore resting her arms on the back of a chair and smiling. She wears a gingham shirt. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)...