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Songwriter and Poet Stephen J. Kalinich 

The Beach Boys’ Dennis Wilson released his first solo album, Pacific Ocean Blue, in August 1977. A track, “Rainbows,” written by Carl Wilson and Stephen Kalinich with Dennis in the...

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

Rod McKuen's re...

"Formidable songwriter, entry-level strummer. Bit of a dick." Ian McNabb tells a Noel Gallagher story Noel Gallagher won...

Icicle Works leader Ian McNabb jammed with Crazy Horse and Noel Gallagher in 1994 – and he wasn't impressed by the Oasis man

They Only Had One Hit, but These 3 Singer-Songwriters From the 1960s Deserved Stardom

UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 01: Portrait of American folk singer Bob Lind in 1966. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns) These singer-songwriters from the 1960s only had one hit each, and...

"After writing that, I wasn't interested in writing a novel or a play. I wanted to just write songs." The story of the s...

Using three chords nicked from La Bamba, Bob Dylan wrote the song that transformed his career – despite his record label's initial reluctance to release it

"She said, 'Mick wants to speak to you.' It was Jagger asking if I was free to tour with the Stones." He produced the Se...

The cult singer and guitarist whose fingerprints are all over British music

This Early Bob Dylan Hit Made The Beatles’ John Lennon Nervous

Bob Dylan in concert at the Royal Albert Hall, 1965. (Photo by Alisdair Macdonald/Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix via Getty Images) Bob Dylan wrote a song early in his career that was so go...

Classic Clips: The Lost Gonzo Band with Jerry Jeff Walker and Gary P. Nunn “London Homesick Blues” – live from Texas Roa...

London Homesick Blues appears on Jerry Jeff Walker’s iconic 1973 live album, ¡Viva Terlingua! (1973). Recorded in Luckenbach, Texas, with The Lost Gonzo Band, the song was written...

Willie’s New Album Is Worth Listening To, and Not Only Because of Bob Dylan

A song cowritten by Dylan is among the songwriting triumphs on 'Dream Chaser,' Willie Nelson's latest record.

“He was in a strange place with strange musicians…” The inside story of Bob Dylan’s landmark Blonde On Blonde sessions

Session leader Charlie McCoy takes us inside the studio

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Buffalo Springfield

There’s something about Buffalo Springfield. I can’t quite put my finger on it. Their work is shrouded in a haze. That is, it’s hard to look at anything that Stephen Stills or Neil...

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

This 1964 One-Hit Wonder Predated The Beatles, but the Fab Four Are Why It Remained Popular

One Ringo helping another. The post This 1964 One-Hit Wonder Predated The Beatles, but the Fab Four Are Why It Remained Popular appeared first on American Songwriter.

Paul Simon Calls This Early No. 1 Single a “Nonsense Song”

American singer-songwriter Paul Simon of folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel pictured being interviewed on a BBC TV show in London on 15th December 1975. (Photo by Michael Putland/...

3 Forgotten Songs From 1972 I Bet You Haven’t Heard in Literal Decades

Close-up of American musician and actor Neil Diamond prior to his one?man show at the Winter Garden, New York, New York, October 1972. (Photo by Jack Mitchell/Getty Images) These...

8 Songs You Didn't Know Were Written By Willie Nelson

The country legend penned hits for everyone from Elvis Presley to Aretha Franklin. Here are eight songs you might not know Willie Nelson wrote.

The 5 Best Songs Willie Nelson Wrote for Other Artists (That He Should Have Kept for Himself)

LOS ANGELES, CA - Singer Willie Nelson sings during funeral services at the Ray Charles Funeral service held at the First AME Church Los Angeles on June 18, 2004 in Los Angeles, Ca...

For the Sake of the Song: Danny O’Keefe “Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues”

Danny O’Keefe was one of the many folk-oriented singer-songwriters who flourished in the early ’70s, and while he didn’t break through to platinum success, his songs were covered b...

Neil Diamond Originally Wrote This Monkees Hit for a Country Music Superstar

THE MONKEES -- Pictured: (l-r) Peter Tork as Peter, Davy Jones as Davy, Micky Dolenz as Micky, Michael Nesmith as Mike -- (Photo by: Herb Ball/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Gett...

Bob Dylan's Favorite Song Written About Him Was a 1970s Hit

Bob Dylan said he "always felt kin" to the artist who wrote this song—which happens to describe a memorable concert they both performed at.

“He didn’t go country, it was already part of him” – in the studio with Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash

A deep dive into their Nashville sessions

“If I’d started having hits early on, I may never have wound up playing so much with Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen”:...

Nils Lofgren is more than just a sideman to the stars – he’s made some killer albums of his own

PAUL D’ARCY: The Notebook

Found it under her mattress. Wasn’t looking, just changing sheets. Pages of song lyrics. Then drawings. Then letters, written like she was already gone. I put it back. Exactly how...