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23 Years Ago Today, We Lost One-Half of the Husband-and-Wife Duo Behind Classics by Charley Pride and The Everly Brother...

68 Years Ago, The Everly Brothers Started a Four-Week Run at No. 1 With a Song Penned by a Famed Husband and Wife Duo

Born on This Day in 1940, the Youngest Woman Ever To Write a No. 1 Hit (Inspired by Her Breakup With an Everly Brother)

Sharon Sheeley, who wrote songs for Ricky Nelson, Brenda Lee, Glen Campbell, and Eddie Cochran, would have turned 86 today. The post

46 Years Ago, This Classic Blondie Hit Was at No. 1 in the US and Beyond (And It Was Originally Meant To Come From Stevi...

How a Painful Breakup Led to a 1966 No. 1 Hit Co-Written by a Duo That Never Wrote Together Again

Perhaps one of the most interesting things about this No. 1 hit from 1966 (and 1991) is that its co-writers never wrote together again. The post How a Painful Breakup Led to a 196...

On This Day in 1959, Buddy Holly Made Music History With This Posthumous No. 1 Hit—Penned by His “Nemesis”

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

They wanted to stand out, and they certainly did. The post This 1964 Folk Standard-Turned-Pop Hit Was...

Ceremony Reading: Happy Together by The Turtles

Such a joyful and uplifting tune with the sweetest lyrics

Born on This Day in 1931, the Songwriter Who Refused To Give up and Penned Hits for George Jones, Elvis Presley, and Dol...

Born on This Day in 1931, the Songwriter Who Refused To Give up and Penned Hits for George Jones, Elvis Presley, and Dol...

Born in the DMV 75 Years Ago Today, the Man Behind One of Country Music’s Most Timeless Love Songs and Hits for Don Will...

On This Day in 1967, Frank and Nancy Sinatra Made Father-Daughter Chart History With a Song That Nicole Kidman Took to N...

Fifty-nine years ago today, Frank and Nancy Sinatra became the first father-daughter duo to reach No. 1 in the United King...

Patsy Cline and Her Producer Often Butted Heads, but They Both Knew This 1962 Track Was a No. 1 Hit Immediately

Patsy Cline asked the songwriter to sing it multiple times the first night she heard it. The post Patsy Cline and Her Producer Often Butted Heads, but They Both Knew This 1962 Tra...

Stella Lefty, 'Boston' Lyrics Describe a Love We All Dream Of

"I like it when you're nice to me," she sings. Continue reading…

"Good Morning, Heartache" by Irene Higginbotham

"Good Morning, Heartache" by Irene Higginbotham with lyrics by Ervin Drake and Dan Fisher remains one of the most well-known songs composed by Higginbotham, a highly prolific femal...

This Beach Boys Hit Gave the Songwriter Credit While He Was in Jail So He Wouldn’t Sue

One of The Beach Boys' biggest hits lists a songwriter who was in jail, but threatened to sue if he w...

The Everly Brothers Had a Big Hit With This Innocent Song, Even Though It Was Banned at Some Radio Stations

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Born on This Day in 1959, the Songwriter Behind Miranda Lambert’s Landmark No. 1 and Hits for Toby Keith, Bonnie Raitt,...

How Three Dog Night's 'Joy to the World' Made Chart History

It made the song's writer, Hoyt Axton, and his mom, Mae Axton, the first parent/child combination to each have a No. 1 hit on the singles chart. Continue reading…

On This Day in 2019, Nashville Bid Farewell to the Songwriter Who Penned Country Classics for Merle Haggard, Charley Pri...

Most People Think Carly Simon Wrote This 1977 Hit, Which Was Used for a Blockbuster Film

Most peple think Carly Simon wrote one of her biggest hits, which was actually written by two other people for a movie. The post