American Songwriter

Remember When Billy Preston Saved the Day To Help Ease the Tension Surrounding the Beatles in 1969?

The Beatles were falling apart in early 1969. Billy Preston helped pull them back together, at least for a while.
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1959, Johnny Horton Recorded the Best Country Song of the Year—a Humorous History Lesson From the Perspective of an American Soldier

Sixty-seven years ago today, Johnny Horton stepped into the studio and turned a history lesson into a Grammy-winning No. 1 ...

World premiere at Berkeley Rep confronts race and the Bard

Improbably, by rejecting the poetic ambitions of a young boy and subjecting him as a Black man in America to all manner of ...

Classic rock band performs without key member for first time in 51 years

A classic rock band has performed without a key member for the first time in 51 years. The Eagles played a concert at the ...

This Underrated Beatles Song Is One of Their Saddest and Most Complex of All-Time

For No One reveals the Beatles at their most emotionally devastating, with Paul McCartney crafting a heartbreakingly subtle ...