American Songwriter

On the Charts 26 Years Ago, Kenny Rogers Became the Oldest Country Singer To Hit No. 1 at the Time

On May 16, 2000, Kenny Rogers topped the country charts for the first time in more than a decade with "Buy Me a Rose".
American Songwriter

This 1964 Bob Dylan Performance at the Height of the Folk Era Is the “Closest Thing We Have to a Time Machine” (And It’s Perfect)

Watch Bob Dylan’s 1964 performance of “Mr. Tambourine Man” at Newport Folk Festival and see why the song still resonates ...
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“By day they worked on the official record. At night they taped an entirely different record, without the knowledge or approval of the label”: The story of Roxy Music’s ...

Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera reformed his previous band to make an album without permission as he worked on his solo debut in the same studio ...

When '90s boy bands reunite, are they now 'man bands?'

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Steve Knopper, who wrote about the confluence of several boy bands of the 1980s, '90s and ...