While honoring the Grateful Dead at the Kennedy Honors Event, the band received a special performance of "Ripple" from Sturgill Simpson.

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In an interview, Vince Gill recalled two major opportunities that left him feeling like he had bitten off more than he could chew.

The lead actor of the film for which it was intended didn't like the song at all. Neither did the first artist approached to ...

It’s never wise to completely count out talented musicians, even if they seem to be slumping, feuding, or suffering from the fickle winds of popular taste. Yes, the 1970s prog-rock mainstays, were ...

American Songwriter is launching its inaugural songwriting camp, Between the Lines, in 2025. The fully immersive three-day ...

These four rock stars died and came back to life; and some of their stories are cautionary tales worth telling.

The decision and the comment that would seemingly haunt Waylon Jennings for days, months, and years after it happened.

Linda Ronstadt is the Queen of Rock, but she once named who she considers to be the ultimate rock musician of all time.

The Band tended to cast a special glow on just about everything they did from a musical standpoint. Unsurprisingly, "Christmas Must Be Tonight," the lone Christmas-themed song they released in their ...

Nick Drake had the potential to become one of the biggest folk legends of his era. These four songs are absolutely essential listening.

Stephen Wilson Jr. took up his guitar to share “I’m a Song” with Dan Patrick and his audience. Looking at the beat-up acoustic, Patrick asked if it would hold together for one more song. “It might or ...