He signed to MCA Records, who promptly dropped him when his debut 1976 album Chestnut Street Incident flopped. His third ...
On the day Paul McCartney, the most successful songwriter of all time, was born – June 18, 1942 – Liverpool was being ...
The songwriter, guitarist and singer, who died at 78, animated the Grateful Dead from within. Bob Weir — the Grateful Dead’s ...
They were one of the biggest acts in the world, but the Gibb brothers and their prolific songwriting would soon face a virtual radio ban. They went from chart-topping stars to mocked pariahs as ...
Against the protestations of Simmons and Paul Stanley, Ezrin chose to produce “Beth” as a ballad. To everyone‘s surprise, it ...
The D.C. Acoustic Guitar Project culminates later this month with a performance at Hank Dietle’s, where five area songwriters will perform their work.
January 9, 2026 • Dry Cleaning. Jenny on Holiday. An introspective debut from Mon Rovîa. Stephen Thompson from NPR Music is joined by Celia Gregory from WNXP in Nashville to talk about their favorite ...
We remember guitarist Bob Weir, founding member of the Grateful Dead, who died Saturday at 78.
The song, originally written in 1944, is about a man trying to convince a woman to spend the night with him while she hesitantly suggests she should leave. The lyrics have long provoked controversy, ...