How The Carpenters Turned a 1963 Love Ballad into a No. 1 Hit Years Later

Recording a cover song has often led to breakout and career-defining hits, and it was no different for American duo The ...

The 1963 song Paul McCartney credited with giving The Beatles a future: “It gave us somewhere to go”

The Beatles have important songs for different reasons. But when it came to out and out stardom, nothing topped this iconic ...
American Songwriter

3 Country Albums From the 1970s That Quietly Changed Music Forever

In the mood for some spectacular but somewhat calm country albums from the 1970s? These three records changed country music forever, and they did it all without the glitz and glamor or big-band sounds ...
American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1956, the Iconic Texas Singer and Actress Who Hit No. 1 With a Grammy-Nominated Husband-And-Wife Duet

Nothing hits quite like a husband-and-wife duo in country music. And without singer and actress Lisa Hartman Black, we wouldn’t have her stunning duet with husband Clint Black, “When I Said I Do”, ...