This originated as the French song called "Comme D'Habitude" (translation: "As Usual"), written by the composers Jacques Revaux and Gilles…
Freddy Fender wrote and recorded "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights", a blues ballad, for Duncan Records in 1959, during the…
In 1964, Armstrong knocked The Beatles off the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Hello, Dolly!", which gave…
"Moonlight Serenade" is an American swing ballad composed by Glenn Miller with subsequent lyrics by Mitchell Parish. It was an…
Otis Redding died in a plane crash on December 10, 1967, a month before "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the…
"The Most Beautiful Girl" is a song recorded by Charlie Rich and written by Bill Sherrill, Norris Wilson, and…
Everyone knows Sarah McLachlan's iconic song "Angel," if not from her extensive catalog of classic hits, then from those really…
This was written by Kris Kristofferson, who has written hundreds of songs for a wide variety of artists. Kristofferson would…
Louis Armstrong had nineteen "Top Ten" records including "Stardust", "What a Wonderful World", "When The Saints Go Marching In", "Dream…
"Stand By Me" by Ben E. King was used in the 1986 movie of the same name starring River Phoenix.…
The Eagles started a 5 week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'One Of These Nights'. This…
Clapton wrote this about his four-year-old son Conor, who died when he fell out of a 53rd floor window in…