"An American Trilogy" is a song arranged by country songwriter Mickey Newbury and made popular by Elvis Presley, who began…
"Just My Imagination" became The Temptations' third song to reach #1 on the US Hot 100! It held the top…
Let's get into one of The Rolling Stones' greatest songs: "Miss You." The Stones were in Toronto, rehearsing for their…
Smokey Robinson thought Barrett Strong should record "Shop Around," but Gordy persuaded Smokey that he was the right man for…
Jim Croce joined the US National Guard in 1966, hoping it would keep him from getting sent to Vietnam. He…
"Chapel of Love" is a song written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector, and was made famous by…
Ray Stevens was inspired to write this after reading an article about streaking, which was a fad among college students…
The "Southern Cross" is a constellation also known as the Crux Constellation that can be viewed from most of the…
This song by Gordon Lightfoot is a factual retelling of a shipwreck on Lake Superior in November, 1975 that claimed…
This Willie Nelson tune was written by the songwriting trio of Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson Thompson. In…
Cracklin' Rosie" is a bottle of wine. Diamond got the idea for the song from a folk story of an…
The Motown songwriting team of Holland-Dozier-Holland wrote this. After seeing The Four Tops perform at a club in Detroit, Brian…