American Songwriter

16 Years Ago Today, Country Music Lost the Beloved “A-Team” Member Who Played With Kenny Rogers, Hank Snow, and Sonny James

Fred Carter Jr., renowned Nashville session guitarist and father of country singer Deana Carter, died 16 years ago today.
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1965, Bob Dylan Released a Hank Williams-Inspired Song That Broke All the Rules and Made Him an International Star

Sixty-one years ago today, Bob Dylan released a song that helped him become an internationally recognized star.

61 Years Ago Today, Bob Dylan Released The Six-Minute Song That Changed Rock

Sixty-one years ago today, Bob Dylan released "Like a Rolling Stone" through Columbia Records, giving popular music one of ...
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How Bob Dylan's frustration-fueled poem became the iconic song 'Like a Rolling Stone'

What began as an emotional six-page poem eventually became Bob Dylan's defining anthem and one of the most celebrated songs ...

Meet Songer, the British Star Who Rhymes Over Britney Spears and Says He’s ‘Not a Rapper’

British rapper Songer has blown up in the U.K. He talks about his unconventional style and new album 'What If I Say No?' ...
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Dylan Hernandez

Hernandez spent the previous 18 years at the Los Angeles Times as a Dodgers beat writer and sports columnist. The son of Salvadoran and Japanese immigrants, he graduated from UCLA in 2002. His ...