Music History

Who Played the Organ on Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling Stone”?

EVERYBODY MUST GET STONED. Oops! Wrong song. EVERYBODY knows the words to Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone"! Oops, not…

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Music and the Civil War

"The American Civil War (1861–1865) was a major war between the United States (the "Union") and eleven Southern slave states…

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Star Spangled Banner Lyrics

When Was The Star Spangled Banner First Sung? America's official anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner," was written as a poem, "Defense…

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Remembering the Great Ray Charles

Imagine if Snoop Dogg or Justin Timberlake, or Beyonce, after tearing up the R&B Charts for a year or two,…

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Legendary Bassist Michael Rhodes Dies at 69

Michael Rhodes 1953-2023 There are shots sometimes heard around the world and in the music business the passing of Nashville…

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What is The MLC?

https://youtu.be/qQx1j7YNiqM The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) is a nonprofit organization designated by the U.S. Copyright Office pursuant to the…

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Who Wrote We Will Rock You?

What has now become an international rock anthem sung en masse at sporting events, Queen's "We Will Rock You," from…

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Who Wrote I Write the Songs that Make the Whole World Sing?

You remember Barry Manilow, of course. How could anyone forget? He's still out there knocking 'em dead, or half-dead. In…

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Who Wrote Look Away Dixie Land?

"Dixie," which is closely associated with the southern states of the Confederacy and the American Civil War, was written in 1860…

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Who is Stephen Foster?

Stephen Foster—Beautiful Dreamer and Seminal American Songwriter Arguably, songwriting as a profession in America started with Stephen Foster. Stephen Foster…

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