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		<title>3 Famous Pop Songs of the 2010s That Aged Into Pure Art</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Hopper]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The Rolling Stones Lyric That Marianne Faithfull Inspired After a Near-Death Experience</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Melanie Davis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marianne Faithfull]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rock music]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="662" height="372" src="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/faithfulljones.jpg?fit=662%2C372" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Marianne Faithfull speaking to Brian Jones" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" decoding="async" srcset="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/faithfulljones.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/faithfulljones.jpg?w=768 768w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/faithfulljones.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/faithfulljones.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/faithfulljones.jpg?w=192 192w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/faithfulljones.jpg?w=384 384w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/faithfulljones.jpg?w=407 407w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/faithfulljones.jpg?w=813 813w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/faithfulljones.jpg?w=620 620w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/faithfulljones.jpg?w=1240 1240w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/faithfulljones.jpg?w=300 300w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/faithfulljones.jpg?w=600 600w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/faithfulljones.jpg?w=608 608w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/faithfulljones.jpg?w=833 833w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/faithfulljones.jpg?w=1260 1260w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/faithfulljones.jpg?w=150 150w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/faithfulljones.jpg?w=1324 1324w" sizes="(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px" />It wasn't her time to go yet.</p>
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			<media:title type="html">The Rolling Stones Lyric That Marianne Faithfull Inspired After a Near-Death Experience - American Songwriter</media:title>
			<media:description type="html">When Marianne Faithfull woke up from a coma after overdosing on sleeping pills, one of the first things she said inspired &#34;Wild Horses&#34;.</media:description>
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		<title>This Donovan Hit May (or May Not) Have Anticipated the Creation of a Legendary Hard Rock Band</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Beviglia]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Behind The Song]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Donovan]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="662" height="372" src="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-1465998489.jpg?fit=662%2C372" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Scottish singer and musician Donovan performs the song &#039;Hurdy Gurdy Man&#039; on the set of the BBC Television pop music television show Top Of The Pops at Lime Grove Studios in London on 30th May 1968. (Photo by Ivan Keeman/Redferns)" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" decoding="async" srcset="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-1465998489.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-1465998489.jpg?w=768 768w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-1465998489.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-1465998489.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-1465998489.jpg?w=192 192w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-1465998489.jpg?w=384 384w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-1465998489.jpg?w=407 407w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-1465998489.jpg?w=813 813w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-1465998489.jpg?w=620 620w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-1465998489.jpg?w=1240 1240w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-1465998489.jpg?w=300 300w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-1465998489.jpg?w=600 600w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-1465998489.jpg?w=608 608w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-1465998489.jpg?w=833 833w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-1465998489.jpg?w=1260 1260w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-1465998489.jpg?w=150 150w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-1465998489.jpg?w=1324 1324w" sizes="(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px" />Donovan scored a bit hit with "Hurdy Gurdy Man" in 1968. And he may have done so with help from three-quarters of Led Zeppelin.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://americansongwriter.com/this-donovan-hit-may-or-may-not-have-anticipated-the-creation-of-a-legendary-hard-rock-band/">This Donovan Hit May (or May Not) Have Anticipated the Creation of a Legendary Hard Rock Band</a> appeared first on <a href="https://americansongwriter.com">American Songwriter</a>.</p>
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			<media:title type="html">This Donovan Hit May (or May Not) Have Anticipated the Creation of a Legendary Hard Rock Band - American Songwriter</media:title>
			<media:description type="html">Donovan scored a bit hit with &#34;Hurdy Gurdy Man&#34; in 1968. And he may have done so with help from three-quarters of Led Zeppelin.</media:description>
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			<media:title type="html">Scottish singer and musician Donovan performs the song &#039;Hurdy Gurdy Man&#039; on the set of the BBC Television pop music television show Top Of The Pops at Lime Grove Studios in London on 30th May 1968. (Photo by Ivan Keeman/Redferns)</media:title>
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		<title>3 Songs From the 80s That Made Everyone Fall in Love With New Wave Rock</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kat Caudill]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[1980s]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Wave]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="662" height="372" src="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2081261671.jpg?fit=662%2C372" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Outdoor portrait of Norweigan pop band &#039;A-Ha&#039;; (L-R) Morten Harket, Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, May 1987. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" decoding="async" srcset="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2081261671.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2081261671.jpg?w=768 768w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2081261671.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2081261671.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2081261671.jpg?w=192 192w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2081261671.jpg?w=384 384w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2081261671.jpg?w=407 407w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2081261671.jpg?w=813 813w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2081261671.jpg?w=620 620w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2081261671.jpg?w=1240 1240w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2081261671.jpg?w=300 300w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2081261671.jpg?w=600 600w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2081261671.jpg?w=608 608w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2081261671.jpg?w=833 833w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2081261671.jpg?w=1260 1260w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2081261671.jpg?w=150 150w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-2081261671.jpg?w=1324 1324w" sizes="(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px" />In the mid 80s, new wave music was everywhere. Here are a few songs from that era that we still jam out to today.</p>
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			<media:description type="html">In the mid 80s, new wave music was everywhere. Here are a few songs from that era that we still jam out to today.</media:description>
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			<media:title type="html">Outdoor portrait of Norweigan pop band &#039;A-Ha&#039;; (L-R) Morten Harket, Magne Furuholmen and Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, May 1987. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)</media:title>
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		<title>Denver Jury Convicts Billy Strings’ Half-Brother in 2020 Guitarist Killing</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Piner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="662" height="372" src="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/BS.jpg?fit=662%2C372" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Denver Jury Convicts Billy Strings’ Half-Brother in 2020 Guitarist Killing" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" decoding="async" srcset="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/BS.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/BS.jpg?w=768 768w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/BS.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/BS.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/BS.jpg?w=192 192w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/BS.jpg?w=384 384w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/BS.jpg?w=407 407w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/BS.jpg?w=813 813w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/BS.jpg?w=620 620w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/BS.jpg?w=1240 1240w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/BS.jpg?w=300 300w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/BS.jpg?w=600 600w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/BS.jpg?w=608 608w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/BS.jpg?w=833 833w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/BS.jpg?w=1260 1260w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/BS.jpg?w=150 150w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/BS.jpg?w=1324 1324w" sizes="(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px" />Billy Strings addresses his connection to half-brother Patrick Apostol after a Denver jury convicted him in the 2020 murder.</p>
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		<title>3 Niche Songs From 1975 That Every 70s Teen Seemed To Know by Heart</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Em Casalena]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="662" height="372" src="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-85986467.jpg?fit=662%2C372" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="English rock band 10cc in Wales, 1975. From left to right, Kevin Godley, Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart and Lol Creme. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" decoding="async" srcset="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-85986467.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-85986467.jpg?w=768 768w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-85986467.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-85986467.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-85986467.jpg?w=192 192w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-85986467.jpg?w=384 384w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-85986467.jpg?w=407 407w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-85986467.jpg?w=813 813w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-85986467.jpg?w=620 620w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-85986467.jpg?w=1240 1240w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-85986467.jpg?w=300 300w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-85986467.jpg?w=600 600w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-85986467.jpg?w=608 608w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-85986467.jpg?w=833 833w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-85986467.jpg?w=1260 1260w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-85986467.jpg?w=150 150w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-85986467.jpg?w=1324 1324w" sizes="(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px" />Many a 70s teen memorized these three hit songs from 1975, and if you were one of them, you might still know these tunes by heart.</p>
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		<title>3 Country Songs From the 1960s That Will Get Your Friends Singing</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacob Uitti]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<media:description type="html">It&#039;s always a good time to be nostalgic. These are three country songs from the 1960s that will get your friends singing.</media:description>
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		<title>These 4 Songs From the 70s Are Still Perfect for Any Dance Floor Today</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gayle Thompson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>On This Day in 1973, Tammy Wynette Hit No. 1 With One of the Most Heartbreaking Songs in Country History</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Clayton Edwards]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Beviglia]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="662" height="372" src="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-146522237.jpg?fit=662%2C372" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="1971: (L-R) Dave Winthrop, Roger Hodgson, Frank Farrell, Rick Davies, Kevin Currie of the rock band &quot;Supertramp&quot; pose for a portrait in 1972. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" decoding="async" srcset="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-146522237.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-146522237.jpg?w=768 768w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-146522237.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-146522237.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-146522237.jpg?w=192 192w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-146522237.jpg?w=384 384w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-146522237.jpg?w=407 407w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-146522237.jpg?w=813 813w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-146522237.jpg?w=620 620w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-146522237.jpg?w=1240 1240w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-146522237.jpg?w=300 300w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-146522237.jpg?w=600 600w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-146522237.jpg?w=608 608w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-146522237.jpg?w=833 833w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-146522237.jpg?w=1260 1260w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-146522237.jpg?w=150 150w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-146522237.jpg?w=1324 1324w" sizes="(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px" />Supertramp needed a hit single in the worst way in 1974. They did it with "Dreamer", which would turn out to be a chart smash twice over.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://americansongwriter.com/the-supertramp-hit-that-originated-from-an-ornate-homemade-demo/">The Supertramp Hit That Originated From an Ornate Homemade Demo</a> appeared first on <a href="https://americansongwriter.com">American Songwriter</a>.</p>
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			<media:title type="html">The Supertramp Hit That Originated From an Ornate Homemade Demo - American Songwriter</media:title>
			<media:description type="html">Supertramp needed a hit single in the worst way in 1974. They did it with &#34;Dreamer&#34;, which would turn out to be a chart smash twice over.</media:description>
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			<media:title type="html">1971: (L-R) Dave Winthrop, Roger Hodgson, Frank Farrell, Rick Davies, Kevin Currie of the rock band &#34;Supertramp&#34; pose for a portrait in 1972. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)</media:title>
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		<title>Paul McCartney Once Claimed “Jet” Was About an Animal, but Was It Really About His Father-In-Law?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Melanie Davis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="662" height="372" src="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/paul-and-dog.jpg?fit=662%2C372" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Paul McCartney sitting with a dog" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" decoding="async" srcset="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/paul-and-dog.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/paul-and-dog.jpg?w=768 768w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/paul-and-dog.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/paul-and-dog.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/paul-and-dog.jpg?w=192 192w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/paul-and-dog.jpg?w=384 384w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/paul-and-dog.jpg?w=407 407w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/paul-and-dog.jpg?w=813 813w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/paul-and-dog.jpg?w=620 620w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/paul-and-dog.jpg?w=1240 1240w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/paul-and-dog.jpg?w=300 300w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/paul-and-dog.jpg?w=600 600w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/paul-and-dog.jpg?w=608 608w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/paul-and-dog.jpg?w=833 833w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/paul-and-dog.jpg?w=1260 1260w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/paul-and-dog.jpg?w=150 150w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/paul-and-dog.jpg?w=1324 1324w" sizes="(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px" />Cute puppies and... intimidating fathers-in-law, apparently. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://americansongwriter.com/paul-mccartney-once-claimed-jet-was-about-an-animal-but-was-it-really-about-his-father-in-law/">Paul McCartney Once Claimed “Jet” Was About an Animal, but Was It Really About His Father-In-Law?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://americansongwriter.com">American Songwriter</a>.</p>
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			<media:description type="html">Paul McCartney has claimed many times that &#34;Jet&#34; was about an animal. But in 2017, he added a human inspiration to the list.</media:description>
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		<title>3 One-Hit Wonders From 1968 With Melodies That Still Echo Decades Later</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jacob Uitti]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="662" height="265" src="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-74252136.jpg?fit=662%2C265" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Photo of Lemon Pipers" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" decoding="async" srcset="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-74252136.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-74252136.jpg?w=768 768w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-74252136.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-74252136.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-74252136.jpg?w=620 620w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-74252136.jpg?w=1240 1240w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-74252136.jpg?w=300 300w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-74252136.jpg?w=600 600w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-74252136.jpg?w=407 407w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-74252136.jpg?w=813 813w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-74252136.jpg?w=608 608w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-74252136.jpg?w=833 833w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-74252136.jpg?w=1260 1260w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-74252136.jpg?w=150 150w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/GettyImages-74252136.jpg?w=1324 1324w" sizes="(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px" />The year 1968 gave us music we're still talking about. These are three one-hit wonders from 1968 with melodies that still echo decades later.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://americansongwriter.com/3-one-hit-wonders-from-1968-with-melodies-that-still-echo-decades-later/">3 One-Hit Wonders From 1968 With Melodies That Still Echo Decades Later</a> appeared first on <a href="https://americansongwriter.com">American Songwriter</a>.</p>
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			<media:description type="html">The year 1968 gave us music we&#039;re still talking about. These are three one-hit wonders from 1968 with melodies that still echo decades later.</media:description>
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		<title>Remembering When Eagles’ Debut Helped Bring Country Rock to the Masses in 1972</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jim Beviglia]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="662" height="265" src="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/eagles.png?fit=662%2C265" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" decoding="async" srcset="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/eagles.png?w=2000 2000w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/eagles.png?w=768 768w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/eagles.png?w=1024 1024w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/eagles.png?w=1536 1536w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/eagles.png?w=620 620w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/eagles.png?w=1240 1240w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/eagles.png?w=300 300w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/eagles.png?w=600 600w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/eagles.png?w=407 407w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/eagles.png?w=813 813w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/eagles.png?w=608 608w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/eagles.png?w=833 833w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/eagles.png?w=1260 1260w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/eagles.png?w=150 150w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/eagles.png?w=1324 1324w" sizes="(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px" />They weren't quite a supergroup when they formed. But Eagles debut album certainly helped them get to that point.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://americansongwriter.com/remembering-when-eagles-debut-helped-bring-country-rock-to-the-masses-in-1972/">Remembering When Eagles’ Debut Helped Bring Country Rock to the Masses in 1972</a> appeared first on <a href="https://americansongwriter.com">American Songwriter</a>.</p>
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		<title>Watch Gene Simmons Cover Your Favorite KISS Classics With His New Solo Band</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Piner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 23:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="662" height="372" src="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GS.jpg?fit=662%2C372" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Watch Gene Simmons Cover Kiss Classic With New Solo Band" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" decoding="async" srcset="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GS.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GS.jpg?w=768 768w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GS.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GS.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GS.jpg?w=192 192w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GS.jpg?w=384 384w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GS.jpg?w=407 407w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GS.jpg?w=813 813w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GS.jpg?w=620 620w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GS.jpg?w=1240 1240w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GS.jpg?w=300 300w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GS.jpg?w=600 600w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GS.jpg?w=608 608w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GS.jpg?w=833 833w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GS.jpg?w=1260 1260w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GS.jpg?w=150 150w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GS.jpg?w=1324 1324w" sizes="(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px" />Watch Gene Simmons return to the stage with his solo band and surprise fans by performing an entire setlist filled with KISS classics.</p>
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		<title>Mick Jagger Addresses the “Element of Truth” Behind the Beatles–Rolling Stones Feud</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paige Gawley]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 22:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>The post <a href="https://americansongwriter.com/mick-jagger-addresses-the-element-of-truth-behind-the-beatles-rolling-stones-feud/">Mick Jagger Addresses the “Element of Truth” Behind the Beatles–Rolling Stones Feud</a> appeared first on <a href="https://americansongwriter.com">American Songwriter</a>.</p>
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		<title>3 of the Weirdest Rock Songs That Ever Hit No. 1</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Hopper]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 22:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="662" height="372" src="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-1923392877.jpg?fit=662%2C372" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="3 of the Weirdest Rock Songs That Ever Went No. 1" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" decoding="async" srcset="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-1923392877.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-1923392877.jpg?w=768 768w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-1923392877.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-1923392877.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-1923392877.jpg?w=192 192w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-1923392877.jpg?w=384 384w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-1923392877.jpg?w=407 407w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-1923392877.jpg?w=813 813w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-1923392877.jpg?w=620 620w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-1923392877.jpg?w=1240 1240w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-1923392877.jpg?w=300 300w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-1923392877.jpg?w=600 600w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-1923392877.jpg?w=608 608w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-1923392877.jpg?w=833 833w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-1923392877.jpg?w=1260 1260w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-1923392877.jpg?w=150 150w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-1923392877.jpg?w=1324 1324w" sizes="(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px" />These three rock songs aren't typical No. 1's. They defied all expectations when they topped the charts in their day. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://americansongwriter.com/3-of-the-weirdest-rock-songs-that-ever-hit-no-1/">3 of the Weirdest Rock Songs That Ever Hit No. 1</a> appeared first on <a href="https://americansongwriter.com">American Songwriter</a>.</p>
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		<title>Cody Johnson and Ella Langley Team Up for Duet Performance of Reba McEntire’s 1986 Signature Hit at Atlanta Braves Stadium</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Piner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 22:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="662" height="372" src="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CJ.jpg?fit=662%2C372" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="WATCH: Cody Johnson and Ella Langley Put Their Spin on Reba&#039;s &quot;Whoever&#039;s In New England&quot;" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" decoding="async" srcset="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CJ.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CJ.jpg?w=768 768w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CJ.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CJ.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CJ.jpg?w=192 192w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CJ.jpg?w=384 384w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CJ.jpg?w=407 407w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CJ.jpg?w=813 813w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CJ.jpg?w=620 620w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CJ.jpg?w=1240 1240w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CJ.jpg?w=300 300w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CJ.jpg?w=600 600w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CJ.jpg?w=608 608w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CJ.jpg?w=833 833w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CJ.jpg?w=1260 1260w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CJ.jpg?w=150 150w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/CJ.jpg?w=1324 1324w" sizes="(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px" />Cody Johnson and Ella Langley surprised fans at Braves Country Fest with a powerful cover of Reba McEntire hit song. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://americansongwriter.com/cody-johnson-and-ella-langley-team-up-for-duet-performance-of-reba-mcentires-1986-signature-hit-at-atlanta-braves-stadium/">Cody Johnson and Ella Langley Team Up for Duet Performance of Reba McEntire’s 1986 Signature Hit at Atlanta Braves Stadium</a> appeared first on <a href="https://americansongwriter.com">American Songwriter</a>.</p>
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			<media:description type="html">Cody Johnson and Ella Langley surprised fans at Braves Country Fest with a powerful cover of Reba McEntire hit song.</media:description>
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		<title>Dolly Parton “Begged” To Add This Instrument to One of Her Hits: “Like Her Life Sentence Was Reprieved”</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Melanie Davis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 22:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="662" height="372" src="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/parton77.jpg?fit=662%2C372" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Dolly Parton performing in 1977" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" decoding="async" srcset="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/parton77.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/parton77.jpg?w=768 768w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/parton77.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/parton77.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/parton77.jpg?w=192 192w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/parton77.jpg?w=384 384w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/parton77.jpg?w=407 407w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/parton77.jpg?w=813 813w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/parton77.jpg?w=620 620w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/parton77.jpg?w=1240 1240w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/parton77.jpg?w=300 300w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/parton77.jpg?w=600 600w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/parton77.jpg?w=608 608w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/parton77.jpg?w=833 833w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/parton77.jpg?w=1260 1260w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/parton77.jpg?w=150 150w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/parton77.jpg?w=1324 1324w" sizes="(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px" />She was so relieved, it was like getting a life sentence lifted off her shoulders.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://americansongwriter.com/dolly-parton-begged-to-add-this-instrument-to-one-of-her-hits-like-her-life-sentence-was-reprieved/">Dolly Parton “Begged” To Add This Instrument to One of Her Hits: “Like Her Life Sentence Was Reprieved”</a> appeared first on <a href="https://americansongwriter.com">American Songwriter</a>.</p>
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			<media:description type="html">Dolly Parton knew she had to add a touch of twang to her hit record, &#34;Here You Come Again&#34;, or she would alienate her original country fans.</media:description>
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		<title>Born 72 Years Ago Today in Miami, the Blind Country Singer-Songwriter Who Opened for Bill Anderson at Just 17</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Erinn Callahan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:53:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="662" height="372" src="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Terri-Gibbs.jpg?fit=662%2C372" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Born 72 Years Ago Today in Florida, the Blind Country Singer-Songwriter Who Scored 13 Charting Singles" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" decoding="async" srcset="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Terri-Gibbs.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Terri-Gibbs.jpg?w=768 768w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Terri-Gibbs.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Terri-Gibbs.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Terri-Gibbs.jpg?w=192 192w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Terri-Gibbs.jpg?w=384 384w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Terri-Gibbs.jpg?w=407 407w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Terri-Gibbs.jpg?w=813 813w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Terri-Gibbs.jpg?w=620 620w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Terri-Gibbs.jpg?w=1240 1240w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Terri-Gibbs.jpg?w=300 300w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Terri-Gibbs.jpg?w=600 600w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Terri-Gibbs.jpg?w=608 608w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Terri-Gibbs.jpg?w=833 833w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Terri-Gibbs.jpg?w=1260 1260w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Terri-Gibbs.jpg?w=150 150w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Terri-Gibbs.jpg?w=1324 1324w" sizes="(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px" />Terri Gibbs, who overcame blindness to become a Grammy-nominated country music singer-songwriter, turns 72 today.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://americansongwriter.com/born-72-years-ago-today-in-miami-the-blind-country-singer-songwriter-who-opened-for-bill-anderson-at-just-17/">Born 72 Years Ago Today in Miami, the Blind Country Singer-Songwriter Who Opened for Bill Anderson at Just 17</a> appeared first on <a href="https://americansongwriter.com">American Songwriter</a>.</p>
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		<title>On This Day in 2024, George Strait Made History, Breaking a Record Set by the Grateful Dead in the 70s</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Clayton Edwards]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:49:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="662" height="372" src="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2185179967-1.jpg?fit=662%2C372" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="George Strait" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" decoding="async" srcset="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2185179967-1.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2185179967-1.jpg?w=768 768w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2185179967-1.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2185179967-1.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2185179967-1.jpg?w=192 192w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2185179967-1.jpg?w=384 384w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2185179967-1.jpg?w=407 407w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2185179967-1.jpg?w=813 813w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2185179967-1.jpg?w=620 620w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2185179967-1.jpg?w=1240 1240w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2185179967-1.jpg?w=300 300w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2185179967-1.jpg?w=600 600w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2185179967-1.jpg?w=608 608w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2185179967-1.jpg?w=833 833w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2185179967-1.jpg?w=1260 1260w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2185179967-1.jpg?w=150 150w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2185179967-1.jpg?w=1324 1324w" sizes="(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px" />Two years ago today, George Strait made history when he broke a longstanding record previously held by the Grateful Dead. </p>
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		<title>3 Country Songs From 1971 That Every Small-Town Kid Still Knows by Heart</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Em Casalena]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="662" height="372" src="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-90763109.jpg?fit=662%2C372" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 18: Photograph by Tony Ray-Jones of Loretta Lynn (born 1935), Country music singer famous for �Coal Miner&#039;s Daughter�, her autobiographical song which was made into a film. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" decoding="async" srcset="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-90763109.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-90763109.jpg?w=768 768w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-90763109.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-90763109.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-90763109.jpg?w=192 192w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-90763109.jpg?w=384 384w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-90763109.jpg?w=407 407w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-90763109.jpg?w=813 813w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-90763109.jpg?w=620 620w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-90763109.jpg?w=1240 1240w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-90763109.jpg?w=300 300w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-90763109.jpg?w=600 600w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-90763109.jpg?w=608 608w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-90763109.jpg?w=833 833w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-90763109.jpg?w=1260 1260w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-90763109.jpg?w=150 150w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-90763109.jpg?w=1324 1324w" sizes="(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px" />Every small-town kid needs a small-town anthem. If you were young in 1971, these country songs likely remind you of home.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://americansongwriter.com/3-country-songs-from-1971-that-every-small-town-kid-still-knows-by-heart/">3 Country Songs From 1971 That Every Small-Town Kid Still Knows by Heart</a> appeared first on <a href="https://americansongwriter.com">American Songwriter</a>.</p>
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		<title>This 1964 One-Hit Wonder Predated The Beatles, but the Fab Four Are Why It Remained Popular</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Melanie Davis]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="662" height="372" src="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/geene.jpg?fit=662%2C372" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Lorne Greene in &#039;Bonanza&#039;" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" decoding="async" srcset="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/geene.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/geene.jpg?w=768 768w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/geene.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/geene.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/geene.jpg?w=192 192w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/geene.jpg?w=384 384w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/geene.jpg?w=407 407w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/geene.jpg?w=813 813w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/geene.jpg?w=620 620w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/geene.jpg?w=1240 1240w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/geene.jpg?w=300 300w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/geene.jpg?w=600 600w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/geene.jpg?w=608 608w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/geene.jpg?w=833 833w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/geene.jpg?w=1260 1260w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/geene.jpg?w=150 150w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/geene.jpg?w=1324 1324w" sizes="(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px" />One Ringo helping another.</p>
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			<media:description type="html">Lorne Greene might not have had Ringo Starr on his mind when he released &#34;Ringo&#34;, but Ringo Starr helped nonetheless.</media:description>
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		<title>Jethro Tull Keyboardist Dee Palmer Dead at 88 as Ian Anderson Shares Tribute</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Piner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>On This Day in 2016, Jimmy Page Defended Led Zeppelin’s Most Iconic Riff During a Years-Long Copyright Lawsuit</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Clayton Edwards]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
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			<media:description type="html">Ten years ago today, Jimmy Page was in court defending Led Zeppelin&#039;s most popular songs as part of a years-long legal battle.</media:description>
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		<title>Bonnie Tyler Wakes From Month-Long Coma, Still &#8220;Very Unwell&#8221;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paige Gawley]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>The post <a href="https://americansongwriter.com/bonnie-tyler-wakes-from-month-long-coma-still-very-unwell/">Bonnie Tyler Wakes From Month-Long Coma, Still &#8220;Very Unwell&#8221;</a> appeared first on <a href="https://americansongwriter.com">American Songwriter</a>.</p>
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		<title>Jelly Roll Dedicates Rarely Performed Song to Make-A-Wish Fan</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Piner]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Country Music]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="662" height="372" src="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/JR_f397e5.jpg?fit=662%2C372" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Jelly Roll Dedicates Rarely Performed Song to Make-A-Wish Fan" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" decoding="async" srcset="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/JR_f397e5.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/JR_f397e5.jpg?w=768 768w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/JR_f397e5.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/JR_f397e5.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/JR_f397e5.jpg?w=192 192w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/JR_f397e5.jpg?w=384 384w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/JR_f397e5.jpg?w=407 407w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/JR_f397e5.jpg?w=813 813w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/JR_f397e5.jpg?w=620 620w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/JR_f397e5.jpg?w=1240 1240w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/JR_f397e5.jpg?w=300 300w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/JR_f397e5.jpg?w=600 600w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/JR_f397e5.jpg?w=608 608w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/JR_f397e5.jpg?w=833 833w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/JR_f397e5.jpg?w=1260 1260w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/JR_f397e5.jpg?w=150 150w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/JR_f397e5.jpg?w=1324 1324w" sizes="(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px" />Jelly Roll surprised a young cancer survivor by performing the rarely played song during recent concert. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://americansongwriter.com/jelly-roll-dedicates-rarely-performed-song-to-make-a-wish-fan/">Jelly Roll Dedicates Rarely Performed Song to Make-A-Wish Fan</a> appeared first on <a href="https://americansongwriter.com">American Songwriter</a>.</p>
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		<title>Born on Texas 60 Years Ago Today, the Guitarist Whose Band’s Biggest Hit Has Been the Cornerstone of Countless Weddings</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Clayton Edwards]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="662" height="372" src="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2206326827-1.jpg?fit=662%2C372" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Michael Britt of Lonestar" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" decoding="async" srcset="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2206326827-1.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2206326827-1.jpg?w=768 768w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2206326827-1.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2206326827-1.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2206326827-1.jpg?w=192 192w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2206326827-1.jpg?w=384 384w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2206326827-1.jpg?w=407 407w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2206326827-1.jpg?w=813 813w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2206326827-1.jpg?w=620 620w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2206326827-1.jpg?w=1240 1240w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2206326827-1.jpg?w=300 300w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2206326827-1.jpg?w=600 600w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2206326827-1.jpg?w=608 608w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2206326827-1.jpg?w=833 833w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2206326827-1.jpg?w=1260 1260w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2206326827-1.jpg?w=150 150w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2206326827-1.jpg?w=1324 1324w" sizes="(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px" />Sixty years ago today, the guitarist whose band set chart records and released one of the most popular wedding songs of the 2000s. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://americansongwriter.com/born-on-texas-60-years-ago-today-the-guitarist-whose-bands-biggest-hit-has-been-the-cornerstone-of-countless-weddings/">Born on Texas 60 Years Ago Today, the Guitarist Whose Band’s Biggest Hit Has Been the Cornerstone of Countless Weddings</a> appeared first on <a href="https://americansongwriter.com">American Songwriter</a>.</p>
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		<title>4 Songs From 1967 That Every Baby Boomer Knows by Heart</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Em Casalena]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="662" height="372" src="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-74296366.jpg?fit=662%2C372" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1960: Photo of Strawberry Alarm Clock Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" decoding="async" srcset="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-74296366.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-74296366.jpg?w=768 768w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-74296366.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-74296366.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-74296366.jpg?w=192 192w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-74296366.jpg?w=384 384w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-74296366.jpg?w=407 407w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-74296366.jpg?w=813 813w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-74296366.jpg?w=620 620w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-74296366.jpg?w=1240 1240w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-74296366.jpg?w=300 300w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-74296366.jpg?w=600 600w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-74296366.jpg?w=608 608w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-74296366.jpg?w=833 833w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-74296366.jpg?w=1260 1260w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-74296366.jpg?w=150 150w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GettyImages-74296366.jpg?w=1324 1324w" sizes="(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px" />Many a baby boomer has looked back on the Summer of Love fondly, and these 1967 songs likely bring them right back to that iconic year.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://americansongwriter.com/4-songs-from-1967-that-every-baby-boomer-knows-by-heart/">4 Songs From 1967 That Every Baby Boomer Knows by Heart</a> appeared first on <a href="https://americansongwriter.com">American Songwriter</a>.</p>
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			<media:description type="html">Many a baby boomer has looked back on the Summer of Love fondly, and these 1967 songs likely bring them right back to that iconic year.</media:description>
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		<title>3 Shel Silverstein Songs That Became Surprising Country Hits</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Born in Texas 34 Years Ago Today, the Country Star Who Helped His Musical Hero Break a Longstanding Record on His Birthday</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Clayton Edwards]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="662" height="372" src="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2276796006-1.jpg?fit=662%2C372" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Parker McCollum" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" decoding="async" srcset="https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2276796006-1.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2276796006-1.jpg?w=768 768w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2276796006-1.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2276796006-1.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2276796006-1.jpg?w=192 192w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2276796006-1.jpg?w=384 384w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2276796006-1.jpg?w=407 407w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2276796006-1.jpg?w=813 813w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2276796006-1.jpg?w=620 620w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2276796006-1.jpg?w=1240 1240w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2276796006-1.jpg?w=300 300w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2276796006-1.jpg?w=600 600w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2276796006-1.jpg?w=608 608w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2276796006-1.jpg?w=833 833w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2276796006-1.jpg?w=1260 1260w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2276796006-1.jpg?w=150 150w, https://americansongwriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-2276796006-1.jpg?w=1324 1324w" sizes="(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px" />Thirty-four years ago today, the country singer/songwriter who rose to prominence with authentic self-released music was born in Texas. </p>
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