American Songwriter

5 Times a Hit Country Song Made a Completely Non-Musical Phrase Work

These non-musical phrases somehow found a way to work inside of these iconic country hits. Pick you up a five-dollar word or ...
American Songwriter

68 Years Ago, Don Gibson Was at No. 1 With a Country Classic That Was Later Covered by Johnny Cash, Neil Young, and the Muppets

Sixty-eight years ago today, Don Gibson was at the top of the chart with a song that inspired dozens of covers.
Whiskey Riff

Billy Bob Thornton Says Writing For Flatland Cavalry Has Led To Dozens Of Other Country Music Collaborations: “Probably Written 18 To 20 Songs”

Billy Bob Thornton is on a country music writing kick. Many people know the 70-year-old actor as just that… an actor. The ...

Jacob Hackworth Gets a ‘Long’ Look With His MCA Debut: ‘There Was Something in the Room That Day’

Billboard's Makin' Tracks column looks at the writing and recording behind Jacob Hackworth's "What Took You So Long." ...