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Of all the Billy Joel hits one could name off-hand, “Piano Man” would likely be somewhere at the top of the list. But a song he released on the following album, Streetlife Serenade, would likely only ...

Nowadays, no one can deny that George Harrison is one of the best songwriters of his generation. But it wasn't always like that. While Harrison was always a talented musician, it took him a while to ...

Don Schlitz, a hit songwriter whose solo composition "The Gambler" became a crossover smash for Kenny Rogers in 1978, died Thursday. He was 73. No cause was given, but a statement announcing his death ...

Billy Steinberg, the accomplished singer-songwriter who dominated the Eighties and Nineties with hits for Madonna, Whitney Houston, Cyndi Lauper, and more, has died. He was 75. Steinberg died Monday, ...

Neil Sedaka, the hit-making singer-songwriter whose boyish soprano and bright melodies made him a top act in the early years of rock ‘n’ roll and led to a second run of success in the 1970s, has died.

Don Schlitz, a hit songwriter whose solo composition “The Gambler” became a crossover smash for Kenny Rogers in 1978, died Thursday. He was 73. No cause was given, but a statement announcing his death ...