"If you don't like it, I'll write another one. It only takes me an hour," said Dolly Parton to the director when asked to revise her song.

This week we pay tribute to the late singer-songwriter, actor and counter-culture icon, Kris Kristofferson. He wrote “Me and ...

Some wonderful songs have been written by folks who weren't particularly motivated until given a prompt from an outside source. Such is the case of "Me and Bobby McGee," the song that inspired perhaps ...

A montage of some of the musicians who died in 2024. For a more complete list, visit NPR Music's article on musicians we lost this year.

BBC Russia editor Steve Rosenberg is regarded as a 'propagandist' by some Russians, but a song he wrote about a Russian friend unexpectedly struck a chord with fellow Muscovites. Show more Kate ...

Steve co-wrote ... songs Green Onions and (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay, and also recorded with rock icons John Lennon and Rod Stewart. “If someone's got groove,” Steve says, “he's ...

the M.G.’s, the house band for Stax Records, Steve Cropper was a key figure in shaping the sound of soul music in the ’60s, backing legendary singers including Otis Redding and Wilson Pickett. Steve ...

We take a look back at all the actors, actresses, artists, and reality stars we said goodbye to in 2024, including James Earl Jones and Maggie Smith.

But he was just one of ... Sept. 27. Kris Kristofferson, 88. A Rhodes scholar with a deft writing style and rough charisma who became a country music superstar and an A-list Hollywood actor.

Now, it seems we will also be impressed by her songwriting skills. The actress recently revealed that she co-wrote a song for the second part of Wicked. Erivo appeared on a recent episode of ...

HUDSON FALLS — Musicians from throughout the Capital Region will head to Hudson Falls’ Strand Theatre on Jan. 3 at 7:30 p.m. for a tribute show to legendary country music singer-songwriter ...

Schwartz, however, previously revealed that he and director Jon M. Chu had worked to add two new songs to the Wicked soundtrack, both of which fans will hear for the first time in Part 2.