American Songwriter

On This Day in 1968, The Beatles Recorded One of John Lennon’s Favorite Songs, Which Contributed to the “Paul Is Dead” Theory

This late-night ode to a blossoming faraway love was John Lennon's favorite Beatles song (from that 1968 album, anyway).
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1963, The Rolling Stones Recorded a “Throwaway” Beatles Track That Would Become Their First-Ever Top 20 Hit

On 1963, The Rolling Stones recorded what would be their first Top 20 hit that started as a Beatles throwaway song.
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“The first heavy metal riff ever written – and I wrote it!”: How Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page created a groundbreaking song

Of all the millions of songs that have been written since the dawn of time, only one can claim to have laid the foundations for what would become Led Zeppelin. Beck’s Bolero was recorded in 1966 as ...