Melanie Davis

American Songwriter

4 Rock Songs That Will Remind You of Your First Real Love (Or Heartbreak)

By: Melanie Davis

The lessons we learn about love and heartbreak can feel intense and visceral when we're young and ill-equipped to handle such big emotions responsibly.

American Songwriter

ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons Recalls the Blunt Text He Received After His Bandmate's Death From a Fellow Rock Star

By: Melanie Davis

Some rock bands face the tragedy of losing a member at the peak of their success—Led Zeppelin with John Bonham, AC/DC and Bon Scott, The Who and Keith Moon.

American Songwriter

6 Feel-Good Songs From 1975 Every Baby Boomer Can Still Sing by Heart

By: Melanie Davis

The year 1975 was a politically tumultuous time, but you'd never know it by listening to the mainstream songs of that year.

American Songwriter

4 Hits From 1966 That Give Me Instant Goosebumps Every Time

By: Melanie Davis

The best kind of music does more than just sound good—it feels good, too, sending goosebumps down your arms and chills up your spine.

American Songwriter

This 40-Years-Hidden Neil Young Album Proved That Record Labels Aren't Always Right

By: Melanie Davis

What's impressive to a songwriter might not be impressive to a record label, and vice versa. Therein lies the difference in artistic goals of the two sides of the music industry.

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“I Regret Doing It”: George Harrison Protests This Beatles Development in Unearthed Interview

By: Melanie Davis

In 1987, Nike started a revolution in television advertising, but it certainly wasn't the kind that The Beatles were singing about in their classic

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Every Baby Boomer Alive Remembers These 4 Must-Hear Soft Rock Hits From 1974

By: Melanie Davis

Soft rock in its truest and most sentimental form, á la the mid-1970s, might have gone out of style around the same time that synthesizers and R&B

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5 Power Ballads That Give Me Instant Goosebumps, and I Don't Care How Cheesy That Makes Me

By: Melanie Davis

Ever since I was old enough to pay attention to it, I've noticed that I can be moved to goosebumps by just about any musical moment that's meant to have an emotional impact.

American Songwriter

This Bob Dylan Album Was Accused of Plagiarism, Released on 9/11, and Recorded 30 Minutes Away From the World Trade Center

By: Melanie Davis

On September 11, 2001, Bob Dylan released his 31st studio album, Love And Theft . The album peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 and topped the charts elsewhere around the world.

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5 Country Songs That Will Remind You of Your First Real Love (Or Heartbreak)

By: Melanie Davis

Your first real love sticks with you, even if you've parted ways with the actual person who held your affection in your younger years.