SHANIA TWAIN — 2008: Her Husband’s Affair Wasn’t With a Stranger — It Was With Someone She Trusted Inside Her Own Circle
For Shania Twain, the betrayal in 2008 was devastating partly because it came from two...
DOLLY PARTON — 1974: She Wrote “I Will Always Love You” After Walking Away From a Professional Relationship — Then Watched Someone Else Turn It Into History
Dolly Parton did not write “I Will Always Love You” because a lover broke her...
JOHNNY CASH — 1968: He Walked on Stage at Folsom Prison and Turned a Room Full of Convicts Into the Audience of His Life
The room was filled with men who had almost nothing left to lose. On January...
BOB MARLEY — DECEMBER 1976: He Had Just Been Shot in His Own Home — Yet 48 Hours Later, He Walked Onto the Stage and Refused to Explain Himself
The strange thing about Bob Marley on December 5, 1976, was not that he looked...
NEIL DIAMOND — 1969: He Fell Hard for a Woman Who Wasn’t Supposed to Be Part of His Story — And Their Romance Changed Everything
In 1969, Neil Diamond’s life was changing in ways that had little to do with...
TOM PETTY — 1990: He Nearly Lost His Home and His Peace of Mind During a Personal Crisis — Yet Still Walked Into the Studio to Make Music
By 1990, Tom Petty had already survived enough chaos to make most rock stars walk...
BOB MARLEY — 1977: Doctors Wanted to Remove His Toe, But the Singer Chose Another Path — A Decision That Would Follow Him for the Rest of His Life
In 1977, Bob Marley was at the height of his international rise. Exodus was taking...
DAVID CASSIDY — 1974: He Walked Away From the Image Millions of Fans Loved — Because He Was Terrified of Being Trapped as “Keith Partridge” Forever
By 1974, David Cassidy had reached the strange point where being loved by millions had...
BAY CITY ROLLERS — 1976: Fans Screamed for Them Everywhere They Went, But the Band Members Were Already Fighting Over Who Deserved the Credit
In 1976, the Bay City Rollers looked almost unstoppable. Everywhere the Scottish group went, teenage...