SHANIA TWAIN ARRIVED IN NASHVILLE WITH JUST $300 — 1991: She Had a Dream, a New Name and Almost No Connections in the Music Industry
In 1991, Shania Twain arrived in Nashville with something most aspiring singers desperately wanted but...
DOLLY PARTON WROTE TWO HEARTBREAKING SONGS IN ONE MORNING — 1973: “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love You” Came From the Same Extraordinary Creative Streak
There are songwriting days that become part of music history. For Dolly Parton, one extraordinary...
NEIL DIAMOND WAS PAID JUST $50 A WEEK AS A SONGWRITER — Then One Unexpected Opportunity Finally Put Him Behind the Microphone
Before the sold-out arenas, gold records, and songs that would become part of American culture,...
BOB MARLEY STEPPED ONSTAGE TWO DAYS AFTER BEING SHOT — 1976: He Had Every Reason to Stay Away, But His Decision That Night Became Legendary
On December 3, 1976, Bob Marley was preparing for a concert that was supposed to...
BAY CITY ROLLERS LANDED IN AMERICA IN 1975 — What Happened at the Airport Showed Just How Completely the “Rollermania” Craze Had Taken Over
By the time the Bay City Rollers arrived in America in 1975, they were no...
SHANIA TWAIN RELEASED “THE WOMAN IN ME” IN 1995 — Few Could Have Predicted That One Album Would Turn Her Into a Country Music Superstar
When Shania Twain released The Woman in Me in 1995, she was still far from...
DOLLY PARTON WROTE “I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU” — 1973: She Had No Idea the Song She Created for Herself Would One Day Become a Record-Breaking Global Hit
In 1973, Dolly Parton sat down and wrote a song that came from one of...
NEIL DIAMOND WROTE “SWEET CAROLINE” IN 1969 — The Song Became Immortal, But the Real Story Behind Who “Caroline” Was Stayed Hidden for Decades
In 1969, Neil Diamond released a song that would eventually become one of the most...
BOB MARLEY LEFT JAMAICA FOR YEARS — 1976: After Political Violence Changed Everything, the Reggae Legend Took His Music and Message to the World
In 1976, Bob Marley was already becoming an international star, but Jamaica remained the center...
BAY CITY ROLLERS HAD THE WORLD AT THEIR FEET — 1976: But Their Biggest Success Came With Internal Tensions That Few Fans Could See
By 1976, the Bay City Rollers had reached a level of fame that most young...