One of The Beatles‘ most famous early songs is “I Saw Her Standing There.” A 1980s pop singer initially didn’t want to cover the song. Subsequently, she was convinced she could bring something new to ...

I hesitate to argue with my friend, Lowell Cohn. He's an exceptional columnist and a stand-up guy, although, in this case, he would prefer to sit down during "God Bless America." I don't blame him for ...

Horror fans will know him as one of the engineers from last year’s hit killer-doll movie M3GAN, while Nineties-sitcom aficionados will recognize him as Estefan from the revival seasons of Will & Grace ...

Joni Mitchell, Annie Lennox, Brandi Carlile and Sista Strings interpret Elton John's classic song "I'm Still Standing" at the 2024 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song concert honoring Elton John and ...

For this week's Story Behind the Song, we hear from Tia Sillers and Mark D. Sanders about how the song came to fruition.

On Friday night, I attended the Woofstock 2025 event at Central Park Plaza in Valparaiso. The band on stage, South of 30, opened its set with that song, released in 1984 by Lee Greenwood. From my ...

Matt Jordan is the American Songwriter Still Standing Song Contest Promotion winner for his song “Boulder.” American Songwriter caught up with Matt to get the story behind his resilient lyrics. I have ...