American Songwriter

On This Day in 2003, Country Music Said Goodbye to the Sad Poet Whose Songs Were Recorded by the Likes of Johnny Cash, Neil Young, and Patsy Cline

To date, more than 700 artists have covered “I Can’t Stop Loving You.” For instance, Ray Charles recorded a version in 1962 and took it to the top of the Hot 100. Kitty Wells released her cover in ...
Thoroughbred Racing Commentary

Ten top horse racing pop songs: from Sonic Youth and the Pogues to Chris de Burgh and the Hollies

It is not enough just to consider any old equine matters, thereby ruling out massive hits like America’s ‘Horse With No Name’, the Osmonds’ ‘Crazy Horses’ or ‘The Horses’ by Daryl Braithwaite (the ...

Legendary Singer Immortalized in Van Halen Song Has Project Coming 24 Years After His Death

The only album by Top Jimmy, the blues singer immortalized in the Van Halen song on the 1984 album, and his longtime band the ...

Bagpipers claim world record with AC/DC’s ‘It’s a Long Way to the Top’

Billed as “The Great Melbourne Bagpipe Bash,” the eclectic performance took place in Melbourne’s Federation Square, on ...

Watch: 374 bagpipers play AC/DC song together to break world record

An ensemble of 374 bagpipers playing "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" by AC/DC broke a Guinness ...
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Bagpipers Shatter World Record Playing AC/DC Anthem in Australia

As AC/DC launched their Australian tour in Melbourne on Tuesday, hundreds of bagpipers assembled in record-breaking droves in the nearby Federation Square to play the band’s classic song “It’s a Long ...