American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1937, One-Half of Rock n’ Roll’s Most Beloved Sibling Duo, Whose Songs Later Became Hits for Linda Ronstadt and Vince Gill

Don Everly, one half of the iconic Everly Brothers with younger sibling Phil, would have turned 88 years old today.

Alabama sets nitrogen gas execution date for man in 1991 killing, even though he didn't pull the trigger

Charles "Sonny" Burton was convicted as an accomplice in the shooting death of Doug Battle, a customer who was killed during ...

What Really Happened on 'The Day the Music Died'? Unpacking Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper's Untimely Deaths

The tragic 1959 plane crash, immortalized in Don McLean's 1971 hit 'American Pie,' is a cultural cornerstone in modern ...

Alabama man faces execution despite not pulling trigger in 1991 killing; victim's daughter urges clemency

Charles "Sonny" Burton faces execution in Alabama for his role in a 1991 robbery in which a man was fatally shot, even though Burton did not fire the gun or witness the killing.