Mac Davis' 1972 Soft Rock Classic ‘Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me,’ Originally Protested for Lyrics, Became a No. 1 Hit

Before it became one of the biggest songs of 1972, Mac Davis’s “Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me” started as a joke inside a ...
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Songs My Mother Gave Me: Editor’s Round-Up

Mother’s Day songs from Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Elvis, Hendrix, and more shaped one writer’s life, hi-fi obsession, and ...

How Keith Carradine's Oscar-Winning Love Ballad 'I'm Easy' Was Inspired by a Co-Star

Keith Carradine developed 'I'm Easy' for the musical film 'Nashville,' which was inspired by his love for a former Broadway ...
American Songwriter

The Welsh Singer That Elvis Presley Had To Meet To Ask: “How the Hell Do You Sing Like That?”

Tom Jones and Elvis Presley struck up a friendship after a meeting in 1965 that must have taken Jones by surprise in the ...
American Songwriter

Here’s Every Song The Eagles Played in Nashville on The Long Goodbye, Act III Tour

The Eagles said part of their long goodbye in Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday night, May 9. The packed setlist at FirstBank Stadium was exactly what fans wanted: two hours of era-defining hits. As ...
IGN

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Review

We know what we’re in for when we sit down for a Hunger Games movie. Adapted from Suzanne Collins’ trilogy for young adults, they’re full of commentary-via-metaphor on class, politics, war, propaganda ...
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How to visit Graceland, the former home of Elvis Presley

Time it well and you can visit Graceland’s grounds without spending a dime. Every morning (aside from Thanksgiving and Christmas Day, when the site is closed), from 7.30am to 8.30am, fans can pass ...