Tom Watson (1856-1922), Populist politician, champion of the rural poor, lawyer and publisher. A staunch believer in the guilt of Leo Frank, Watson served in the House of Representatives from 1891 until March 1893 and as the Democratic Senator for the State of Georgia from 1921 until his death.
Lionel Richie hosted the American Music Awards the night he recorded "We Are The World."
David Bowie's "Station to Station" is over 10 minutes long. Bowie was doing a lot of drugs at the time and later said, "I have only flashes of making it."
"Baby Got Back" isn't just a booty song. According to Sir Mix-A-Lot, it's about "Lack of acceptance by Hollywood of the African-American body."
It has long been speculated that the Soundgarden song "Black Hole Sun" came from the name of a sculpture in Seattle, but according to their frontman Chris Cornell the title came from a phrase he misheard on the news. The band's name did come from a sculpture.
The melody to "Yesterday" came to Paul McCartney in a dream, but the lyrics he had to write consciously. His first attempt at the title was "Scrabble Eggs."
The top Contemporary Christian artist of all time on song inspirations and what she learned from Johnny Carson.
The leader of the Modern A Cappella movement talks about the genre.
The "All I Want" singer went through a long depression, playing some shows when he didn't want to be alive.
Paul Stanley on his soul music project, the Kiss songs with the biggest soul influence, and the non-make-up era of the band.
Eddie (played by Johnny Depp in the video) found fame fleeting, but Chuck Berry's made-up musician fared better.
Daryl Hall's TV show is a hit, and he's been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - only one of these developments excites him.
