Boudleaux and Felice Bryant wrote over 1,500 recorded songs, copies of which have sold over 300 million records. Boudleaux received 37 BMI performance awards and 8 one million performance awards, and Felice received 18 BMI performance awards and 4 one million performance awards. In 1972, the couple was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, in 1986 into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and in 1991 into the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. They are considered to be the first writers to come to Nashville to make their living solely as songwriters. Boudleaux died on June 25, 1987, and Felice died on April 22, 2003. They are buried side-by-side at Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Nashville."Louie Louie" was first recorded in 1955 by an R&B singer named Richard Berry, and his lyrics are easy to understand. When The Kingsmen recorded the hit version, their lyrics were indecipherable.
"All Around The World" by Lisa Stansfield has a sultry spoken intro inspired by Barry White. He was honored by the homage, and in 1992 joined Stansfield to record a duet version of the song.
The love is growing in the '70s hit "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" because rosemary is the name of an herb.
George Harrison's 1971 song "Bangla Desh" was the first major charity single. It was part of a concert held to bring relief to the people of Bangladesh, who were fighting for independence and suffering from a famine.
"I Ran (So Far Away)" by A Flock Of Seagulls ends with an alien abduction.
Sea creatures mentioned in "Rock Lobster" by The B-52's include a jellyfish, piranha, bikini whale and narwhal.
Director Mark Pellington on Pearl Jam's "Jeremy," and music videos he made for U2, Jon Bon Jovi and Imagine Dragons.
She thinks of herself as a "song interpreter," but back in the '80s another country star convinced Emmylou to take a crack at songwriting.
With the band in danger of being dropped from their label, Alice Cooper drummer Neal Smith co-wrote the song that started their trek from horror show curiosity to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Chris Stein of Blondie shares photos and stories from his book about the New York City punk scene.
Martyn talks about producing Tina Turner, some Heaven 17 hits, and his work with the British Electric Foundation.
The Cult frontman tells who the "Fire Woman" is, and talks about performing with the new version of The Doors.