American Songwriter

4 No. 1 Hits From 1979 That Defined the Year (And the Decade)

These incredible hits from 1979 defined music of that year, and also became some of the most recognizable tunes of the whole decade.

Grateful Dead Singer Donna Jean Godchaux, Who Also Sang on Elvis Presley's 'Suspicious Minds,' Dies at 78

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, a former member of the Grateful Dead who also sang on No. 1 hits for Elvis Presley and Percy ...

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead singer, dead at 78

Grateful Dead singer Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay has died. She was 78. Godchaux-MacKay died on Sunday at Alive Hospice in Nashville, Tennessee, after a lengthy battle with cancer, her family confirmed ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 2016, Country Music Said Goodbye to the Songwriter Who Penned Major Hits for George Jones, Tammy Wynette, and Porter Wagoner

Nine years ago today, a songwriter who penned some of the most memorable hits in the history of country music died.

Donna Jean Godchaux Dies: Grateful Dead & "Suspicious Minds" Backup Singer Was 78

MacKay, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame backup singer for The Grateful Dead in the 1970s who also sang on No. 1 hits by Elvis ...

How Clelin Ferrell and Keion White will change the 49ers' defense

The 49ers just bolstered their defensive line group, but not in the way you might have thought that they would.

Monaghan All-Star Eugene ‘Nudie’ Hughes dies, aged 67

Three-time All-Star Monaghan footballer Eugene ‘Nudie’ Hughes has died aged 67 having been diagnosed with cancer in 2018. The Castleblayney Faughs clubman became Monaghan’s first All Star in their ...

Ace Frehley Hits The Top 10 Solo Days After His Death As Sales Skyrocket

Ace Frehley’s “New York Groove” surges after his passing, giving the late Kiss guitarist a posthumous top 10 hit on one of ...