More than fifty years on, Let It Be remains a modern pop standard.

Songwriter Stories

Let It Be

For guitar pop aficionados, Matthew Sweets keen sense of melody has elevated him to the heights of Power Pop royalty

Matthew Sweet

Ken Stringfellow shares the ongoing saga of The Posies, the backstories for his 4 solo albums, the legacy of the reformed band, Big Star, and more.

Ken Stringfellow

Songwriter Jon Auer describes a popular subsection of The Posies music as harmonious dissonance.

Jon Auer

Eric Bazilian, a founding member of The Hooters, composed one of the most recognizable hits of the 1990s - One of Us.

Eric Bazilian

Marshall Crenshaw is eminently regarded as a master of melody-driven songwriting.

Marshall Crenshaw

A conversation with folk pop songwriter Wesley Stace about writing and recording in his early years as John Wesley Harding.

Wesley Stace (John Wesley Harding)

How “Shadows of the Night” became a multi-platinum success in both Germany and the U.S., and the biggest-selling song of D.L. Byron's career.

Shadows of the Night

At the heart of Walter Egan’s lifelong songwriting career is an endearing and enduring song that has played a substantial role in cementing his stardom for all time. That song is Magnet and Steel.

Magnet And Steel

Defying expectations comes naturally to songwriter and guitarist Vicki Peterson of The Bangles.

Vicki Peterson

Catchy, jangle harmonies, killer chord changes and tasty power pop licks, raised in Nashville but smitten by the sounds of Liverpool and beyond. That's the music of songwriter and primo guitarist, Bill Lloyd.

Bill Lloyd

For more than twenty-five years, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, and Co-Writer, John Fields, has racked up hundreds of songwriting credits with a versatile array of talented indie artists and chart-topping mega stars.

John Fields

We Dig Down Deep into the cosmic mind of earthy power-funk songwriter and Human Radio co-founder, Ross Rice.

Ross Rice

We mull over the melody, meaning, and lyrics-first collaboration of "We All Fall In Love Sometimes," by Elton John and by Bernie Taupin.

We All Fall In Love Sometimes

Singer-Songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist, Studio Engineer, Record Producer and Filmmaker, Greg Pope, is as capable with slash job titles as he is with slash pop chords and the slash of a time signature.

Greg Pope

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