American Songwriter

On This Day in 1975, Loretta Lynn Released a Song That Rural Doctors Said Did More for Healthcare Than “All Government Programs Put Together”

A rural doctor once told Loretta Lynn that her controversial song, "The Pill", made a tremendous impact on women's healthcare ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1959, Johnny Horton Recorded the Best Country Song of the Year—a Humorous History Lesson From the Perspective of an American Soldier

Sixty-seven years ago today, Johnny Horton stepped into the studio and turned a history lesson into a Grammy-winning No. 1 ...