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Gladys Knight and the Pips (Merald Knight, William Guest and Edward Patten) released "The End Of Our Road" (Roger Penzabene - Norman Whitfield - Barrett Strong) in 1968. This reached number fifteen pop and number five R&B on Billboard. As usual The

Marv Green sings "Wasted" (Marv Green - Troy Verges - Hillary Lindsey) from the LP "Pouring Raindrops Back Into Clouds" which is part of the lyric from the hit. The album contains many of his biggest songwriting successes. The 2005 "Some Hearts" was

In 1958 The Soul Stirrers (lead vocalist Johnnie Taylor, LeRoy Crume, Paul Foster, Bob King and Willie Rogers) recorded "The Love Of God" (LeRoy Crume). The recording session happened shortly after the departure of Sam Cooke. Theola Kilgore's 1963 issue

Cuban Ernesto Lecuona wrote the classics "Malaguena" and "The Breeze And I". "Tabu" was written by Ernesto Lecuona's niece, Margarita who also wrote "Babalu". Cuarteto Machin (Antonio Machin, Placido Acevedo, Daniel Sanchez and Candido Vicenty) first

Britney Spears' producer asked Sweden's Max Martin to meet Britney in New York and write a few songs for her debut album. Britney flew to Stockholm in April of 1998 to record a major portion of the LP. One of those tracks was "Hit Me Baby One More Time"

Ben Tucker was the bassist for The Dave Bailey Quintet (Dave Bailey, Billy Gardner, Bill Hardman, Frank Haynes and Ben Tucker) when they recorded his jazz instrumental "Comin' Homer Baby" for the 1961 LP "2 Feet In The Gutter". Dave Bailey retired as a

Although it wasn't released until 1997 Dusty Springfield recorded "Any Other Fool" (Diane Warren - Robbie Buchanan) in 1989. The song was meant to be a track on her album "Reputation" but a falling-out between her and Diane Warren caused the tune to be

Atlantic Records executive Jerry Wexler requested songwriters John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins compose for Aretha Franklin in 1967. They submitted "Son Of A Preacher Man" and it was recorded by The Queen of Soul but it didn't jell with other tunes slated

Songwriters Jud Friedman and Allan Rich perform their hit "I Don't Have The Heart" at Celebrity Centre in Hollywood. Jud is the lead voice and plays piano at the concert series titled "SNAP", "Sunday Night At The Pavilion With Harriet Shock And Friends".

The 1937 Walter Baxter and Joan Bennett starring movie "Walter Wanger's Vogues Of 1938" introduced "That Old Feeling" (Sammy Fain - Lew Brown" when it was sung by Virginia Verrill. This is a clip from the movie and includes a bit of dialogue. The singer

The 1953 movie Calamity Jane starred Doris Day (Kappelhoff) and Howard (Harry) Keel. The film included the number one and Academy Award winning song "Secret Love" (P.F. Webster - S. Fain). The recording was done in one take. Kathy Kirby's (O'Rourke)

Climax (Larry Cox, Johnny Stevenson, Marc Gordon, Jon Guttman, Walter Nims and assorted session musicians) featuring Sonny Geraci issued "Rock And Roll Heaven" (Johnny Stevenson - Alan O'Day) in 1973. The single was written especially for the group and

The Drifters (Rudy Lewis lead vocalist, Johnny Moore, Gene Pearson, Johnny Terry and Charlie Thomas) recorded "Only In America" (Jerry Leiber - Mike Stoller - Barry Mann - Cynthia Weil) in 1963. Wikipedia: "The song was written at a time before

The brilliant poet, novelist, songwriter and performer Leonard Cohen introduced the world to "Hallelujah" as the opening cut on side two of his 1984 album "Various Positions" featuring Jennifer Warnes. The resulting single reached number fifty-nine on

Composer and pianist Ernesto Lecuona, was not a member of The Lecuona Cuban Boys but was the founder of the band. He would sometimes appear as the opening act for the group. They recorded "Para Vigo Me Voy" translated as "I'm Going To Vigo" (a Spanish

The Classics IV (lead vocalist Dennis Yost, J.R. Cobb, Walter Eaton, Joe Wilson) issued the album "Mamas and Papas/Soul Train" in 1968 and enjoyed the success of "Stormy" (Dennis Yost - James Cobb - Buddy Buie). The song reached number five on the Top One

Showcased during a Songwriters Roundtable at the Dothan Civic Center in Dothan, Alabama September 10, 2010 Buddy (Perry) Buie sings while co-writer J. R. (James Barney) Cobb plays guitar on "Traces" (Buddy Buie - J.R. Cobb - Emory Gordy Jr.). Dennis

Louis Katzman's group The Ambassadors were responsible for the first recording of "It Had To Be You" (Isham Jones - Gus Kahn) in 1924. Dick Haymes and Helen Forrest with the Victor Young Orchestra revived "It Had To Be You" twenty years later. The

Donna Summer (LaDonna Gaines) and her husband wrote "Starting Over Again" (Donna Summer - Bruce Sudano) when Bruce's parents separated after thirty years of being married. Actress, singer, songwriter and all too talented Dolly Parton watched Donna sing

Richard Strauss composed "Also Sprach Zarathustra" in 1896 inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche's novel. The full performance of this piece lasts approximately thirty minutes. What is most familiar is the fanfare called "Sunrise" that was used in Stanley

The "5" Royales (lead vocalist Johnny Tanner, Obadiah Carter, Otto Jeffries, Clarence and Lowman Pauling) single "Think" (Lowman Pauling) was released in 1957 and peaked at number nine on the R&B chart. Although a variety of groups used the name, The

Keith Anderson sings "Lost In This Moment" (Keith Anderson - John Rich - Rodney Clawson) from his 2008 album "C'mon". Keith has an engineering degree from Oklahoma State University and was a prospect for the Kansas City Royals until a shoulder injury

Written especially for the 1932 Cotton Club Parade was "I've Got The World On A String" (Harold Arlen - Ted Koehler). The annual Cotton Club series was in Harlem, New York where the standard was introduced by Cab (Cabell) Calloway's Orchestra with Cab

Michael Jackson recorded a demo called "Al Capone" in 1986 which was finally issued on "Bad 25" the twenty-fifth anniversary of the historic release. This may not sound too much like "Smooth Criminal" but elements involved are strong and became the

From the 1994 LP "Words And Music" Randy Goodrum sings "I'll Be Over You" (Randy Goodrum - Steve Lukather). Co-author Steve Lukather plays guitar on this track while saxophonist Brandon Fields deserves mention. Toto (Steve Lukather on lead vocal, David

Randy Goodrum performs "It's Sad To Belong" at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville. Randy spent time in Nashville as a session and backing pianist for Jerry Reed, Roy Orbison and Chet Atkins. Texans England Dan (Seals) and John Ford Coley (Colley) recorded

The novelty song "Glendora" (Ray Stanley) originated with American Airlines pilot Jack Lewis in 1956 as a B side. This was issued on Crest Records, a company that was launched as a songwriter outlet with the hopes that a song would be picked up by a well

Shirley (Goodman) and (Leonard) Lee recorded "Just A Little Word" (Leonard Lee) as a single in 1956. After breaking up in 1963 Shirley went on the sing backup with The Rolling Stones, Dr. John and Sonny and Cher. In the next decade she hit with "Shame,

Tammy Wagoner and Billy Montana (Schlappi) wrote "Suds In The Bucket" for Lee Ann Womack. It's performed here by the Grammy nominated Billy Montana at Backstage Nashville. Garth Brooks, Kenny Rogers and many other country acts have recorded Billy's songs.

Cherrelle (Cheryl Anne Norton) recorded "I Don't Mean To Turn You On" (Jimmy Jam (Harris) - Terry Lewis) on her 1984 debut album "Fragile". The single peaked at number eight on the Billboard R&B chart and number six Dance. This is the edited hit

"Till The World Ends" was written for Britney Spears by Kesha (Sebert), Dr. Luke, Max Martin and Alexander Kronlund. Kesha sings the demo and makes an appearance on the Britney Spears re-mix hit with Nicki Minaj. Britney Spears' version of "Till The

Introduced in the 1942 Betty Grable film "Springtime In The Rockies", in 1943 "I Had The Craziest Dream" (Mack Gordon - Harry Warren) was a chart topper for Harry James and his Orchestra with vocals by Helen Forrest. The audio is edited to include the

Younger brother of Walter Hammond of The Olympics, and a founding member of gospel group The Mighty Clouds Of Joy, Clay Hammond (Jr.) wrote "Part Time Love". Clay was a later member of both The Rivingtons and The Drifters. This track is from Clay's 1977

Former award winning commercial jingle writer and session vocalist Stephony Smith performs "It's Your Love" at The Hayman Loft in Nashville. Stephony has written for Shania Twain, The Dixie Chicks, Kenny Chesney, Trisha Yearwood and Barbra Streisand.

Baltimore Orioles fan Phil Vassar sings "For A Little While" (Phil Vassar - Steve Mandile - Jerry Vandiver) from his 2006 album "Greatest Hits Volume 1". This post has a baseball theme. From the 1997 chart topping Country LP "Everywhere" Tim McGraw's