American Songwriter

“One of the Heaviest Hammers That Ever Hit Me”: The Classic 1950s Rock Song That Devastated Keith Richards

There was one artist and song in particular that inspired Keith Richards to pursue a music career. Find out more below.
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Keith Richards on forcing out his and Mick Jagger’s first hit

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The Moment Keith Richards Got To Perform Alongside His Childhood Hero: “Everyone Wanted To Be Elvis—I Wanted To Be Scotty”

Countless musicians in Keith Richards‘ generation first picked up their instruments because of Elvis Presley. It’s hard to watch a musician so beloved by a crowd and not want to earn the same prestige ...
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Roger McGuinn and Keith Richards on the country-rock pioneer who laid a path for the ’70s California sound and died at 26

Few of the guitars that belonged to country-rock pioneer Gram Parsons are around today. Much like the man himself — who died of a morphine-and-tequila overdose in 1973 at the age of 26 — his ...
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Keith Richards, Mavis Staples, Norah Jones and Warren Haynes Rock Intimate Soho Sessions Benefit

Legendary soul singer Mavis Staples, age 86, is walking into the front row of the audience at the intimate Soho Sessions, leading a singalong on the chorus of “I’ll Take You There,” the iconic 1972 ...