In this Story Behind the Song, Bart Herbison, executive director of NSAI, speaks to Keith Follese and Michael Dulaney about ...

Even if you forgot. Written in 1927 by Black poet and playwright Angelina Weld Grimké (1880–1958), “Your Hands” is a sweet ode to an otherwise mundane part of the human body. By examining ...

"All I know is that she wrote 'Jolene' and 'I Will Always Love You' in the same ... which was written and recorded by Parton in 1974 and later became a No. 1 hit with Whitney Houston's 1992 ...

Face it: Valentine's Day is on the way, and you’re lazy. I’m lazy. I also suck at love letters. I can write a novel, but my poetic talents are more like a third-grader’s: “My love is like ...

Famously, I Will Always Love You was originally written and recorded in 1973 by Dolly Parton, who conceived it as a tribute and farewell to her early mentor Porter Wagoner.

Songwriters Keith Follese and Michael Dulaney may have written a No. 1 hit song recorded by Faith Hill, but prior to the writing session that produced "The Way You Love Me," the two didn't even ...